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About Jerene

Name: Wong Pei Ling, Jerene

Academic Year: 3

Degree: Information Systems Management

2nd Major: Strategic Management

Hobbies/Interests: Travelling, Dance, Photography, Organising Events, Cafe-hopping

Past CCA/Involvement:Convocation 2013(Student Host), InnovateIT13(Team Host)Convocation Pre-Formal Segment 2012(Artiste Manager), APEX2012(Sponsorship), BizCom- Freshmen Bash 2012(Marketing), SMU 10-Pin Bowling

Current CCA/Involvement: SMU Gourmet Club(Events)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jerene.wong.1

Email: jerene.wong.2011@sis.smu.edu.sg

Contact Number: +6596157893

Why TSM South Korea?

What motivates you to join TSM?
It was said that “entrepreneurship is the best way for Singapore to survive in the next 50 years and it has to start in school”. However, entrepreneurship can’t be taught in class or learnt from textbook. It is a journey of exploration, risk-taking and learning from fellow like-minded individuals. With technological advancements and rising costs in Singapore, people are turning towards technopreneurship to keep up with the entrepreneurial spirit. However, the question is Singapore being a small country, with limited resources, how would we be able to create an economy of new business innovation and climb up the Global Innovation Index ladder? Being part of TSM would give me the opportunity to learn and explore beyond the shores on how companies like Korea has been successful in creating an IT economy with new business innovations, competing in the market with Japanese and European products. The company visits would give me a chance to learn from different aspects such as innovation development and fund-raising, providing an overview of what it takes for a firm to survive and operate. The key takeaways and experience from this module and trip would definitely allow me to contribute my knowledge and expertise to my family’s business and to the benefit of passionate, aspiring individuals.

Why pick South Korea?
South Korea started off as a small Asian nation, being one of the world’s poorest countries. However, it has accomplished a remarkable feat to become who she is as a reputable market leader in electronics, mobile communication and automotive today, which inspired me. I wish to know the key factors that contributed to her success in incorporating the technopreneurship spirit into its culture. It was said “the future is now in Korea”. Till date, companies in the Silicon Valley viewed South Korea as a place where they can get a glimpse of what Americans will use in the future, which clearly tells us how much it has grown over the past decades. Recently, I watched a video of the Tech in Asia Meetups of how Memebox bootstrapped to become a $1 Million Company. I was enthused by what he shared on his entrepreneurial journey and hope to physically experience the start-up scene in Korea.

Internship Opportunities

What type of internship opportunities interest you?
Any ideal firms (based in South Korea) that you wish to join?

Starting Business

What types of business interest you?
What plan do you have in starting a business? (list existing business)

Past Experiences

Although I don't have much experience in the entrepreneur field, I hope to gain more insights into the entrepreneurship scene. My main reason to pursue entrepreneurship is the burning desire to create value and make an impact in people's life. I always believe that we students are the entrepreneurs for tomorrow. The strong desire motivated me to participate in a competition with two friends to pitch our business idea to transform our idea into a successful start-up.

Entrepreneurs' Challenge @ NAA
The eChallenge is a business plan competition, organised by University of Adelaide, together with the Entrepreneurship,Commercialisation and Innovation Centre which aimed to foster the successful development of new ideas into investment-ready, early-stage companies. It also stimulated innovation and entrepreneurship and created genuine commercial prospects.