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IS427: Technopreneurship Study Mission

Silicon Valley

TSM Silicon Valley Family!

Academic Year 2014-2015 (Term 1): August to December 2014
Facilitator:	Benjamin Gan
Office:	SIS Room 5034; School of Information System, SIS
Phone:	+65 6828 0267
Email:	benjamingan@smu.edu.sg
Venue:	SIS SR 3.3
Date/Time:	Fridays 1200-1515
Travel Date:	December 6-14 (Tentative)
Subsidy:	No subsidy. Student will pay full fare.
Pre-requisite:	None.
Last Years wiki:	Seoul/Toyko
Team's Facebook:	LinkedIn TSM
Team's Photo Collection:	Day 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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$4000+ excluding personal expenditure and some meals. We are getting quotes for flights and hotels and will require payment in week 3. We will try to reduce the cost, possibly planning the trip without a travel agent. You may use your PSEA funds.
• Students must contribute to petty cash fund approximately $300 for company token and other trip welfare.
• 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. However, we have HUANG XianHui (GO) to help us out.
• Singaporean can get authorisation for Visa Waiver Program. If you do not already have a US visa to travel, note that the non immigration visa procedure. Singaporean or PR, please register at MFA

Other Resources

Internship Google drive

• 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.
  • In Silicon Valley, Mergers Must Meet the Toothbrush Test
• Companies
  • The 10 Most Funded Kickstarter Campaigns Ever
  • One year later, Hyperloop remains a fantasy
  • 5 strategies for keeping a startup vibe in a rapidly growing company
• Singapore
  • Singapore's entrepreneurs on the hunt for innovative ideas
• 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