Young Entrepreneurs of the Future
YEF Vision
Develop the Future Talents for the Society
The Essential Characteristics of the Future Talents Integrity Entrepreneurship Global Vision International Competitiveness Continuous Learning Team Work Empathy Responsibility
Objectives
Train the students through the 10-month YEF Program, including team building, mentor coaching, business plan development, entrepreneurial workshops, and oral assessment
Select 15 finalists to an overseas visit to engage and build networks with top-notch universities and entrepreneurial communities
Young Entrepreneurs of the
Future■ Target Participants: Potential entrepreneurs among universities and graduate schools.
■ Duration: 10 months (Feb. ~ Nov.)
Young Entrepreneurs of the
Future■ Required Documents: 1. Online Application 2. Recommendation Letter from the school professors, supervisors at work, or YEF Finalists
(Please mail the recommendation to 8F, No. 40, Sec. 2, Dunhua S. Rd., Taipei, 106, Taiwan, R.O.C.)
■ Online Application: 1. Application Web Page
http://apps.facebook.com/yefgarage/ 2. The result will be announced through E-mail and on YEF Garage within 2 weeks
1. YEF Promotion 2009/12 ~ 2010/03
2. Online Application 2/01 ~ 3/14
3. Team Building 2/15 ~ 4/8
4. YEF Boot Camp 3/21
5. Garage Party 4/25
6. Business Statement Evaluation 5/20
7. Elevator Pitch Competition 7/15
8. Entrepreneurial Workshops 8/03 ~ 8/05
9. English Oral Assessment 8/6
10. Overseas Visit 9/20~10/02 (tentative)
11. Wrap-up Presentation 11/15 (tentative)
The 2010 YEF Activities
• Team Building
• Effective Meeting
• Brainstorming for Ideas
• Resource Searching & Integration
• Business Plan Development
• Professional Presentation
Boot Camp
Garage Party
YEF MentorsYoung and successful entrepreneurs are invited as YEF mentors to advise on the business plans:
• Eddie Chan VP, Mobile Division, MiTAC• Janet Chen CTO, Accton Technology• Simon Fang Managing Manager, Darwin-Venture• Felix Ho General Manager, YFY• Sunny Huang Executive Director, New Wide Group• Ryan Kuo General Manager, MosArt Semiconductor Corp.• Man Ying Lee Expert Consultant, equancy• Vincent M. Lee Chief Strategic Officer, Taiwan SECOM• Yueh-Chi Lee General Manager, Inter-Alpha Universal Consulting Inc• Kent S. Ma Director, LinkMedia • Wei-hao Pan Manager, Chen Yeh Chemical Works• Edward Wang General Manager, I-Cheng Construction• George Yeh General Manager, Taiwan Liposome Company
Opportunity Recognition and Business Model in Emerging MarketsModerator: Prof. Jordan Wen (NCCU)Speakers: Bob Lin, Founder, Multi-Dimensional Venture
Partners Paul Hsu, Chairman & CEO, Phycos Int’l Johnson Chang, Chairman & CEO, Hi-Q
Entrepreneurial Finance: Fundraising and Financial Managementfor Start-upsModerator: Prof. Jen-Jsung Huang (NSYSU)Speakers: David Huang, GM, SinoPac Venture Capital Yao-Ting Wang, Partner, Darwin Management
Challenges for Scientists as EntrepreneursModerator: Prof. Chen-Fu Chien (NTHU)Speakers: Stanley Chang, President, Medigen Biotech Jen-Diann Chiou. President, Intumit Inc.
Leadership and Team Building at StartupsModerator: Prof. Wellington K. KuanSpeakers: Kuo-Hsiung Wang,Vice President, Wang
Group Sheaffer Lee, President, Darfon
Innovation in New Products and Service BusinessModerator: Prof. Po-Young Chu (NCTU)Speakers: Li-Feng Chien, GM, Google Taiwan Franz Chen , President, Franz Collection
Founder’s Dilemma: Dream vs. Reality in Entrepreneurial VenturesModerator: Josephine Chao, VP, Epoch Foundation Speakers: YEF AlumniNathan Chiu, Edward Shen, Wei-Chao Wang, Anderson Chung, Mark Sung, & Jeff HsuCertificates Awarding
Entrepreneurial Workshops
(2009)
Entrepreneurial Workshops
Entrepreneurial Workshops
Elevator Pitch / Oral Assessment
Overseas Visit(2009)
Beijing:MediaTek Beijing, SMIC
Youxigu, Healthlink
Microsoft Research Asia、 Google Beijing
CNEX, National Tsing Hua University,
The Forbidden City
U.S.: IDEO, CISCO, MediaTek USA
Cardiva Medical
Stanford, UC Berkeley
Wicked
Expedition into the Heart of Entrepreneurship
5/20Business Statement 10%
6/30Business Plan 20%
7/15Elevator Pitch 70%
BP Stage Workshops Stage
Teams Pass
2010 YEF Assessment
+
BP Stage Peer Assessment
Mentor’s Recommendation
Admission to the W
orkshops Stage
8/3~5 YEF Workshops
2nd Stage Peer Assessment (20%) Team Presentation (20%)
BP Stage Peer Assessment
(60%)
+
Pass the Oral Assessm
ent
Finalists
YEF
Comeback Individuals