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Ask HN: Should I intern at a Startup or a small Venture Firm?
I am planning to take next semester off and get some work experience under my belt. Now, I wanna get an opportunity to learn how startups operate, how they scale/grow, mostly wanna get some insights in the growth area. So now I am in little dilemma here, I got this internship opportunity from a small size Korean venture firm, and I am also applying to various small-size startups, and I am confused which one to go for.
So given i've 6 months, which one do you guys think is worth putting my time into? A startup or a venture firm. And just to be clear, both of them are small size and not very well known across globe.
- gtpasqual 11y agoHonestly, Venture Capital firm. You probably still don't know about the hierarchy that exists in the industry, but I'll just say that VCs are usually in the best position.
- gesman 11y agoDefinitely venture firm. Basically being closer to the source of money and to decision making people is a good idea.
- BorisMelnik 11y agoventure firm - if you told me you wanted to learn how to program or design, I'd say startup but def sounds like this meets your needs. I notice you are at KAIST assuming you are Korean so definitely the Korean aspect will somewhat match culture wise, hopefully.
- jimsojim 11y agoNo, I am an international student here :-) but thanks for the advice