1999年10月末,历时8个月的清华第二届创业计划大赛落下帷幕。这意味着经过第一届大赛的创业启蒙,清华的校园创业者们已经打造好他们的航船,准备扬帆。2000年1月中旬,首届中国大学生创业计划大赛总决赛在清华大学拉开帷幕。这预示着新世纪一个创业时代的启始。清华的创业者们说:21世纪的中国,对于每个中国青年,应该有一个名词可以比“知识”更贴切地描述这个时代,那就是“创业”。一进入知识经济时代,必然需要无数创业者使之产业化,而中国青年的创业意识,将成为中国下个世纪高科技发展的关键。清华的创业者们正是认识到了这一历史转折点蕴含的巨大 The end of October 1999, which lasted eight months of Tsinghua second business plan came to an end. This means that after the start-up enlightenment of the first contest, Tsinghua’s campus entrepreneurs have built their sailing ships in preparation for sailing. In mid-January 2000, the first China University Students Business Plan Competition Grand Prix opened at Tsinghua University. This indicates the beginning of an entrepreneurial era in the new century. Entrepreneurs in Tsinghua University say: In the 21st century China, for every Chinese youth, there should be a noun that more appropriately describes the era than “knowledge.” That is, “entrepreneurship.” As soon as it enters the era of knowledge economy, it will inevitably require numerous entrepreneurs to make it industrialized. However, the entrepreneurial awareness of the Chinese youth will become the key to the development of China’s high technology in the next century. Tsinghua entrepreneurs recognize the hugeness of this historical turning point