Derek Yu
Derek Yu
Chief Executive
(7)
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Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Bio

YU Chi Tak, Derek
CEO, General Director
Derek has a BA in supply chain & operation, a minor in Information Systems, SAP from Brigham Young University. He has 3 years of experience in the solar energy industry,3 years in Manufacturing Operations, and 2 years of Entrepreneurship.

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Square Solar Inc.
Square Solar Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

New Product Design Insights & Prototype

To expand our product offering with a new ergonomically-designed line, we need insights into how we can redesign existing popular equipment and what products have the most design potential. We believe this project will require:Researching existing products and market potential.Defining current needs and limitations for potential products.Developing a prototype of a recommended product design.We are interested in gaining insights on popular products that could be redesigned to be more usable and comfortable and included in our new ergonomic line. We would also like a prototype of a single product to be included in our new line. The final deliverables include: A report on the research, findings, and general design recommendations for ergonomic products.A prototype of the recommended design for a single product to be included in our new line.

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Category Market expansion + 1
Closed
Square Solar Inc.
Square Solar Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Online Tailor Made Product Website Development

Square Solar Inc. is different from other solar energy companies, we focus on decentralized solar energy systems. We encourage DIYer self-built solar energy systems to power devices with less energy such as cellphones and computers. With much less initial investment and a simplified solar power system, we make solar power affordable and therefore accessible for the mainstream customer.The proposed venture is an innovative puzzle-like solar panel allowing customers to install their own solar system of any size and shape to fulfill their various energy needs. By using special square-shaped panel connectors, tiles can connect seamlessly with each other without extra wires. The system has standardized connectors and standardized modules that simplify the installation process making it easy to use and truly, the first do-it-yourself solar-powered energy system.We would like a new website for our organization. it is a service website to record customer purchase, warranty history, and the little program to help customers for determining how many solar tiles is needed in their own solar energy project and also turn it to purchase order. We would like to work with students to develop a new website for us. Students should be prepared to:Conduct a needs analysis to determine which platform is most suitable.Create a design proposal including mock-ups, and timeline. Build a fully functioning website.Provide training on updating and maintaining the site.

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Category Information technology + 2
Closed
Square Solar Inc.
Square Solar Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

New Product Design Insights & Prototype

To expand our product offering with a new ergonomically-designed line, we need insights into how we can redesign existing popular equipment and what products have the most design potential. We believe this project will require:Researching existing products and market potential.Defining current needs and limitations for potential products.Developing a prototype of a recommended product design.We are interested in gaining insights on popular products that could be redesigned to be more usable and comfortable and included in our new ergonomic line. We would also like a prototype of a single product to be included in our new line. The final deliverables include: A report on the research, findings, and general design recommendations for ergonomic products.A prototype of the recommended design for a single product to be included in our new line.

Matches 2
Category Product or service launch + 1
Closed
Square Solar Inc.
Square Solar Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Residential Vehicle survey on power supply

Square Solar Inc. is different from other solar energy companies, we focus on decentralized solar energy systems. We encourage DIYer self-built solar energy systems to power devices with less energy such as cellphones and computers. With much less initial investment and a simplified solar power system, we make solar power affordable and therefore accessible for the mainstream customer.The proposed venture is an innovative puzzle-like solar panel allowing customers to install their own solar system of any size and shape to fulfill their various energy needs. By using special square-shaped panel connectors, tiles can connect seamlessly with each other without extra wires, making the tiles more stable in relation to their power output compared to existing panelsThe scope of this project is to conduct primary market research within North America to chalk out a detailed customer archetype. The archetype will then be used in order to create an initial marketing plan – mainly focused on digital marketing. To enhance the experience with the product, we also need to collect further data about the electrical basic knowledge of each type. The gathered data will allow us to create additional services for customers to reduce roadblocks in the DIY installment process.The process is organized in sequence with the following subtasks:1) Qualitative Research (3-4 weeks)Conducting 5 interviews within the target audience of each potential customer archetype to learn more about the current state and unknown unknowns. The data will then be used to create a questionnaire for quantitative research.2) Quantitative Research (3-4 weeks)Following the interviews, an online questionnaire will be created to get quantitative insights. This will allow us to get a first impression of the proportion of the various customer archetypes and validate further assumptions.The objective of this survey is to collect additional data. The minimum target number of surveys is 30 respondents in both Canada and the U.S.3) Data Analysis and Marketing Plan (3-4 weeks)The gathered data needs to be analyzed to find possible correlations between customer archetypes, electrical knowledge, demographics and psychographics. Based on this analysis, customer archetypes and an initial marketing plan should be created. The initial marketing plan should be short-term and include A/B testing.

Matches 2
Category Market research + 3
Closed