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23 of the trickiest questions you'll have to answer if you want to work at Intel
Intel is huge. The company, which once made watches, almost certainly made the processor powering your computer. You can also find its chips in your new iPhones, and it has its eyes set on wearables and drones.
But if you want to work for the company that was named one of the World's Most Admired Companies, you will have know the company well and answer a some tough questions first.
We've put together some of the most interesting and trickiest Intel interview questions posted on Glassdoor.
"Please talk about a time when a client was not happy/satisfied with work that you provided them. What do you think caused the dissatisfaction and how did you resolve the issue?" - Program Manager candidate
"Tell me about a time where you were working in an unsafe environment." - Manufacturing Technician candidate
"Describe a time you disagreed with your manager and how you resolved the situation." - Process Engineer candidate
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This is what it's like to be an intern at JPMorgan
Around this time every year, thousands of university students start thinking about internships at big investment banks, many of which run some kind of programme for people aspiring to get into the world of finance and banking.
Most banks have deadlines around November. So if you're looking for an internship and haven't yet applied, you'd better get going.
From the outside, the world of banking can be pretty intimidating, so we decided to take a look inside and see what interns do day-to-day.
In August this year, we got the chance to go inside JPMorgan's London office and shadow one of the bank's hundreds of interns.
Interns at the bank spend 10 weeks working over the university summer holidays, with the ultimate goal being a full-time job with the bank. The intern we followed, Sophie, studies economics at the University of Cambridge, and she was kind enough to take us through a day in her shoes.
This is what she got up to during one day as a JPMorgan intern.
It's an early start. Interns like Sophie have to be at their desks by 6:30 a.m. in London's Canary Wharf.
JPMorgan's London headquarters is this 31-storey tower on Bank Street. The bank bought the tower in 2010 — it had previously belonged to Lehman Brothers.
Sophie, the intern we followed, worked in global equity sales. She was there for 10 weeks in the summer, having completed other internship periods at the bank previously. The desk essentially sells shares from around the world to largely UK-based clients.
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I spent a day with a PR intern during Fashion Week — and she ran circles around me
When you think of New York Fashion Week, images of glamorous models, famous designers, and impeccably dressed celebrities spring to mind.
But who keeps the shows running smoothly behind the scenes? For big-name designers like Nicole Miller, it's public-relations powerhouse Alison Brod.
Brod's army of publicists and interns are the muscle behind some of the biggest fashion and beauty brands that make Fashion Week tick (think Kerastase, Beauty.com, Nails Inc.). In their black dresses and high heels, they never break a sweat.
To find out what it's like to work for the award-winning agency during New York Fashion Week, we shadowed Tori Oliva, a student who at the time was in the first week of her fall internship with Brod. Keep scrolling to see how it went.
On day two of spring 2016 New York Fashion Week, Oliva started her day as usual, arriving at the Alison Brod office at 9 a.m.
The office is clean, bright, colorful ...
... and decked out in comfy couches and metallic décor.
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$8,700 a month? Look how much interns make at some of the hottest tech companies
With spring upon us, businesses and college students are thinking about summer internships.
According to Glassdoor, an intern can expect to earn on average a salary that's on par with a $33,120-a-year job, or about $2,760 per month.
But for interns at tech companies, the pay can be much, much higher.
We searched through Glassdoor's database of salaries to come up with this list of what interns are paid at some of the hottest tech companies.
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SpaceX: $4,596/month
An intern at SpaceX can expect to earn about $4,596 a month.
One former intern says:
"Incredible work with bright, motivated people. The work is highly satisfying and you know you are contributing to historic efforts."
Apple: $5,618/month
A software engineer intern at Apple can expect to earn about $5,618 a month.
One former intern says:
"Large budgets make seemingly impossible options available for exploration. Engineering is done thoroughly and no corners are cut. Opportunities to take initiative and leadership."
Intel: $6,035/month
A graduate technical intern at Intel can expect to make about $6,035 a month.
One former intern says.
"Even as an intern I got a chance work on an online project so work was excellent. Friendly environment and flexible work hours as long as you attend the team meetings."
