I am really confused as to should i executing on the start up ideas that i have or should i concentrate on developing my skills more.
One of my friend has already started working on his start up and has even got funding and that is making me jealous too!
I am in B.tech first year computer science.
Here are the things that i am good at
Further i want to intern at a start up.
But a lot of start ups don’t take first years. Are these skills sufficient for an internship?
It would really help me out if somebody can guide me in the right direction.
Thank you!
asha chaudhry
hey attreya,
don’t be jealous baba!! sumant mandal told all of us to stop reading techcrunch if it made us feel lousy :)))))
https://www.therodinhoods.com/forum/topics/open-house-sept-13-no-table-with-sumant
pls go through our jobs section – a lot of folks are looking for passionate folks with certain skill sets – you just might get an internship!
pls add your twitter handle at the end – i’ll need it to make you famous over twitter :))))
ps: search “intern” on trhs – you will come across startups that help interns – do connect with them
eg https://www.therodinhoods.com/forum/topics/6-reasons-why-you-should-start-hiring-interns-3-why-you
https://www.therodinhoods.com/forum/topics/food-hack-for-productivity
Rishi
#1. I think you could do both (learning and starting up) simultaneously. If it’s a consumer facing application/service, pick some project/idea that you can connect with and start working on it. Don’t worry too much about building a business out of it at this stage. Chances are, most likely, you’ll come up with better ideas and real problems you’d like to tackle as you work on it. Most of the times the idea people start with changes significantly as they progress, and that’s okay as long as you’re learning from it quickly. If it’s something that helps businesses, go talk to 20 businesses who you think will need that solution and get their inputs before you start working on it. Focus on their problem(s) and not your solution when you talk to them. Not a guarantee you’ll get the right inputs at this stage but at least you’ll get some inputs. P.S. Great start with hackstories btw.
#2. Don’t pay too much attention to funding news/events. Most funded startups eventually die. I personally think it’s okay to be jealous/worried etc. because that’s human; at least you have b*lls to admit that you’re. However, don’t let that distract you. 🙂
#3. On internship, many startups will be more than happy to hire interns irrespective of where you’re in your college/career if you have what they are looking for. Most startups don’t like resumes so may be you could share samples of work/portfolio/github link etc. to help people get a sense of how good you are.
Attreya Bhatt
Thankyou for the help 🙂
Attreya Bhatt
That helped me a lot!
Thankyou for all the effort 🙂
I have a portfolio though.
It’s online
http://www.attreya.in
and
https://www.behance.net/attreya
Alok Rodinhood Kejriwal
I would STRONGLY recommend working someplace
Its simple maths
You have 50 years to do something.
Its tough getting employed at 30 but easy to startup.
Then why startup at 20 and land up working for someone (if things don’t work) at 30?
Attreya Bhatt
Instead of working for someone isn’t it just easier to generate some passive sources of income by making some small products and then start a startup?
p.s – Thankyou for your suggestion 🙂
p.p.s- UPDATE : I got an internship at a startup