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Both young ladies from Coconut's HS, graduating class of 2020.
Singapore Chinese Weilyn studying in Princeton, and Canadian Ali doing same in Shanghai
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Our Story
Entrepreneurial Spirits from around the world!Weilyn and Ali met in Middle School in Hong Kong in 2014. Into High School, they became friends as they connected over their natural entrepreneurial spirits. As the Class of 2020 during Covid, in January of their Senior year, Weilyn and Ali both went online for the rest of the year without closure to their High School Careers. Fast forward to Fall 2020, Weilyn flew to the US to attend Princeton University while Ali flew to Shanghai to attend NYU Shanghai. After a few months at school, in March of 2021 Weilyn and Ali reconnected virtually through their shared frustration towards the lack of support and connection of female entrepreneurship both on their college campuses and globally. They were told that the world first had to develop entrepreneurship before we could focus on female entrepreneurship - they disagreed. In response, they created The Entrepre?ers Network and started hosting The Entrepre?ers Podcast, all ventures for and by female entrepreneurs led by the next generation.
Ali and Weilyn strive to create an inclusive empowered community of curious female college entrepreneurs built on the foundations of gratitude and education. Only 3% of VC funding goes to female founders - that must change!
Our core values.Diversity, Community, Curiosity, Gratitude, Education, Entrepreneurship
Ali Debow
CO-FOUNDER
Ali (Alexandra) Debow is a Gen-Z entrepreneur connecting the world. Ali is a Canadian born and raised in Hong Kong. She is passionate about being the entrepreneurial cross-cultural bridge between Chinese and Western business.
She is a student at NYU Shanghai Data Science and Economics. She is the Founder of Entrepreneurs in Action: a community that brings together like-minded young entrepreneurs pursuing their passions in China. She is the Founder and CEO of Alive Vibe: the interactive virtual events platform connecting over 30,000 Gen Zs globally. She is a Team Leader at Alibaba’s Global Digital Talent Lite Entrepreneurship Program, creating a Chinese-based borderless brand.
She explores the world by running, trying new foods, and connecting with people.
CO-FOUNDER
Originally from Singapore and having spent time in both the Netherlands and Hong Kong, Weilyn is a student Princeton University intending to concentrate in Economics with Certificates in Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, and East Asian Studies.
On campus, she is the director of Princeton Women in Entrepreneurship, a branding officer for TigerLaunch and led the launch of the entrepreneur-focused podcast, TigerVentures Unfiltered. Weilyn’s passion for gratitude and wellbeing drove the creation of Thankful Thursdays, a 36 week gratitude program implemented in schools and businesses around Southeast Asia. After conducting her own research in prosocial behaviors and behavioral economics at Harvard Medical School, Weilyn hopes to learn more about the intersections of gratitude and wellbeing with entrepreneurship and venture capital.
Weilyn is most energized by hearing people’s stories and good food! |
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