Comments on: How to intern for a startup http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:26:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Top Posts — WordPress.com http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Top Posts — WordPress.com Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:18:38 +0000 http://blog.wepay.com/?p=195#comment-99 [...] How to intern for a startup I recently met with the head of business development for a pretty big and wildly successful company. He was their 10th [...] [...] [...] How to intern for a startup I recently met with the head of business development for a pretty big and wildly successful company. He was their 10th [...] [...]

]]> By: Thomas Korte (Twitter) http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Thomas Korte (Twitter) Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:31:38 +0000 http://blog.wepay.com/?p=195#comment-98 Thank you. Somehow your posts inspire me to write about stuff. Thank you. Somehow your posts inspire me to write about stuff.

]]> By: raberman http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-97 raberman Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:09:25 +0000 http://blog.wepay.com/?p=195#comment-97 I have mixed feelings about that. However, Olin is pretty progressive about this stuff. It's relatively common for Olin students to take a year or two off to found or work for a startup. I have mixed feelings about that. However, Olin is pretty progressive about this stuff. It’s relatively common for Olin students to take a year or two off to found or work for a startup.

]]> By: Shrutarshi Basu http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Shrutarshi Basu Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:01:08 +0000 http://blog.wepay.com/?p=195#comment-96 I think it's great that you gave a student a great internship, but if I was Karl, I would definitely finish school first. Maybe it's just me (and I don't know Karl's circumstances) but I think it's a pretty big bet to put your education on hold and work instead. Don't think this is against startups, I'd pick finishing my degree over working even for an established company. I think it’s great that you gave a student a great internship, but if I was Karl, I would definitely finish school first. Maybe it’s just me (and I don’t know Karl’s circumstances) but I think it’s a pretty big bet to put your education on hold and work instead. Don’t think this is against startups, I’d pick finishing my degree over working even for an established company.

]]> By: raberman http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-95 raberman Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:13:42 +0000 http://blog.wepay.com/?p=195#comment-95 Wow, AWESOME advice. I should put that into the body of my post. Wow, AWESOME advice. I should put that into the body of my post.

]]> By: PremierInterns http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-94 PremierInterns Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:31:21 +0000 http://blog.wepay.com/?p=195#comment-94 That's such a great story. It's funny because PremierInterns is looking to utilize interns also to build our start up. Hopefully, we can have a great story like Wepay and Karl did. Awesome job, especially with getting in to YC. I hear it's pretty hard. That’s such a great story. It’s funny because PremierInterns is looking to utilize interns also to build our start up. Hopefully, we can have a great story like Wepay and Karl did. Awesome job, especially with getting in to YC. I hear it’s pretty hard.

]]> By: Omar C. http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Omar C. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:43:24 +0000 http://blog.wepay.com/?p=195#comment-93 Way to go Karl!!!! Great read. Way to go Karl!!!! Great read.

]]> By: thomask http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-92 thomask Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:38:10 +0000 http://blog.wepay.com/?p=195#comment-92 Very cool post. A few thoughts on hacker internships in general: 1. Try to intern for a small company, FB or Google is cool and pays, but you will have a much wider experience at a startup 2. If you did not know already, any internship is an extended job interview, so make yourself useful and choose the company wisely 3. Don't expect any guidance - most likely you will not get it anyway 4. Don't ask for permission, apologize after the fact 5. Don't expect lots of $ (or go intern at a hedge fund) 6. Ask for a reasonable compensation - no one wants you to sleep under your desk b/c you can't afford rent (this actually happen at Google in the early days) 7. If you want to work on your own idea/startup apply to Google's Summer of Code (http://socghop.appspot.com/) 8. If you have to cry, go outside - read this book: http://www.amazon.com/If-You-Have-Cry-Outside/dp/0061930938 9. Your boss is not your buddy, even if it seems like it 10. Apply early. 90% of applicants wait for the last day. It tells something about you! Hope that helps. I mentored several "intern-classes" while I working at Google. Good luck. Very cool post.

A few thoughts on hacker internships in general:

1. Try to intern for a small company, FB or Google is cool and pays, but you will have a much wider experience at a startup
2. If you did not know already, any internship is an extended job interview, so make yourself useful and choose the company wisely
3. Don’t expect any guidance – most likely you will not get it anyway
4. Don’t ask for permission, apologize after the fact
5. Don’t expect lots of $ (or go intern at a hedge fund)
6. Ask for a reasonable compensation – no one wants you to sleep under your desk b/c you can’t afford rent (this actually happen at Google in the early days)
7. If you want to work on your own idea/startup apply to Google’s Summer of Code (http://socghop.appspot.com/)
8. If you have to cry, go outside – read this book: http://www.amazon.com/If-You-Have-Cry-Outside/dp/0061930938
9. Your boss is not your buddy, even if it seems like it
10. Apply early. 90% of applicants wait for the last day. It tells something about you!

Hope that helps. I mentored several “intern-classes” while I working at Google. Good luck.

]]> By: Ron R. http://blog.wepay.com/2010/03/how-to-intern-for-a-startup/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Ron R. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:12:36 +0000 http://blog.wepay.com/?p=195#comment-91 Interesting read, considering I've been looking into applying for summer internships at startups. I've found http://startuply.com is an awesome site for that. -Ron Interesting read, considering I’ve been looking into applying for summer internships at startups.

I’ve found http://startuply.com is an awesome site for that.

-Ron

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