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About Daryl

SMU email: darylwong.2020@scis.smu.edu.sg
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wongrenyidaryl/
Academic Year: Year 2 (2020)
Degree: BSc Computer Science (Cybersecurity track), 2nd Major in Tech for Biz Solns (Digitalisation and Cloud Solutions)

hello! its me

Why Virtual TSM?

• What motivates you to join TSM?

I have recently been drawn into the world of entrepreneurship and startups, developing the mindset of always finding ways to create value for people using technology as a means. This was boosted by my internship experience in the fast-paced, impact-driven startup of Vulcan-AI, where I joined a team to develop an ML-aided app for ensuring the safety of workers aboard maritime vessels. I was heavily involved in all aspects of the project, from listening in on client meetings, formulating requirements and the actual development cycle. Through every step of the way, I took up many tasks ranging from developing backend APIs and frontend UI screens on web app to the wearable watch app in Android, which was a technology I picked up along the way. All this was rewarded by the end of the 5-month journey where I got to see our product being used on an actual vessel. From there, I realised how exciting and rewarding the tech startup environment is, which makes me extremely keen on exploring it further and fuelling my new found passion. TSM is an opportunity for me to gain exposure that would be exceedingly beneficial towards my goals of founding a startup. I believe I would learn a lot by observing first-hand how different startups operate and draw my own insights by engaging with the people from a different culture and society.

• Where would you like to visit?

Overall, the city of Seoul in South Korea is home to many interesting startups and I would love to gain a deeper look into how the startups are run from the inside. I am interested in two startups, Redbrick and Codeit which are both education based startups focusing on making software education more accessible to larger audiences. Sharing knowledge is something that I love to do as well and I am keen on seeing where I can apply any lessons learnt to our home context of Singapore. Besides that, there are many other companies such as Kakao that have seen significant growth and it would definitely be a great learning opportunity to interact with these companies.

As a side note, I am a big fan of the food, culture and scenery that South Korea has to offer, which makes this opportunity all the more appealing.

Starting a business

• What types of business interest you?

X business with X technology that will change the way we do things.

• What plans do you have in starting a business?

I aim to start a X business that does X in the X industry. I have X team with X business model applying for X funding. My prototype can be found in X.

Past Experiences (optional)

Internships:

• Vulcan-AI - Full Stack Intern: Years Dec '21 - Apr '22
• NTT Data - Test Engineer Intern: Years May '21 - Aug '21

CCA:

• Google Developers Student Club - Events Director: Aug '21 - Aug '22