Congratulations to CuraBox for winning the YDC Best Business Plan Award with HKD15,000 in the YDC Dare To Change Business Pitch Competition.
The competition offered all tertiary students in Hong Kong and the 2018 graduates a chance to step out of their comfort zone and conduct a five-minute pitch of their business ideas in front of seasoned executives. CuraBox stood out from the 11 teams in the final round and won the YDC Best Business Plan Award.
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Aaron So, Co-founder of CuraBox
"YDC has provide a great platform for studentpreneur (i.e. student entrepreneur) to get start with their journey. They highly encourage students in participate in entrepreneurship events and provide suitable guidance along the way. I am very thankful for their mentorship program which have provided a lot of guidance on the market insight that we lack of. I would recommend those who would like to participate in entrepreneurship to enroll in this competition as a start." said Aaron So, the Co-Founder of CuraBox who is studying MPhil Program in Technology Leadership and Entrepreneurship in HKUST.
Aaron is also an entrepreneur who has multiple company founding experience across his life. He has granted multiple awards and recognition with his startups. He is recognized as one of the best project managers by the Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter.
"To HKUSTers, get start today!" said Aaron to HKUST students, "The road of entrepreneurship is a series of trial and errors. You are going to fail a lot of time in different aspect. But do remember, every single failure is a lesson to learn. This might sound a bit cliché, but if you never try you never know. The learning curve in entrepreneurship is stiff, but you will definitely gain a lot from it."
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