HYSTA-SHANGHAI TECH

STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER

PROPOSAL



Prepared by Emily Zhang

HUAYUAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION


Emily.zhang@hysta.us

Date: April 20, 2014
Silicon Valley














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Why? Purpose
Drive and fuel the passions and dreams of a new generation of Chinese student entrepreneurs.
Build an exemplifying model of global entrepreneurship learning at ShangHai Tech, School of
Management and Entrepreneurship:

! Empower student entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life and market.
! Challenge student entrepreneurs with real-world entrepreneurship problems.
! Connect Chinese student entrepreneurs with global student entrepreneurs.
Who? Intended Audience
Primary audience:
Shanghai Tech undergraduate and graduate students (possible expansion to national
coverage)
HYSTA Community members
o VCs, Chinese and American corporations
o Successful entrepreneurs
o Startups with a business focus in China or U.S.
Global student entrepreneurs
Secondary audience:
International entrepreneurial institutions
International education institutions
What? Description
The initiative can take off with three programs based on two student levels of undergraduate and
graduate studies.

! Student-entrepreneur mentorship program
o Mentors are critical to entrepreneurs and all individuals professional and
personal growth. By establishing a mentorship program, the young entrepreneurs
will learn from their mentors the foundations and necessary skills of how to
become a successful entrepreneur.

Model one:
o One-month mentorship- provide wisdom and guidance to Shanghai Tech
emerging student entrepreneurs
" No. of meetings per month: 4
" No. of mentors: 4 (criteria: successful venture capitalists, lawyers,
entrepreneurs, and skill trainers)
" No. of students per session: 10
" Length of each meeting: 1 hour
" The meetings can be held every month or every quarter depending on the
availability of the mentors time
" Students graduated from the mentorship program can sign up to be micro
mentors who offer advice to new or other students who are not admitted
to the mentorship program.

Model Two:
o Monthly mentorship available
o Appoint must be made prior to the set mentorship dates
o Each student gets 20-30 mentorship time window
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o Mentors are selected from a combination of faculties and real-business world
entrepreneurs.

! Student startup contest
o Criteria: open to students of all majors at Shanghai Tech.
o Chosen students will automatically be enrolled in the mentorship program and
work with an assigned mentor on their startup ideas
o Frequency: once a year
o Suggested time: during summer vacationJuly of each year
o Suggested place: China or Silicon Valley
o Scope: 30-50 startups for initial competition
o Finalists: select 5-10 semifinalists to compete for finalists
o Reward: financial reward, corporate service reward, etc.
o For finalists, HYSTA and Shanghai Tech will work together to promote them to
join international student entrepreneur contests or other promotions appropriate.

! Student entrepreneurial internships
o Criteria: open to all students but students who finished the mentorship program
or participated in the contest will have priorities
o Target internship partners: established startups that have secured funding of at
least $1M (or 1M RMB if the company is located in China) and with a total
number of employees of less than 50 but greater than 3.
o Internship country: the internships can either take place in China or in Silicon
Valley

How? Resource Distribution

Resource Allocation
Partner Name
Program Name
Shanghai Tech HYSTA
Student Mentorship Program

. One mentor each meeting
. Four meetings/topics per month
. Four mentors needed each month
. All mentors need to commit for at
two classes/meetings.




Provide screened student
candidates
Provide meeting places
Design mentorship curriculum
Recommend mentors



Recommend mentors
(depending on curriculum
designed and mentor
availability, resources can
be pulled from HYSTA
Shanghai, HongKong,
Silicon Valley)

Recommend popular
student entrepreneurship
curriculum materials

Help connect with student
entrepreneurs associations
in the valley for potential
mentorship collaboration
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Student Startup Contest Prescreen candidates
Provide quality candidates
Select projects
Set up mentorship for selected
candidates
Organize series of activities and
workshops to help candidates
with their startup progress


Organize national student
startup contest in China or
in SV.

Invite and involve
international student
entrepreneurs and
entrepreneur organizations
to participate in the contest

Contest Planning,
Marketing
Follow ups, etc.
Student Entrepreneurial Internships Collect internship applications all
year long

Select interns for summer
internships

Recommend interns for
internships

Host internship fairs/meetings
that involve HYSTA startups
Work with corporations or
startups in both SV and
China.

Collect and Design
internship projects

Evaluate internship
positions or projects

Provide Shanghai Tech
with internship openings

Recommend interns

Monitor the internship
process through weekly or
bi weekly follow ups

Organize other group
activities needed for the
interns


Potential Impact-expected value


Program Name

Expected value
Student Entrepreneur
Mentorship Program
Student Startup Contest Student Entrepreneurial
Internship Program
For students
Guidance
Wisdom
Encouragement
International
Communicatio
Startup experience
Interaction with
selective founders,
VCs, and startup
companies.
Project-based
experience
Problem-solving
skills
Collaboration
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n skills
Broader
entrepreneurshi
p perspective
Global
leadership
skills
Etc.
Interaction with
and learning from
peer entrepreneurs
Gain presentation
skills and
Communication
skills
Face challenges to
solve real-world
problems.
Etc.
with team
members that
have international
backgrounds
Critical thinking
skills
Etc.
For Shanghai Tech
Establish a
good
supporting
foundation and
structure to
nurture student
entrepreneurshi
p in Shanghai
Tech and China
Enhance
Department
and school
performance

Be a leader of
student
entrepreneur
contest
Be a leader of
promoting
international
collaborations that
promote and
support student
entrepreneurs
Build a globally
competitive brand
Provide a platform
for foreign student
entrepreneurs to
interact with
Chinese student
entrepreneurs
Close the gap
between real-
world technology
applications and
classroom
teaching
Supply talented
and qualified
interns
Build an
ecosystem that
backs up the
performance of
the school
For HYSTA
Giving back to
the community
Promote
HYSTAs
Presence in
China
Etc.
Be the first to
organize
international
student startup
contest
Expand channels
to serve VCs and
HYSTA members
Etc.

Attract more
startup
members
Attract more
corporate
sponsors
Provide talent to
HYSTA startup
members
Provide
marketing
channel to
HYSTA startup
members
Etc.
For all partners
including
Mentors




Giving back to



For Mentors: a




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VCs













Corporations







Startups

the community
Mentor young
entrepreneur
talent
Discover great
start up ideas
and funding
opportunities
Provide support
and resources
to increase the
chances of
student
entrepreneurs
to succeed
For
corporations:
sense of social
responsibility,
quality interns,
and fresh ideas
to solve
corporate
problems.

Etc.
sense of
achievement

For VCs, Discover
great startup ideas
Discover funding
opportunities

Etc.
























For corporation
and startups:
Trained talent

Potential Risks
This is designed to be an on-going cooperation; therefore, dedicated personnel and services are
needed to be in place to ensure deliverables.
! HYSTAs current structure is not suitable for carrying out collaborations that will spread
more than two months
! Mentors may not be always available
! Students may not be used to the mentoring styles
! Students may not participate in an enthusiastic fashion as expected
! Startup projects may not be enough and ideal to hold the contest
! Internship companies may not be always available and ideal
! Risk like travel, housing, and transportation, associated with International internships
! Other risks


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Appendix

If the Proposal is Feasible- Immediate Action Checklist Sample

Program Name


Time (2014)
Student Entrepreneur
Mentorship Program
Student Startup
Contest
Student
Entrepreneurial
Internship Program
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2015
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August