WISE 2026 Special Feature - Our Entrepreneurial Dreams
The final hours of WISE 2026 do not belong to already successful companies, but to those whose voices have not yet been heard.
I. Event Introduction
Every name that later becomes widely recognized by the era once had a period of self-introduction that received no response.
At this stage, the product may still be incomplete, the team may only have a few members, the number of users is very small, and the business model is far from being verified. What you can present may only be a real problem, a newly developed product, and the phrase "I want to give it a try".
The theme of WISE 2026 is "Call Me By My Name".
This year, we will witness those names that have formed clear development paths and are creating commercial value. But we also want to know: behind these existing names, where is the next person worthy of being heard?
Therefore, WISE 2026 decides to reserve a special window for entrepreneurs who have not yet been known to the world. This project is called "Our Startup Dream".
It is not a competition that compares financing scale and maturity. We hope to find people who express themselves truthfully, dare to try and make mistakes, and are willing to prove their value through products and user benefits.
WISE 2026 does not want to just produce a simple registration form, nor hold a result-oriented selection. From online submission, UGC topics, work display and public voting, to the exclusive exposure window at the WISE 2026 conference, we hope to create opportunities for outstanding entrepreneurs to be seen by more users, investors and industry partners.
Your video may become a startup dream character card, a widely shared short film, or a real choice in public voting; outstanding projects will also have the opportunity to come to the WISE 2026 site, and introduce yourself to the business world on the conference stage.
Before the world remembers your name, let us hear your startup dream first.
II. Target Participants
- Current college students / university graduates
- Early-stage entrepreneurs / side business explorers
- Team members with capabilities in technology, design, operation, content, supply chain and other fields
- Individuals interested in entrepreneurship, looking for development directions / partners
- 👉 Zero-based participants are also welcome, individual applications are acceptable, team applications are more recommended.
III. Event Benefits and Rules
- Filling out this form is deemed as registration / confirmation of participation intention. (The submitted content must be the real idea of yourself / your team, plagiarism, volume brushing, and release of illegal information are strictly prohibited.)
- The organizer may contact you via the contact information you filled in for related activities such as joining official groups, receiving materials, participating in roadshows, and online reviews.
- Outstanding projects will have the opportunity to come to the WISE 2026 site to share our startup dreams on the stage.
- 36Kr full-platform linkage will push your startup story into the spotlight — let the right people notice you, and let opportunities come to you actively.
- Post-2000s Chief Question Officer: Submit outstanding projects, grab on-site seats, and directly raise questions to industry veterans — don't let good questions only stay in your mind.
- "Dream Archives" Column: All submissions that pass the preliminary review will be displayed in rotation with signature in the special page column of WISE 2026 conference, and submissions of outstanding projects will be eligible for publication on the main site of 36Kr.
- The Second Chapter of Dream: High-quality submitters will get the opportunity of 1V1 on-site connection with investors. The cooperation between 36Kr and young entrepreneurs is not just a one-off meeting, but long-term companionship.
- Your startup dream deserves to be made into a movie — you will be selected into the 36Kr WISE 2026 feature film "Our Startup Dream", and let millions of people see your story.
🚩 (Key Points) Video Shooting Requirements
Horizontal screen 16:9, 1080P or higher, shooting with mobile phone is acceptable, duration is 3 minutes (2 minutes 30 seconds to 3 minutes 30 seconds), video size is controlled within 300MB, with quiet shooting environment and sufficient light;
Unified opening line (about 8 seconds) — "My name is ____, I am ____ years old, I come from ____. This is my startup dream."
Shooting requirements: front-facing, static shot, pause naturally for 2 seconds after finishing the line
Unified closing line (about 15 seconds) — "Three years later, I will make ____. (Pause) WISE2026, let the business world hear our voices! (Pause)"
The middle 160 seconds are completely free. No fixed structure restriction: moment of origin → current progress → what you lack / what you want to say to specific people
(Video content can include topics such as the origin of your dream, what you are working on, what you have given up, your first 10 users or helpers, the day three years later, what you need most, etc. There are no restrictions at all...)
(*Personal information is only used for notification and matching of this event, not for commercial use. Submitting the video means authorizing the organizer to edit, display and spread the submitted video for purposes related to this event.)