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Where Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and 18 more successful entrepreneurs started as interns
We take a look at 20 successful entrepreneurs — and where they worked as lowly interns (sometimes unpaid) before making it big.
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1. Katia Beauchamp
The cofounder of cosmetics subscription service BirchBox interned at NBC Universal as a summer associate for digital distribution in 2010 — the same year she started her company while an MBA student at Harvard Business School.
2. Kayvon Beykpour
The CEO and co-founder of Periscope, the live video-streaming app, completed two internships before starting college in 2007. He was a summer intern at a media agency and then spent a year interning at software company Autodesk before getting a degree in computer science from Stanford University.
3. Neil Blumenthal
The Warby Parker co-founder and co-CEO was an intern for consulting firm McKinsey & Company in the summer of 2009. He started the eyewear company in 2010 while pursuing an MBA at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
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How to land an internship at Google, from someone who did
For most people, landing an internship at Google seems unattainable.
I mean, who actually gets to work at Google? That one genius kid from high school that you never talked to … but perhaps should have befriended, right?
It's unfortunate, because such assumptions deter many people from applying, since they feel as though they don't stand a chance.
The summer before my senior year in college, I received an offer to intern at Google. When I applied, I thought I had no chance, since I wasn't an Ivy Leaguer nor did I have a perfect 4.0 GPA. But lo and behold, I got it.
According to the recruiters, landing an internship at Google is harder than getting into Stanford or Harvard. The year I applied, they accepted about 2% of their applicants (1,600 people applied). I'm no genius, so how did I stand out from the crowd?
1. Put interesting stuff on your resume
Here are a few things I had on mine:
You may be thinking that you don't have anything cool like that to put on your resume. On the contrary, you might. Talk about your hobbies and interests. Perhaps you've been an avid rock collector since age five. Maybe you have every single Beanie Baby ever released. That's interesting.
They want to know a little bit about you, and what you can bring to Google. This is your time to shine, and share some of the quirkier aspects of your personality that other, more traditional companies may not appreciate.
2. Prepare (as much as you can) for the phone interview
I had two phone screens, a preliminary one and one with a more seasoned Googler. To my surprise the interview was nowhere near as scary as I thought it would be. The recruiter asked me questions about myself, and of course what I knew about the advertising product. They also asked me to discuss some of my favorite websites/blogs.
Here are a few questions they asked me and other Google interns in the past:
- What would you do with 100 million dollars?
- What's the next big thing?
- Tell us about a non-Google product that you like. How would you improve it? In what ways would you re-market it? What strategies would you use?
- How would you explain AdSense to my grandmother?
- Tell us something about yourself that is NOT on your resume
3. Googliness: You either have it or you don't
The on-site interview was the last step in the process. The purpose was to check for "Googliness." Essentially, they are checking out your personality to see if you play well with others and uphold the mantra of Sergey Brin and Larry Page (the founders), which is "Don't Be Evil."
Two final tips
Clean up your social media:
This one is self explanatory. However, it is surprising that people still think that in this day and age companies don't check your social media. I heard it straight from the horse's mouth (i.e., a recruiter from Google).
They mentioned during our orientation that they looked up all of us on Facebook. Google is one of most competitive companies, so they would obviously screen their candidates thoroughly.
Leverage your network:
Google is big on referrals. Their way of thinking is, since you're amazing, you must know other amazing people. Do you know anyone that already works there? Do you have a friend that knows someone that works there? Any connection, even if it's a third-party connection, is better than none.
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15 easy ways to stand out as an intern
It's intern season again. That means thousands of ambitious college students and recent grads are about to embark on an eight-week (or longer) journey in which they'll (hopefully) gain invaluable experience.
Not only will each intern get their foot in the door — but they’ll also have the opportunity to hone their skills, build their résumés, network with professionals, and increase their chances of landing a full-time position.
"This internship may be the start of a long-standing career in the industry," says Ryan Kahn, a career coach, founder of The Hired Group, and author of "Hired! The Guide for the Recent Grad." "So you'll want to use this opportunity as a way to start developing yourself as a professional who delivers quality work with a great attitude. In turn this could lead to recommendations, lasting business relationships, and a full-time job."
