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How I landed an internship at a Y Combinator Startup
- TimJRobinson 14y agoI'm actually wondering why getting an internship is so hard, I thought most startups would love having other helping hands on board for free and being able to help them learn at the same time? I haven't had any interns yet but would like to take one or two onboard soon (once we get a real physical office in a month or two). For those who have taken on interns did you find it was a good or bad experience? Would you recommend it for a relatively new startup? (1 year old, launched and ramen profitable but with no employees) I love teaching and helping others so thought it would be fun and a great win-win way to both help a student and get their help in return, but am interested in hearing others thoughts on it.
- smit 14y agoTim, So I wasn't looking for a completely free internship because I've seen a lot of startups who want to get "free labor" than actually provide anything in return. That being said, there are a lot of startups like yours who might actually provide value to the interns. Also I didn't want to commit to something I wasn't going to like doing since mediocrity is the worst enemy of startups.Due to this a lot of startups are skeptical of hiring interns. It really depends on the person. Its my second day at Flightfox and I love what I am doing and know the business inside out. I am as passionate about it as the founders. My view is that the really great interns come to you rather than you going out to search for them :)