11.1 The Arch Kickoff
11.1 The Arch Kickoff
Event Basics
Theme: Echoes from Silicon Valley & The New Global Co-founder Marriage
Date: November 1, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM–8:00 PM
Agenda
📍5:00 PM–5:30 PM | Check-in & The “Superpower” Mixer
Arrival & Catering: Casual food and drinks are served.
The Ice-breaker Task: Upon check-in, every attendee must fill out their “Superpower & Wanted” badge.
Line 1 — My Superpower: e.g., “Full-stack Dev,” “GenZ Marketing,” “UI/UX”
Line 2 — I’m Looking For: e.g., “A Tech Co-founder,” “Someone who knows the US market”
Vibe: Relaxed and welcoming. Attendees start scanning badges and grabbing food.
📍5:30 PM–6:30 PM | The Core Sharing (60 Mins)
5:30 PM–5:35 PM | Welcome to The Arch (5 Mins)
Host: Quick welcome. Setting the hacker-house vibe and explaining the goal of the night: “We are here to bridge local engineering with global market insights.”
5:35 PM–6:00 PM | Keynote: Echoes from Silicon Valley (25 Mins)
Speaker background:
Founder and Chief Innovation & Ecosystem Architect, PROPELLER
Managing Director, Shanghai Flagship, Startup Grind
Capstone Coach, 1st PG cohort, Tetr College of Business
Content:
The SF Reality: Fresh, unfiltered insights from SF Tech Week. What are top-tier global AI teams building right now? How fast are they moving?
The China Arbitrage: The unique advantage of Chinese builders (speed, supply chain, engineering execution) vs. the common blind spots (GTM, cross-cultural product design).
The Vision — The New Global Co-founder Marriage: A direct call to action, proposing the ultimate winning formula: Chinese Engineering Engine + International Market Brain. Encouraging local developers and international students in the room to team up and build for the global market.
6:00 PM–6:30 PM | Lightning Pitches: “Who’s Building What?” (30 Mins)
Format: 5 to 10 pre-selected young builders, a mix of local Chinese and international friends.
Action: 3 minutes each to jump on stage, pitch their idea, and shout out exactly what kind of co-founder they are looking for tonight.
📍6:30 PM–8:00 PM | The “Co-founder Matchmaking” & Networking
The World Café Setup: High tables around the room are labeled with different themes (e.g., AI / Agents, GenZ Consumer Tech, Cross-border Tools).
Action-Oriented Mingling:
Attendees who pitched on stage will head to designated areas so interested people can find them easily.
The rest of the attendees use their “Superpower Badges” to hunt for their missing puzzle piece.
Goal: Spark deep conversations, exchange contacts, and potentially form new cross-border founding teams.
📍8:00 PM | Event Wraps Up
11.1 The Arch 启动活动
活动基本信息
主题：来自硅谷的回响与全新的全球联合创始人组合
日期：2026 年 11 月 1 日
时间：下午 5:00–8:00
活动流程
📍下午 5:00–5:30｜签到与「超能力」交流
入场与餐饮｜提供简餐和饮品。
破冰任务：签到时，每位参与者需要填写一张「我的超能力与我在寻找」名牌。
第一行「我的超能力」：例如「全栈开发」「Z 世代营销」「UI/UX」
第二行「我在寻找」：例如「一位技术联合创始人」「一位了解美国市场的人」
现场氛围：轻松、友好。大家可以一边取餐，一边查看彼此的名牌并开始交流。
📍下午 5:30–6:30｜核心分享（60 分钟）
下午 5:30–5:35｜欢迎来到 The Arch（5 分钟）
主持人简短欢迎大家，营造创客之家式的氛围，并说明当晚的目标：「我们希望连接本地工程技术能力与全球市场洞察。」
下午 5:35–6:00｜主题演讲：来自硅谷的回响（25 分钟）
演讲者经历：
PROPELLER 创始人兼首席创新与生态系统架构师
Startup Grind 上海旗舰项目董事总经理
Tetr College of Business 首届研究生班 Capstone Coach
分享内容：
硅谷现况：分享来自 SF Tech Week 的一线观察。全球顶尖 AI 团队现在正在做什么？他们的推进速度有多快？
中国创业者的优势：探讨中国创业者在速度、供应链和工程执行方面的独特优势，以及市场拓展、跨文化产品设计等常见盲区。
展望全新的全球联合创始人组合：提出理想的合作公式，中国工程引擎 + 国际市场思维。鼓励现场的本地开发者和国际学生组队，面向全球市场创业。
晚上 6:00–6:30｜闪电项目介绍：「谁在做什么？」（30 分钟）
形式：邀请 5–10 位提前选出的青年创业者参加，包括本地中国创业者和国际朋友。
环节：每人有 3 分钟上台介绍自己的想法，并明确说出自己今晚正在寻找哪一类联合创始人。
📍晚上 6:30–8:00｜「联合创始人配对」与交流
World Café 式布置：场地周围摆放标有不同主题的高桌，例如 AI / Agents、Z 世代消费科技、跨境工具等。
以行动为导向的交流：
上台介绍过项目的参与者前往指定区域，方便感兴趣的人找到他们。
其他参与者通过自己的「超能力名牌」，寻找适合自己的合作伙伴。
目标：促成深入交流、交换联系方式，并帮助大家有机会组建新的跨境创业团队。