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Class of TSMSV2025 Seated L-R Darryl(TA), Quinn Cheong(AWS), Ian Koh(AWS), Ben(Prof), Arick Soo(SmartStickies), Sean Chang(AWS) & Fathur Rahman(RangerLabs)

Academic Year 2024-2025 (Term 2): Aug-Dec 2025
Course:	IS405 Technopreneurship Study Mission (Non-Asia) Silicon Valley
Facilitator:	Benjamin Gan
Office:	SCIS1 Room 5034; SIS
Phone:	+65 6828 0267
Email:	benjamingan@smu.edu.sg
TA:	Darryl POH Cheng Yew
Venue:	SCIS1 SR3.4
Date/Time:	Mondays 3.30pm-6.45pm
Travel Date:	May 4-10
Pre-requisite:	Students should not have taken any TSM previously (IS404, IS405, IS427 or IS456) Computer Science Year 1 students are not allowed to take TSM (CS policy)
Course Attributes:	Entrepreneurship Cluster Globalisation Cluster Technology Studies Cluster Technology & Entrepreneurship IT Solution Dev Electives Business Options Econ Major Related/Econ Options IS Depth Electives Social Science/PLE Major-rel IS/T4BS: DCS Track Elective Mutually Exclusive to IS.404 Counts as Global Exposure
Previous Years wiki:	Silicon Valley Seoul Jakarta Silicon Valley Tokyo Silicon Valley Seoul Silicon Valley Australia Indonesia New York City Hong Kong Silicon Valley Seoul Seoul Tokyo
TSM's Linkedin, Facebook & Telegram Channel:	LinkedIn TSM Instagram SMU Blog TSM16 Telegram Channel
TSM Videos:	TSM24 Seoul Day 1 L F 2 L F 3 L 4 L 5 L TSM24 Jakarta Day 1 I L F 2 I I L L F F F 3 Ia I L L F F F 4 I I L L F F F 5 I I F F F TSM24 Silicon Valley Day 1 Insta LI FB 2 Insta LI FB 3 Insta LI FB 4 Insta LI FB 5 Insta LI FB TSM23 Tokyo Reels TikTok 1 2 3 4 5 Day 0 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  • The cost of the trip is expected to be SGD5000+ for double room excluding personal expenditure and meals.
  • Students must contribute to petty cash fund SGD300, included in the estimate.
  • Dropping the course will incur penalty fees (please read FAQ). Note that if we cannot find a replacement, your land fees will not be refunded.
  • Due to high cost of medical (especially emergency wards), it is recommended to get additional travel insurance.
• TA position open for past TSM students.
• Before travelling, please complete the following
  • (21 & above) Next of kin to sign NOK Acknowledgement and (Under 21) student sign Parental Consent of Risk and Undertaking. Make a copy and submit here.
  • Apply ESTA Visa Waiver. (Non-Singaporean, please check Visa Waiver Program country)
  • Read insurance. Please complete Overseas Travel Safety steps 14 days prior and wait for Pre-Departure Checklist email. (Instructions)
  • Register MFA (optional)
  • Fill out SG arrival Card when coming back

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
  • 19 Top Silicon Valley Startups to Watch
  • The 63 Unicorn Companies in Silicon Valley
  • LinkedIn Silicon Valley Startups
  • Y Combinator
  • https://www.siliconvalley.com