SME Mentoring 1on1 Hanoi: 4 Years in Review
60 is not a big number, but it is a great number compared to the first 8 mentor-mentee of December 2015 when the SME Mentoring program started in Hanoi. As people are welcoming 2020, a new decade, a community becomes more and more mature and bring true values to mentors and mentees after 4 years of operation.
The founders who participated in the program, the youngest one is 21 years old while the oldest one is 72 years old, shared the joy of belonging to a community that brings values, continuous learning and mutual support.
We have nurtured our community by faith, a positive attitude, above all an open mindset. SME mentoring 1on1 Hanoi cannot exist as it is today without early mentors like Ms. Giang Do, Ms. Diem Anh, and Ms. Huyen Nga, and veteran mentees who would not accept mentors and their relationships will probably last a lifetime, through all highs and lows. Sincere thanks to Mr. Ted Nuyen - the inspirer and instructor, thank Tran Thanh Tung, Kha Vinh enthusiastically for sharing new experiences and perspectives, and especially mentor Phan Dinh Tuan Anh who accompanies SME Mentoring Hanoi.
The model of SME Mentoring 1on1 is initially being replicated in Northern universities.
This year all mentors and mentors of the program received a special gift, which is the book The Go-Giver by Bob Burg & John David Mann. In the book, there is an interesting saying, dedicated to mentor-mentee as a sincere thanks, wish everyone a new year of health, success and new discoveries.
“... even if you do not hold a traditional leadership position, does not mean that you are not in a position to influence others, to inspire and empower others. , to catalyze the greatness of others, to promote their success, to lift them up. In other words, it is to give away leadership, and in doing so it "pokes" the whole world in a positive way”.
The book published in 2019 is a result of gathering 10 case studies on business model innovation using IoT applications in Vietnam. 7 out of 10 case studies were conducted by researchers from KisStartup's research team in collaboration with lecturers and researchers of Ton Duc Thang University. The book was published as part of Silicon Valley Asia project, funded by the Government of Taiwan.
The 3-week of training and coaching for 9 teams participating in SDG Challenge 2019- The program organized by UNDP and NSSC of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Effective internal innovation needs to start from providing each member of the organization with new, more important tools and knowledge than new thinking. With training experience for both businesses and startups, KisStartup supports corporations and businesses that want to promote innovation through capacity building for staff.
A network of innovation ecosystem builders, universities, institutions and businesses joining hands for innovation- with- purpose ideas and projects to flourish and positively impact the community
Mini Exhibition at KisStartup office is to recognize and promote the values from innovation effort of startups in Vietnam that we work with in the past 2 years. The idea comes to us when we have a lot of visitors, business partners, potential investors in and outside the country. They were surprised at the stories we tell about startups in Vietnam. In June, 2018, with an effort to bring startup's stories to community, we proudly conduct this mini exhibtion at KisStartup. Startups wishing to show their products, services, please email us at