In November of that same year, Wei's team ventured beyond the ivory tower to face real-world competitors in the first National Business Start-Up Award contest, organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Wei and his cohorts beat out many entries from strong industrial firms to take third prize.
當年 11 月，他們更走出象牙塔，投入業界真槍實彈的比評，在經濟部「國家新創事業獎」公開賽中，擊敗眾多在市場上已有實績的企業，得到第 3 名。