To make the most of their experiences and stand out from the crowd, interns should always do these 15 things:
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1. Do your homework before your first day
You most likely researched the company while preparing for the interview. Even so, the night before your start date you should refresh your memory and do some additional research on the organization's history and culture, says Kerry Schofield, a psychologist and chief psychometrics officer at Good.Co, a professional assessment and self-improvement platform.
"By being prepared, you will feel more confident going into the internship," Kahn adds. "Start your first day with a general understanding of the industry, its buzzwords, the company, and your boss. This will make you sound more knowledgeable and confident." You can also setup a Google alert for the company to track any recent press, he says.
2. Dress for success
"You've heard, 'Dress for the position you want, not the one you have,' a million times," Kahn says. "Find out from the hiring manager what the office environment is like, and take it from there." It is better to be known as the best-dressed intern than to be known as the one who is too casual.
"In general, dressing and acting professionally not only gives a good impression and makes it clear that you're willing to make an effort, it can be psychologically beneficial," Schofield explains. Research has shown that the way people dress affects not only the way others see them, but also how they see themselves, including how they think and feel about their own abilities and the work they're doing. "'Dressing for success' really does work."
3. Treat the internship like a real job
If you want the employer to take you seriously, you need to take the job seriously. "To get the most of an internship, regardless of the pay, interns should treat their internship like they would any job," Schofield says.
You need to remember that your work will have an impact on the organization. "You're learning in an active, real-world environment, so your contributions (and your mistakes) affect other people."
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The 15 worst mistakes interns have made, according to my coworkers
Those who work in media cross paths with a lot of interns.
Business Insider, for example, has an extensive internship program, which not only gives burgeoning reporters job experience and guidance but also provides editors and reporters with the experience of managing people.
To help readers glean lessons on what not to do as they begin their own internships this summer, I asked my colleagues who have managed or worked with (or as) interns about the worst mistakes they have seen interns make (or made themselves) at Business Insider and beyond.
Their stories don't disappoint. Here's what my coworkers had to share:
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Oversharing
"I had an intern a couple of jobs ago who told us on his first day that he was psychic and could predict our requests, and then he made us sit down to listen to his divination podcast."
Complaining
"I had an intern request a meeting, and they had a prepared a long list of complaints and grievances.
"I understand that sometimes things do not work out exactly as you expect. But this is the worst way to handle it. If you are struggling early on, go to your manager with a list of questions, not complaints. It is way too early to become a problem employee. And looking for the problems will only keep you from seeing the opportunities."
Assuming
"I once worked at a magazine where another intern committed a cardinal sin of journalism: She didn't understand the difference between transcribing an interview and paraphrasing it. Her script butchered the source's quotes and nearly got the writer in loads of trouble. So, whether you work in media, finance, or law, you may be asked to transcribe something someday. Ask how the person likes it prepared."
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Here’s where Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs started as interns
This is the weird history of how internships came to be
Unpaid internships are the worst. In fact, some can even be downright exploitative.
But let's just imagine the medieval alternative for a moment.
Way, way back in the 1080s, apprentices were stuck learning a trade for as many as seven years, according to Iowa State University.
Here're some of the "perks" of apprenticeships:
- You'd usually have to live with your boss
- You couldn't earn wages
- You couldn't even marry
- You usually had to pay your boss to teach you
Sound fun? In fairness, many apprentices had the benefit of working toward a concrete goal. At the end of their apprenticeship, they'd hopefully be admitted to a guild as journeymen, as Forbes reported.
While medieval apprenticeships and internships share some similarities, they're quite different in some ways. In fact, apprenticeships still exist today, providing modern apprentices with hands-on experience in highly skilled technical jobs, according to Glassdoor.
Internships are a different beast altogether. The word "intern" actually originated in the medical community. Before World War I, the term described a doctor that had a medical degree but lacked a license, as Time reported. After the war, doctors-in-training became known as interns.
Later on, businesses appropriated the term for their own programs. Internships as we know them began to grow in popularity in the late 1960s, as students enrolled in co-op programs to test out different careers and make money as college tuitions began to rise, according to Undercover Recruiter.
