Mentorship Scheme

Starting a business may not be easy. It would be even tougher if you are doing it alone. With the HK Tech 300 Mentorship Scheme, start-ups will be guided and coached by mentors from relevant business fields to help them meet real-life challenges along their entrepreneurship journey.

The mentors are seasoned entrepreneurs, industrialists and professionals from diversified industries and backgrounds. They include the members of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC), Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC), Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong (CMA), CityUHK Eminence Society, CityUHK Business & Industrial Club (CUBIC), etc.

Dr Shin Dong Hyun

Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Dr Shin Dong Hyun is an Assistant Professor of Management at City University of Hong Kong. He teaches a core undergraduate entrepreneurship course, where he lectures on theoretical entrepreneurial strategy and assigns students to create a minimum viable product to help incorporate class concepts into real-world applications. Dr Shin guides students on the process of venture creation including ideation, team formation, marketing and financial strategy, and drafting a mini business proposal.

Aside from teaching, Dr Shin conducts research on how the entrepreneurial ecosystem influences venture performance and how the composition of the entrepreneurial team influences venture strategy.

Dr Shin received his PhD in Business Administration at the University of Florida and received his BA in Economics with high honours and high distinction at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining academia, he worked as a consultant for the Deloitte Transfer Pricing team based in Chicago, Illinois.

(Updated as at Feb 2023)