Thai Dang
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.about.me/thaidang |
| Industries: | Computing, Education, Information Technology, Internet, Media, Mobile |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Editing, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Leadership, Management, Public Relations, Recruitment, Writing |
| Location: | Singapore and Vietnam |
| Groups: | BASES, E-Challenge Competition 2009, Enterprise Futures Network (EFN) , Entrepreneur Students Worldwide, GENUINE ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOPS, Global Entrepreneurship Week , Global Entrepreneurship Week: Singapore, Global Social Venture Competition, LKY Global Business Plan Competition 2010, Malaysian Entrepreneurs Network, NUS Entrepreneurship Society, Start-Up@Singapore, Youth Entrepreneur: Malaysia, [INACTIVE] BASES E-Challenge 2010 |
| Visas: | Singapore and Vietnam (ASEAN) |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Career advice, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Investing in projects, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Shadowing, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Tags: | asia, capacity development, Entrepreneurship, media, Social Innovation, social media, vietnam's development, web, youth empowerment |
| Schools: | National University of Singapore (NUS) |
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WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Yplatform |
| Position: | Co-Founder |
| Time period: | June 2011 - Present |
| Description: | VISION: Yplatform will be THE place where talented and passionate youths can find mutual voices and gain supports to materialize ideas that create positive impacts on various aspects of Vietnam.
MISSION: Connect. Empower. Inspire. CORE VALUES: Leadership activation. Passion. Diversity. Innovation. Sustainability. * For enquiries, please email: info@yplatform.vn OR thai.dang@yplatform.vn * Website: http://www.yplatform.vn/yplatform |
| Employer: | Ychallenge |
| Position: | Co-Organizer |
| Time period: | May 2011 - Present |
| Description: | VISION: To become the bridge between the talented youth and the business community in Vietnam in the joint effort to strengthen Vietnamese business competitiveness in the global market.
MISSION: - Create a model platform that fosters exchange of ideas and experience between businesses in Vietnam and young talents (local and overseas, Vietnamese and international) through annual case challenges. - Provide local businesses in Vietnam with good business advices in their regional expansion scheme and current operations. - Build resources and network for Yplatform where the youths are supported to materialize their ideas for Vietnam, either business or non-profit. * For enquiries, please email: ychallenge@yplatform.vn OR thai.dang@yplatform.vn * Official website: http://www.yplatform.vn |
| Employer: | Viet Youth Entrepreneurs (VYE) |
| Position: | Sponsorship and Program Coordinator in Singapore |
| Time period: | July 2011 - October 2011 |
| Description: | Viet Youth Entrepreneurs (VYE) attracts a global community of diverse, high-caliber Vietnamese entrepreneurs and young professionals passionate about contributing to Vietnam. We aim to unleash Vietnam’s potential to become a sustainable high-tech economy in the future by bringing home entrepreneurial mindsets, education and network from major entrepreneurial hubs all over the world. |
| Employer: | Vietnamese Career Networking Day 2011 |
| Position: | Advisor |
| Time period: | January 2011 - March 2011 |
| Description: | http://www.careernetworkingday.com |
| Employer: | Vietnam2020 - Association of Vietnamese Professionals in Singapore |
| Position: | Vice President of the Operating Committee |
| Time period: | September 2010 - August 2011 |
| Employer: | Ysummit |
| Position: | Co-Organizer |
| Time period: | June 2010 - November 2010 |
| Description: | DISCOVER OPPORTUNITIES TO GROOM YOUR TALENTS FOR VIETNAM.
Ysummit 2010 is the first in a series of events targeting Vietnamese youths, with a vision of building a platform (Yplatform) where Vietnamese youths can find mutual voices and seek support to realize their ideas. The summit serves as the starting point of a long-term plan to create a strong network of committed and empowered individuals who keep Vietnam close to heart and wish to support its development progress in different ways. * Official website: http://ysummit.yplatform.vn * For enquiries, please email to: info@yplatform.vn |
| Employer: | VietnamJUMP 2010 |
| Position: | Advisor |
| Time period: | January 2010 - May 2010 |
| Description: | Join to Understand, Memorize and Pave the way...
http://vietnamjump.vncnus.net/2010/ |
| Employer: | VietnamJUMP 2009 |
| Position: | Advisor |
| Time period: | January 2009 - April 2009 |
| Description: | Join to Understand, Memorize and Pave the way...
http://vietnamjump.vncnus.net/2009/ |
| Employer: | I4Vietnam Contest 2009 |
| Position: | Co-Organizer |
| Time period: | October 2008 - April 2009 |
| Description: | I - Inspire - Ignite - Incubate
http://i4vietnam.vncnus.net |
| Employer: | Vietnamese Community in National University of Singapore (VNCNUS) |
| Position: | Vice President (External) |
| Time period: | August 2008 - September 2009 |
| Employer: | Vietnamese Community in National University of Singapore (VNCNUS) |
| Position: | Honorary General & Financial Secretary |
| Time period: | August 2007 - September 2008 |
EDUCATION
| University: | National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2011 |
| Degree: | Information Systems, Management (Business), BSc |
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Entrepeneur with 13+ years of strategic and tactical consulting experience in the financial services, start-up and technology industries (BPM, Business Intelligence, KPI's,, Vendor Management, etc) .