While there aren't nearly enough, there are
several incubator programs out there for startups in most of the major
cities with thriving startup cultures. These programs provide
early-stage companies with funding, mentoring, and workspace among other
aid, but there are very few programs that help college students looking
for internships in the startup space to get connected with the
companies that need their help. One incubator program, StartupRoots,
is looking to change this trend with a brand new program aimed at
brining students and startups together, and they're starting in startup
mecca: Silicon Valley.
For computer science and business students who are looking to cut their teeth with a young startup, or for early-stage startups in need of some bright interns to help kick things in gear, the deadline to apply is this Thursday at midnight, so here are the details on the program. StartupRoots is a 10 week program running from June to August that consists of three main parts for students: a non-paid internship with a startup, mentoring from weekly speakers, and networking with company execs and fellow interns.
StartupRoots already has several notable speakers lined up to participate in the program, including Steve Blank, Jeff Clavier, Robert Scoble, Ann Miura-Ko, Hiten Shah and Vivek Wadhwa. Last week I spoke with Gagan Biyani of StartupRoots who says that the program helps to level the playing field for students smaller companies competing with larger companies with recruitment budgets.
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Author: Chris Cameron
