In memoriam - NUS Overseas College @ BioValley, aka NCBV "It's something unpredictable... but in the end it's right... I hope we all had the time of our lives..."

1. Shamir (Dec 2006)
President, 7th Council

2. NCBV:
Entrepreneurial Learnings of
America for Make Benefit
Glorious Nation of
Singapore

3. To be the link between the entrepreneurial communities of
Singapore and Greater Philadelphia.
Our Vision:
>
Singapore-Philadelphia Innovators Network
Singapore Greater Philadelphia
How to link?
What’s there to link??

4. Over the years…
1st Exco
(Batch ?)
(… to 5th Exco) 6th Exco
(Batch 6)
7th Exco
(Batch 7)
8th Exco
(Batch 8)
Activitylevel
• Vision
• Mission
• 1st Exco
• Image re-branding
• SPiN Advisor Network
• Traiblazer! e-magazine
• www.theSPiNweb.com
• Bi-monthly events
• theSPiNweb 2.0 Evolution
• Expansion of SPiN Network
• Trailblazer 3 & 4
• PITCH!
• 1st Official Fundraiser

5. 7th Executive Council
>Strategic Goals:
• Add value to our network
• Increase awareness of SPIN
Build up the base to make SG-PHL
worth bridging
Towards the common Vision… our agenda:
Key Performance
Indicators (KPI)
- # of partner organizations
- # of visitors to theSPiNweb
Tri-VP Strategic
Unit
Intense web
campaign

6. 3 Key Initiatives
7th Executive Council (cont’d)
A)
C)
B)
• VJC Visit: Ivy Leap
• Dr Lily Chan’s Visit
• Prof Teo’s Visit
• NUSEA Visit
• Battle Royale Soccer
• NCBV Halloween Party!
• Internal Pitch!
• Outside of SPiN:
• WABC 2006
• RealAcad @ Stanford
Other Events
SPiN
Web 2.0
Evolution

7. The optimal approach to achieve
our goals
• A compelling platform to engage
potential partners & affiliates
• Best reason to conduct mass
publicity campaigns
• ‘Milestone’ event to build a track
record of success (leverage)
• Rallying point to maintain and
build up SPiN activity level
Focus: Maximize returns on our
investment! (Time & $$)
The strategy behind ‘PITCH!’
One Event, One Focus

8. ‘PITCH!’ Payoff (Qualitative KPIs)
• "Well done! Great job!“
- Josh Kopelman
• "I've sat as a judge for several business
competitions before, and so far this is the best one
I've been involved in“
- Phillip Chan
• "Good job SPiN! Keep up the excellent work!“
- CH Low
• “That was really good!” - Frannce McNeal
• "Shamir - what a great event!!! Congrats!" -
Chuck (of FOX Leadership)
• “PITCH was truly an awesome experience. Thank
you for the opportunity”
– Jo-Ann Edwards (2nd Runner-up)

9. 7th Executive Council
>Strategic Goals:
• Add value to our network
• Increase awareness of SPIN
Build up the base to make SG-PHL
worth bridging
Towards the common Vision… our agenda:
Key Performance
Indicators (KPI)
- # of partner organizations
- # of visitors to theSPiNweb

10. 7th Exco Quantitative KPIs
1) # of Partner Organizations
??
6th Exco
(Batch 6)
7th Exco
(Batch 7 & 8)
(1st to 5th Exco)
#ofOrganizations
• Fox
• MJMA
• EFGP
• Penn SEAS
~4
• RealAcad
• Science Center
• Inno. Philadelphia
• TEC @ Penn
• Weiss Tech House
• Wharton E-Club
• Fox Leadership
• MJMA
• EFGP
• Penn SEAS
• TVWorldwide.com
• JP Morgan Chase
12
KPI #1

11. 7th Exco Quantitative KPIs (cont’d)
2) # of Visitors to www.theSPiNweb.com
Source: Google Analytics (Quoted Nov 15, 2006)
August 2006 – November 2006
KPI #2

12. 7th Exco Quantitative KPIs (cont’d)
July 2006 – November 2006
Source: Google Analytics (Quoted Nov 15, 2006)
KPI #2

13. September 2006 – November 2006
Source: Google Analytics
(Quoted Nov 15, 2006)
pitch.thespinweb.com
And…
• 35 from Singapore
• 4 from Taiwan
• 4 from Australia
• 3 from Sweden
• 8 from India, Thailand,
UK, Israel, Bulgaria, Brazil
& Canada
KPI #2
!! USA-wide
presence

14. 7th Executive Council
Build up the base to make SG-PHL
worth bridging
Towards the common Vision… our agenda:
Key Performance
Indicators (KPI)
- # of partner organizations
- # of visitors to theSPiNweb
: 4  12 (300% ▲)
: ?  >1,716 visits
Where we stand now

15. In Summary