1718T2 Silicon Valley
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HOME | | COURSE | | ITINERARY | | ROLE | | TEAM | | ORGANIZATION | | REFLECTION |
Academic Year 2017-2018 (Term 1): Jan to May 2018 | |
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Course: | IS404 Technopreneurship Study Mission (Asia), previously IS427 |
Facilitator: | Benjamin Gan |
Office: | SIS Room 5034; SIS |
Phone: | +65 6828 0267 |
Email: | benjamingan@smu.edu.sg |
Venue: | SIS SR ?? |
Date/Time: | ?? |
Travel Date: | Apr 27-May 8 (Tentative) |
Subsidy: | IIE interview approval: 70% support from SPRING covers airfare, meals, accommodation and local transport. F&E or cultural activities are not covered. |
Pre-requisite: | None. |
Last Years wiki: | Seoul Silicon Valley |
Team's Facebook: | TSM Photos |
Team's Photo Collection: | Seoul TSM
Summary Visits Before trip 1 2 3 4 5 Drama Teaser 1 2 3 Sabotage 1 2 3 4 |
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 about S$5500+ excluding personal expenditure and some meals. Full payment is required in week 3.
- Students will be asked to sign an indemnity form.
- Subsidy: IIE will interview you
- Priority will be given to students who show evidence of entrepreneurially inclined.
- Preference is for students willing to undertake an internship at the start-up companies, if offered. If internship is rejected by a student, he/she will have to repay the subsidy. Students will be asked to sign a declaration with acknowledge to repay subsidy if internship is not taken up.
- Airfare, meals, accommodation and local transport are arranged with no flexibility. Twin/triple sharing room only. No extension of flight.
- Students receiving the funding must submit a closure report to IIE covering the following
- Summary learning from the market visit
- Possible opportunities in that market
- Idea starters or interest areas that the student wants to pursue as an outcome from the visit if any.
- 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
- Students must contribute to petty cash fund approximately $500.
- No TA. We will not have a TA to reduce cost of the travel. Thus, students are expected to contribute to planning and organizing the trip.
- If you do not already have a US visa to travel, please get a US non immigration business/tourist B1 visa. Singaporean may get authorisation for Visa Waiver Program.
- Singaporean
- You may use your PSEA funds. PSEA is based on reimbursement after payment.
- Please register at MFA
- Non-Singaporean, please get US visa from your
Other Resources
- Characteristics
- Companies
- Singapore
- VC
- 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