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SmithX Information Session
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Overview
• Global Experience for Smith MBAs
• Focus on customer discovery and business model
generation
• 8-day traveling from Shanghai to Beijing
• Compete against top Chinese MBAs in the final
competition at Peking University
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Class & Credits
4-Credit course
Pre-travel course in Term D: 2 Credits• Work on NovoEd platform to build cross-national teams and
vet ideas • Focus on customer discovery and building a business model
Field experience in Summer Term 1 (May): 2 Credits• May 22-30• Company visits• Customer discovery• Meet your team
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China Business Model Competition
Compete against top U.S., Israeli and Chinese MBAs
8-hour competition held at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University
Teams will pitch their business models before a panel of judges
Winners will be determined by their ability to meet defined criteria, present and respond to questions—as well as capacity to implement the business idea.
Students pitch business ideas that potentially solve some of China’s greatest problems
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Next Steps
• Applications open October 24th
• Letter of intent and resume due by October
31st
• Interviews in early November
• Acceptance into class by mid-November
Questions?
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AdVENTURE of a Lifetime