Today, internships have essentially eclipsed many entry-level jobs. Interns can be high school go-getters, university students, and recent grads (that includes yours truly). Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway recently starred in a movie about an older man going back to work as an intern. The fact is, more people than ever are embarking on internships in order to gain "experience"— even if that just means making coffee runs for your boss and sitting at your computer pretending to do work.
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26 things interns should never say at work
Landing an internship is exciting. The experience can be the big gateway to your first professional position.
"But there are some pitfalls to avoid in how you communicate during this new opportunity," says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job."
"You can easily slip up because this is unfamiliar territory, you're new to the workforce, you may try to over-impress, perhaps you're nervous, and, you're human."
Aside from the obvious words, questions, and phrases you should always avoid at work (profanities, insults, overly personal queries, etc.), here are some things you should never say or ask as an intern:
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'I don't think this was in the job description'
"Not all tasks fit neatly into your job description; in fact, having ancillary skills can benefit you greatly," Taylor says. "Of course if you've been asked to deliver coffee to all your office mates as your primary job function, you have reason to speak up. If a project request is within the general realm, however, it's important to demonstrate a can-do attitude."
'When will you make the hiring decision?'
You want to appear confident and focus on doing the best job possible. Don't pester your hiring manager, or they'll feel you're distracted from your work, she warns.
'No, thanks. I brought my lunch today'
Turning down an opportunity to get lunch and bond with your coworkers or a boss seems standoffish, even if you did pack your lunch that day.
As an intern, you want to establish as many relationships as possible, and having lunch with your colleagues is a great way to do that.
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12 signs your internship won't turn into a full-time job
Most interns are well into their summer internships by now — and those who have already graduated from college are starting to wonder if the gig is going to turn into a full-time job.
Ryan Kahn, a career coach, founder of The Hired Group, star of MTV's "Hired" and author of "How To Get Hired," says it's important for interns to "start looking for signs of a job offer now so that they can strategize their next move, whether it's internally or externally."
Here are 12 signs your internship may not result in a full-time offer — and what to do about it:
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Neither of you have expressed interest in you staying
If you haven't told your manager how much you enjoy working there — and how much you'd love to stay on as a full-time employee and continue contributing to the team — maybe it's a sign you don't really want to stay. Your manager will pick up on this, and probably won't offer a job to someone who doesn't seem interested.
If you do bring it up, but your manager doesn't seem enthusiastic or optimistic about it, this isn't a great sign.
You responsibilities haven't changed
When a company plans on offering an intern a job, they often start transitioning them during the internship.
"The more responsibility they give you shows that they are happy with your work and ready for you to grow in your role," says Kahn.
If your workload never seems to increase, you may want to start looking for full-time employment elsewhere.
Your boss isn't introducing you to others
It's not a great sign if your boss and colleagues aren't introducing you to clients and executives within the organization, as that shows they might not yet see you as a long-term member of the team, says Kahn.
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25 life hacks to help you survive your NYC internship
You made it to New York City!
Summer internships in the Big Apple are really exciting, whether they're in finance, media, or in the arts.
But you might also find yourself feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Like, how are you supposed to work all day, feed yourself, do your laundry, and keep your apartment from turning into a complete disaster?
Business Insider is here to help. We've compiled a list of life hacks to get you through that summer internship.
Check them out.
Lucinda Shen contributed to an earlier version of this post.
Pool your Seamless vouchers.
If you're interning on Wall Street this summer, then you've almost definitely been allotted a certain amount of money for Seamless dinners. Lots of other companies do this too.
Make the most of those vouchers by pooling them with 3 or 4 colleagues and getting a family-size order that serves 6 or 8 people.
And if your company doesn't offer you Seamless...
Try ordering from Eat24. The company was recently bought by Yelp and has a lot of restaurants that you'd also find on Seamless. Plus, they have a ton of weekend coupons.
Don't even try to doing laundry yourself.
Send it out instead.
If you live in a building that doesn't have a washer and dryer in-house (which is pretty common in NYC), the amount of time, effort, and money you will spend trekking to and from the laundromat, sack in hand, is simply not worth it.
