Hamza Hamizan

“From a very young age, I have been exposed to entrepreneurship but I didn’t really have any interest in it until recently. It started with the Startup Weekend Miri 2017, a hackathon held over a weekend all around the world. Although our team didn’t win, it sparked the idea of creating a mini Silicon Valley of sorts at Curtin Malaysia.

“To make it a reality, we established The Founders Club, an entrepreneurship club committed to building a grassroots-level startup ecosystem involving youth communities throughout Sarawak with the help of startup enablers such as the SMA-TEGAS Digital Innovation Hub and MaGIC.

“Frankly speaking, I never thought I would be this involved in the world of entrepreneurship, especially as I’m by nature quite an introvert. Startup was a term we had never even heard of prior to the hackathon, but today, each of us is either involved in own startup or contemplating starting one. Admittedly, it has been a struggle getting our startups off the ground, but through sheer grit and determination, we have achieved much success.

“I am really looking forward to what I can achieve in the future as I really love what I’m doing now. Hopefully, I will get to work with more like-minded people, and together, we’ll make a positive impact on our society.” –Hamza Hamizan, Computer Systems and Networking student