After participating in IdeaPOP, we truly came to understand that entrepreneurship is not simply about having a good idea. It requires meeting the genuine needs of others and addressing their pain points. That is what real entrepreneurship looks like. Throughout the preparation process, from repeatedly refining our pricing to conducting surveys on the ground, every step was driven by a desire to respond to real user needs. Because we had personally interacted with SEN students and witnessed firsthand how significant this learning gap was, everything we did was not about filling slides for a pitch deck. It was because we genuinely wanted to solve the problem. Another lesson that left a deep impression on us was learning how to delegate. In the past, we were used to handling everything ourselves, from ideation and design to building presentations and writing scripts, believing that was what it meant to give our best. But we later realised that when one person takes on everything, it often reflects a lack of clarity about one's own strengths and where one truly belongs in the team. It was only when we each found our role that our team was able to go further together.

If you're someone who's always full of creative, out-of-the-box ideas and wants to share them but never had a platform to do so, IdeaPOP! is a great platform for you to take action and present your ideas to mentors.

As Bear Grylls once said, you have to improvise, adapt and overcome, and with this 21st century - with how fast technology progresses - we need to be adapting as fast as we can and that’s where our team excels.

I think the biggest takeaway from IdeaPOP! is how much I’ve grown! When identifying the social issue, I had to work closely with my team to discuss and search for answers together. That process helped us learn, grow, and face challenges as a team.

Our final goal for IdeaPOP! is to collaborate with many of these professionals and eye centres. Perhaps we can turn our solution into an NGO and help more people.

Once we stepped onto the IdeaPOP!'s stage, our mindset immediately shifted. While we might be more relaxed in daily settings, the moment we stood under the spotlight, we quickly switched into pitching mode and presented ourselves with a much more professional attitude.