In many neighborhoods, it doesn't cost much more to pay your local laundromat to wash your clothes for you.
Or, try Fly Cleaners. They pick up your laundry, clean it, and drop it off for free if your order is over $15, and they have a handy app.
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This 22-year-old intern just spent 40 days living in his car — here's how he still managed to show up for work every day in a suit
When Levi Joseph scored a manufacturing internship in Seattle for his last summer before graduating college, he waited a little too long to scope out a place to stay.
"I was kind of foolish — I didn't realize what the situation was like in Seattle," 22-year-old Joseph told Business Insider. By the time he began hunting for a place to stay in the spring, housing stock was low, and the places he saw were listed for $1,200 to $1,400 a month. Finally, the UT Austin senior found a local friend with a roommate moving out.
"He had somewhere for July through August, but I needed June through August," Joseph said. "There was a 40-day period I didn't have housing."
So, inspired by a story from a friend he'd met biking across the US last year, he decided he could spend that time living in his Subaru Outback. Concerned about having a safe place to park, he booked a space at a campground in the suburbs through Airbnb for about $600.
Below, he shared with Business Insider how he balanced nights in the car with days at the office.
The campground Joseph booked was populated by both temporary and longer-term residents. The owner, Stephanie, would have a campfire when the weather was nice and the group would congregate, talking about everything from global politics to conspiracy theories.
Because he sometimes had to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to get to the office by 6, he wasn't always able to join the campfire. When he did, it was memorable. "I'm writing a thesis on an environmental topic, and one night while I was sitting at the campfire it led into this discussion of global politics into a discussion about chem trails — basically getting in a screaming argument about conspiracy theories," he remembers.
"It was like a little community," Joseph said. "They were kind of amused by someone with a corporate job."
He kept the trappings of corporate life in a separate part of his car, and was able to dry-clean his clothing at the office.
"I had lived in my car for three weeks on a climbing and fishing trip two summers ago, but it was more camping next to it," Joseph said. "I didn't have business suits and things. It was more 'college guy living in his car' versus 'professional guy keeping his stuff clean.'"
Every morning, he'd check his shoes for mud before walking into the office. "That was always funny to me."
For amenities and activity, Joseph joined a local rock-climbing gym for $56 a month. Aside from the locker room with a shower and Wi-Fi and the iron he'd use on the sly, there was another unexpected perk: A fringe community of other people living in their cars.
"It turns out there's a lot of people who rock climb and live in their car," Joseph says. "There's a whole community of people living in their cars in the parking lot. There were these vans I noticed as I hung out there, and I started spending my weekends parked there inside the city, closer to everything I wanted to do. I'd wake up and use their showers, and sometimes we would wake up and make coffee together and hang out in the lot before the doors opened."
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A 22-year-old intern who lived in his car for 40 days explains how he managed to look professional at the office
When Levi Joseph scored a manufacturing internship in Seattle for his last summer before graduating college, he waited a little too long to scope out a place to stay.
A friend in the area had a spare room ... but not until July, leaving Joseph without housing for 40 days.
Limited to options costing over $1,000 a month — beyond his budget — the 22-year-old decided he'd book a space in a campsite through Airbnb for about $600 and live in his Subaru Outback through the month of June.
That left him with a unique challenge: How would he manage to show up to work looking ... not like someone living in his car?
"I had lived in my car for three weeks on a climbing and fishing trip two summers ago, but it was more camping next to it," Joseph told Business Insider. "I didn't have business suits and things. It was more 'college guy living in his car' versus 'professional guy keeping his stuff clean.'"
Staying in a campsite instead of a parking lot was key. As far as grooming, his campsite had full bathroom, and he joined a local rock-climbing gym for $56 a month to use their showers, their wifi ... and their outlets. "I had a small iron I'd plug in at the gym discreetly, when no one was around, and iron some clothes," he said.
He was pleasantly surprised to find out his corporate office had a dry cleaning service on site. While he credits the fact that he spent more money than expected throughout his Subaru residency in part to this perk, it did make things easier. In the car itself, he stored the trappings of corporate life in a designated area.
