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Guest speakers: Zoom Senthil Sukumar SIS 2012 https://wing.com Wing (Alphabet) Global BI Team. Melissa Ravi SIS 2008 https://wildr.com wildr CoFounder

Guest speakers: Joshua Phua SIS 2018 https://app.kinobi.asia Kinobi CoFounder

Guest speakers: Art Sagar SIS2007 https://carzuno.com/sg Carzuno CoFounder

Academic Year 2022-2023 (Term 2): Jan-May 2023
Course:	IS405 Technopreneurship Study Mission (Non-Asia), previously IS427
Facilitator:	Benjamin Gan
Office:	SCIS Room 5034; SIS
Phone:	+65 6828 0267
Email:	benjamingan@smu.edu.sg
TA:	Arick SOO Yu Rong <arick.soo.2020@scis.smu.edu.sg>
Venue:	SCIS1 B1-1
Date/Time:	Mon 15:30-18:45
Travel Date:	May 7-13
Pre-requisite:	None. Students should not have taken any TSM previously (IS404, IS405, IS427 or IS456)
Course Attributes:	University course requirements change all the time. If you need to satisfy a course attribute to graduate, please check course attributes in BOSS. At the point of enrolment the attributes will be applicable whether you’re in your final term or not. Use the following only as a guide. Globalization Entrepreneurship Cluster Technology Studies Cluster Advanced Business Technology Major Technology & Entrepreneurship Business Options Econ Major Rel/Econ Options Business-Oriented Electives IS Depth Electives IS Major: Digitalisation & Cloud Solutions Track Social Sciences Major-related
Previous Years wiki:	Silicon Valley Australia Indonesia New York City Hong Kong Silicon Valley Seoul
TSM's Facebook & Telegram Channel:	LinkedIn TSM Instagram SMU Blog TSM16 Telegram Channel
TSM Videos:	TSM23 Silicon Valley Day 1 Video 2 3 4 5 TSM22 Seoul Day 1 Video 2 Video 3 4 5 TSM22 Silicon Valley Day 1 2 3 4 5 TSM21 Virtual(Indonesia) TSM19 Hong Kong/Shenzhen Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 TSM18 Silicon Valley Day 5 Day 1 2 3 4 5 TSM17 Seoul Photos Pretrip Day 1 2 3 4 5 TSM16 Seoul Blog TSM16 Seoul 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TSM15 Silicon Valley Day 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TSM14 Seoul/Tokyo Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TSM13 Seoul 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TSM12 Seoul Facebook Twitter Day 1 2 I-UM VCNC GoVenture 3 OnOffMix Moglue 4 CLO TatterMedia 5 KBS KakaoTalk Seoul Space Vanilla Breeze IDINCU 6 InterPark Kaist

Important & Special Notes

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• Students who are unable to make it on the travel dates are advised not to take this module.
  • Students will be asked to sign an indemnity form.
  • The cost of the trip is expected to be SGD5000+ for double room excluding personal expenditure and some meals. Deposit SGD2000 is required in week 2.
  • Students must contribute to petty cash fund SGD500, included in the estimate.
  • Due to high cost of medical (especially emergency wards), it is recommended to get additional travel insurance.
• TA position open for past TSM students.
• Subsidy: NOTE you can only apply for one of the subsidy below (cannot double or co-claim)
  1. Enhanced iPrep (closed/no funds) handbook C Overseas Exposure Programmes (Please check with Sophia or Kaysa LAW)
     • You must meet the following requirements: SIS students only, cumulative GPA of 3.20, Singapore citizen and not participated in previous iPREP program or did not apply for duding from other sources
     • You must apply for funding (https://smu.sg/iprep-overseasexposure) BEFORE embarking on the overseas exposure programmes.
     • Upon completion of the OEP, students can claim a prorated allowance of up to S$1,200 per month for the duration of the overseas programme (“Cost of Living Allowance”) and funding support towards the cost of economy-class return airfare (“Airfare Allowance). Total aggregate sum of the Cost of Living Allowance and Airfare Allowance shall not exceed S$2,000 for each student. (eg Based on 25 Apr-3 May, the max Cost of Living Allowance applicable is S$356.13 + airticket is S$1.8k = max $2,000)
     • You can only submit claim for ONE overseas exposure programme (excluding overseas internship) within the candidature period of your degree.
  2. If you are a Singaporean, you may use your PSEA funds. PSEA is based on reimbursement after payment.
• No subsidy: If you pay your own trip, you are not subject to the terms of the subsidy above. Indicate "No subsidy needed" in your particulars
• Before travelling, please check out
  • USA Visa and ESTA Visa Waiver requirements
  • SMU Overseas Travel and insurance (see above on additional travel insurance). Please follow safety procedure 14 days prior and wait for Pre-Departure Checklist email.
  • Register at MFA
  • SG arrival Card

Other Resources

• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship by Peter F Drucker
• Characteristics
  • 11 Lessons I Learned at Startups That Keep Me Up at Night
  • Entrepreneurs reveal their failures en route to success
  • Startup Leadership: How to Find Your Own Replacement
  • Want Your Startup to Do a Better Job? Avoid These 3 Myths.
• Silicon Valley Startup
  • Silicon Valley Is Still The Top VC Hub
  • Marc Andreessen on the Future of Silicon Valley(s), and the Next Big Technology
  • Software Is Dominating Venture Capital Investments In 2014
  • Venture capital spending at highest level since end of dot-com bubble
  • With Software Eating Hardware, Silicon Valley Enters ³Hard² Times
  • What I'm reading: What Silicon Valley’s favorite word says about tech priorities
• Singapore
  • Singapore's entrepreneurs on the hunt for innovative ideas