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The biggest Start-up playground in central Vietnam has officially opened

04/02/2018

Danang Startup Runway- a well-known start-up playground has officially returned on 3 February. With its large-scale for start-up enthusiasts in Central Vietnam, Da Nang Startup Runway 2018 funded by the Irish Aid Foundation will be a launch pad for unique, creative and potential start-up ideas this year.

 

Kick-off round which took place in Hall A- University of Economics has attracted more than 200 young people in the city of Da Nang, where contestants shared experience and start-up skills from the guest speakers while connecting with partners to complete their business ideas.


Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phuc Nguyen talked about the effect of Da Nang Start-up Runway 2016 & 2017

Representatives of the Organisation Board– Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phuc Nguyen- Deputy Director of Research & International Cooperation Department talked about the effect of Da Nang Start-up Runway 2016 & 2017. From this contest, many business ideas have been realised and many youngsters have had the opportunity to hone their start-up skills at Rubicon Center at Cork Technology Institute (Ireland). A plethora of start-up projects were appreciated by investors and experts. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Phuc Nguyen reported that the success of the two previous contests will continue to motivate young people who are passionate about start-up to show their identity through ideas at Da Nang Startup Runway 2018.

 

Mr. Nguyen Son Tung popularised regulations and prize structure of the contest

For groups to understand the rules of the contest, Mr. Nguyen Son Tung has distributed information, detailed regulations and prize structure of Da Nang Start-up Runway 2018. In particular, the contest this year will expand its scale to all young people in Central Vietnam, taking place in 4 big cities: Hue, Da Nang, Quy Nhon and Nha Trang. The ideas will go through Round 1, Round 2 and the Final Round at Trung Vuong Theatre (Da Nang). The total prize value of the contest is over VND 20 million and a one-month experience tour at Rubicon Start-up Center (Ireland).

Mr. Nguyen Le Dinh Quy gave advice on start-up experience

Also at the Kick-off round, the young are able to listen to the sharing of experience, start-up skills from the experts, speakers and representatives of the winning teams at Da Nang Start-up Runway 2016 & 2017. “How the ideas convince investors is the key factor of start-up projects”- said Nguyen Le Dinh Quy- Director of MTV Limited Liability Company - Training and developing Vietnamese Enterprises. Mr Quy added, “to convince investors, your ideas should not just be all about theories. It must have potential profits and survive for a long term in the business environment. The search for long-term investment will be a solid foundation for project development.

 

Mr. Mai Van Khoa empowered the youngsters.


In order to empower young people to start up, Mai Van Khoa - Managing Director - Founder of Adoor Vietnam Co., Ltd affirmed that start-up spirit is the spirit of willingly accepting and preparing for challenges in a harsh business environment. Mr. Khoa also added that in the industrial revolution 4.0, if we make good use of technology and put technology into start-up projects, it will increase the success rate.

Mr. Mai Nguyen Cong Thuan shared information about the contest

In the exchange between the winning teams of Danang Startup Runway 2016 & 2017 and the contestants, Mai Nguyen Cong Thuan (representative of C-Tek team winning the first prize in 2017) said that the three most significant experiences that the contest has brought about include: public speaking skills, the opportunity to connect with young people who are passionate about starting a career and creating a turning point for a life change. Also, the winning teams shared their life experience as well as the knowledge and skills learned at the Rubicon Startup Center at Cork Technology Institute.

Individuals introducing their business ideas in front of the specialists

Teams looking for partners to prepare for the journey ahead of the competition

Individuals have introduced their ideas to the experts, and the groups have made connections and sought partners, preparing human resources and plans for future ideas. Through a preliminary survey, this year's competition has received many practical and possible-for-long-term-development ideas. Many of them are associated with the application of information technology.

For more information about the contest, please contact:

Website: http://due.udn.vn/vi-vn/startuprunway

Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/StartupRunwayDN


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