1718T2 Silicon Valley/Participant Information/Jaylen Li
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About Jaylen Li
SMU email: jaylenli.2015@economics.smu.edu.sg
Academic Year: Year 3
Degree: Economics
Major: Economics (Maritime Economics Track)
2nd Major: Entrepreneurship
One random fact: I sleep 3hrs a day
Applying for Subsidy: Yes!
Why TSM Silicon Valley?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
I'm a firm believer that the best form of learning takes place outside the classroom.
I want to experience the mecca of entrepreneurship and also to meet like minded individuals
- Why pick Silicon Valley?
Silicon valley is a state of mind, every entrepreneur goes there for a sole reason - to hustle
This state of mind is not something that can be found in Singapore
- Ideal role in the trip:
1) Organising company visits
2) Planning where to visit in between company visits. I am an avid traveller
3) First aid - I was a medic in the army so I have all the relevant certs
4) Filming videos with my Gopro hero 5 and stabilizer :P
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
Deep Tech Businesses - eg. VR, AR, AI/Deep/Reinforcement Learning as well as Fintech
- What plan do you have in starting a business?
I want to empower individuals by bringing the world to them via virtual reality, that way one doesn't have to travel
I am also active in the Fintech space and am keen to build fraud detection technologies as well as trading systems
I plan to go to silicon valley for my exchange as well to potentially start these businesses
Past Experiences (optional)
Maritime Structured Exchange Program 2016 to Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark
International Trade & Maritime Industry Study Mission to Oslo, Norway & Shanghai, China
SMU-iMinds Entrepreneurial Immersion Program 2016 to Belgium
Teaching Assistant for Managerial Accounting
Awards
APL Lua Cheng Eng Memorial Scholarship AY17/18
International Trading Excellence Award 2017, awarded by NORDEN Shipping (Singapore)
National Maritime Case Competition 2017, 1st Runner-up
Dean’s List (School of Economics) AY15/16
Extra Co-Curricular Activities
President | Maritime Club | SMU | Feb 2017 – Current
Research Sub-Committee | Merchants’ Club | SMU | Jan 2016 – May 2016
Community Involvement
Programs Member & First Aider | Project Huts to Hearts III | Vang Heua, Laos | Oct 2014 – June 2015
What keeps you ticking?
Kaizen - being a better version of myself everyday.