Every morning, he'd check his shoes for mud before walking into the office, he said. "That was always funny to me."
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A 22-year-old who slept in a Subaru for 40 days shares the hardest part of living in your car
When Levi Joseph scored a manufacturing internship in Seattle for his last summer before graduating college, he waited a little too long to scope out a place to stay.
A friend in the area had a spare room ... but not until July, leaving Joseph without housing for 40 days.
Limited to options costing over $1,000 a month — out of his budget — the 22-year-old decided he'd book a space in a campsite through Airbnb for about $600 and live in his Subaru Outback through the month of June.
Looking back on the experience, he says the biggest challenge was the lack of space to decompress after work. You end up spending your spare time in your car if you're not careful, Joseph said.
"I didn't feel homeless, but I didn't feel cozy in the same way I would if I had an apartment," he said. "That, combined with starting my first ever serious corporate internship, was a lot of additional stress."
So he tried to spend his non-work hours elsewhere. "At first I found I was spending that time in my car reading or doing emails," he said. "Then I started going to coffee shops, but I didn't want to spend all that money. I was staying in a suburb so I started going to a cute neighborhood library after work. I befriended the local librarians."
He also joined a local rock climbing gym for its utilities and companionship, and ultimately found a community of fellow climbers sleeping in their cars (or vans) in the parking lot.
There were some upsides: "I do think it forced me to be pretty resourceful for a month and to appreciate basic creature comforts," he said. "I sit on the couch in my apartment now and I'm like, 'I love this couch.'"
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What did your interns do last week? These ones just built and launched a 50-foot-tall rocket
Never doubt the power of interns. If you let them, they'll do their job — and build the world's largest amateur rocket.
Just for fun.
That's what United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Ball Aerospace interns have been doing for the past five years, according to Space.com. More than 350 people helped build the rocket, including 300 interns.
On Sunday, their rocket, called the Future Heavy, lifted off from Fort Carson, Colorado, climbing a stack of smoke to 10,000 feet before returning to Earth. (That's quite a distance away from the edge of space, but still pretty darn impressive.)
Before it launched, Future Heavy clocked in at 50 feet and 1,245 pounds, making it the largest sport rocket ever launched.
But just because it was built for fun doesn't mean it doesn't have scientific payloads on it.
Ball Aerospace interns created four payloads for Future Heavy. The rocket also carried science experiments designed by Colorado grade school students. That includes a solar physics experiment created by kindergartners.
In addition to Future Heavy, ULA and Ball Aerospace interns have been building smaller rockets for almost a decade.
Just so you can grasp how big the rocket actually was, here's a photo of the whole team with their towering, record-breaking creation:
Watch the rocket launch in the video below.
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7 things I learned about venture capital while interning at a VC firm
The idea behind venture capital is really quite simple: Pour money into companies to help them grow.
The nature of the industry may be straightforward, but it is marked by competitiveness, risky bets, and high turnover. A lot is up in the air.
After interning at a VC firm, I've gained enlightening experience that has helped reveal the thought process behind these life-changing investments.
I still subscribe to the idea that the best people and companies will get the money they need.
However, I think that learning a few concepts will help you better understand the process of raising money, and perhaps give you a leg up.
Here are seven insights I picked up behind the scenes that I will be sure to consider before building my next company:
1. People win
Speculating on ideas is really hard. Why? Because they are fluid and incessantly seem to change (pivot). That is why investors often invest in the people before the idea.
They know that, in the long run, the best people will build the best businesses, not the other way around.
If you want to raise money, start by defining yourself as an entrepreneur and figure out your most valuable qualities.
2. Be direct
You'd be surprised by the number of entrepreneurs who struggle to present their brilliant ideas concisely and effectively.
Forget the fancy keynotes and distracting animations. You should be able to deliver your pitch so that potential investors can make a decision based on facts and intuition, not fluff.
3. Make it easy
Make it really simple for VC firms to understand you as a company, and, even more than that, the ecosystem you belong to as a whole.
Be transparent with all your information. You want the firm to be able to perform due diligence and make the best decision quickly. The more you hide, the more questions will arise.
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