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Convocation
After one year of hard work, we are finally here. Looking back, all the work, study, and politics seem so trivial. On the cloudy Saturday morning of October 25, families gathered together to celebrate our graduation from University of Waterloo.
Read morePost-MBET Days…
It’s been a long while since I last updated the site. I have finally moved everything back to Toronto, travelled to San Francisco, Hong Kong, China, and Macau AGAIN, and enjoyed two weeks of relaxation since my trip. It’s time to reflect!
Read moreNicol Competition, Ottawa
Two days after arriving Toronto, we hopped on my car and drove to Ottawa for the Wes Nicol Entrepreneurship Awards. Five hours and one quick stop to McDonald’s later, we arrived at the beautiful Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.
The format of this competition was slightly different from the other competitions, so spent yet another few [...]
USF Competition, San Francisco
After just over 12 hours of flight, we’re back in San Francisco for the San Francisco University Business Plan Competition. We are at the heart of Silicon Valley and knowing that we’ll be judged against the likes of MIT and Stanford teams, we started working right away.
Read moreHKUST Competition, Hong Kong
Roughly a week after Boston Symposium and LaunchPad (April 11), Tim, Jasmine and I were on our way to Hong Kong in preparation for HKUST Business Plan Competition. The competing teams at HKUST were some of the most impressive and creative teams in comparison, making this competition extremely challenging.
Read moreBoston Symposium, Boston
Immediately after Ivey competition, SparkMedia and WaterGuard teams were on our way to Boston for Boston Research & Entrepreneurship Symposium. Hosted by Jon Karlen of Flybridge Capital Partners, the Boston Symposium is an annual showcase of some of the best business plans outside of MIT.
Read moreIvey Competition, London ON
Ivey Business Plan Competition is one of the most well-run competition we attended. There are great competing teams, good mentor and review sessions, and judges with great depth of experience. We met a MBET alumni here who was a judge for our session. Unfortunately, we did not win an award from here.
Read moreVON.x Conference, San Jose
Soon after CBET Competition, we took our first trip to VON.x Conference in San Jose. Being the tech capital of the world, there were many to see and many people to meet. After picking up our car from the airport, our crazy week began on March 15.
Read moreSparkMedia Around the World
After a long month, the SparkMedia team is finally back in Waterloo. It’s time to update my little website!
Every year, a MBET student must complete a practicum project. This year, my practicum project is SparkMedia, a telecommunications company that aims to deliver cable television wirelessly. After months of hard work, my team was fortunate enough [...]