Highlights

The Impact Startup Challenge in Tainan, Taiwan, focuses on developing entrepreneurial solutions that target gerontology.

Work in international teams and focus on solving issues that an ageing population faces
Learn from industry experts in gerontology
Pitch your business to investors and startup mentors
Site visits to local businesses in Bangkok
Endorsed as a SUSS Global Learning

Programme Fees

For 5 credit unit (cu) credit bearing:

SUSS full-time and part-time students, prevailing course fees apply.

For non-credit bearing:

SUSS and non-SUSS students (including pre-tertiary) pay a registration fee of S$180 per person (excluding GST).

Pre-programme Briefing: 14 June 2024, 7pm - 10pm
Programme dates: 23-30 June 2024 (Including travelling time to Tainan)

Date	Agenda
14 June 2024	Meet fellow participants and main mentors/accompanying staff Brief intro to Lean Startup Possible problem statements/1-min pitch brief
24 June 2024	Meet local and foreign participants + icebreaking 1-min pitch + Team Formation Session 1: Intro to Javelin Board Session 2: Customer Hypothesis + Problem Hypothesis GOOB (Get-Out-Of-Building) 1
25 June 2024	Session 3: Designing Experiments + Assumptions + Interviewing Group discussion GOOB 2 Study Visit 1 Session 4: Pivot & Persevere Mentoring session
26 June 2024	Session 5: Value Proposition Canvas (VPC) + Solution Testing + Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Study Visit 2 GOOB 3 Mentoring session
27 June 2024	Sesssion 6: How to Build Your Pitch Deck + Go-To-Market + Unit Economics GOOB 4 Mentoring session
28 June 2024	Pitch deck preparation + 1-on-1 mock pitch Pitch rehearsal
29 June 2024	Pitch to Investors

SUSS Full-time students may register for this course as a 5 cu elective under SUSS Core. FTMKTG students can take the course as a major elective.
SUSS Part-time students may register for this course as a 5 cu elective under General Elective. BSBM students can take the course as a major elective.
Optionally SUSS students may take this course as a non-credit bearing course and register via SIMS events portal. The course is not graded and will not affect your CGPA.
Pre-tertiary and non-SUSS students may take this course as a non-credit bearing course and register via SIMS events portal.