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@startuplifein
Time flies when you’re having fun, right? So ten days have passed in SF and a lot has happened. Maybe I try to start from the beginning.
I visited our offices on friday and was welcomed by the happy folks at 2bkco and Pingpin. I got immediately my hands dirty by assembling my ikea desk and a bit...
Wow! We really <3 Otto for his blogging. You get to see what happens in the first days of Startup Life - cool, huh!
Days in San Francisco
First interns have arrived to San Francisco: Otto, Pekka & Ilkka have been exploring the city for the past week. Among sushi, Stanford and startup events it's been also a week of hunting for apartments, getting to know the workplace and jumping headfirst into product development. Below some pictures from their first days.
First things first.
Evening at Nelli's - celebrating returning her thesis with friends from IDBM
Enjoying the coffee & great food!
Hint from home.
Otto & Ilkka brunching. Picture by Jemina Lehmuskoski
Stanford being majestetic.
Checkin' at Facebook. Photo by Pekka.
Very meta.
Sometimes #startuplife isn't half bad.
Not all sunshine in Califonia either.
Raimo's feelings just before leaving.
Hung made a great list of things to remember once in US.
So, San Francisco it is. Our plane touched down around 11:30pm local time being “only” about a few hours late. The trip didn’t go without minor problems, since already at Helsinki they had overbooked the plane. I got my place at the plane when it was missing maybe ten people in the end of...
Startup Life old-school: work like its 1994
Here are some excerpts from my diary during the first few months of the existence of Netscape Communications (All Praise the Company), back when we were still called Mosaic. Back when there were only 20 or 30 of us, instead of however-many thousands of people there are today. Back before we had any middle managers.
This is the time period that is traditionally referred to as ``the good old days,'' but time always softens the pain and makes things look like more fun than they really were. But who said everything has to be fun? Pain builds character. (Sometimes it builds products, too.)
So you want to go work for a startup? Perhaps this will serve as a cautionary tale..
The Netscape Dorm 1994 - 1996 by Jamie Zawinski
Chris Dixon gives hints on how to recruit programmers
I ended up applying for an internship in Silicon Valley via Startuplife in September and after a few twists and turns got a position at 2bkco as an intern from January to early April. I thought I’d try to chronicle my experiences one way or the other and ended up starting this blog.
So,...
One example of how to structure your CV for a startup. Make it real.
Announcing the batch 1/2012 interns of Startup Life
We're thrilled to announce our second batch of Startup Life interns. Starting their journey in Silicon Valley in a couple of weeks (or even days!) we have a great combination of students from all three Aalto-schools: industrial designers, software engineers, business students, all interning in world-changing startups. You'll get to know them better as the spring progresses, but here's a sneak peak to our new, brave bunch of interns.
Ilkka Kelaranta
Ilkka holds a BA in industrial design from Lahti Institute of Design, and is currently studying creative sustainability in Aalto. He'll be doingindustrial design for a robot company called Anybots. Ilkka is also crazy about motorcycles. Follow on Twitter: @ikelaranta
Anne Liiri
Anne is graduating in December 2011 from School of Economics, majoring in Management and Organizations. She will be working in Fremont for Apptivo as a marketing intern, analyzing the competitors and new marketing and sales concepts. Anne's favourite play: KY-Speksi! She has been working as a marketing coordinator in 2009 and in the events team in 2011. Follow on Twitter: @anneliiri
Raimo Tuisku
Raimo hails from Aalto University School of Science and Technology. Just graduated, he'llbe working in Uservoice as a Software Engineer in their software development team. Follow on Twitter: @raimo_t
Jussi Valtonen
Graduating from Aalto School of Science with a M.Sc in Industrial Engineering and Management. Jussi is going to intern at Eucalyptus focusing on the development and launch of its authorized partner program. His motto is not to believe in giving up.
Follow on Twitter: @jussivaltonen
Hung Dao
Hung studies Service Design Engineering in Aalto University of Technology. He will be interning at Pingpin helping develop awesome webapps. Hung loves graphic novels: checkout his humble little app, www.zocoi.com, a Youtube for graphic novels. His favorite TV show is Futurama. Follow on Twitter: @zocoi
Otto Vehviläinen
Otto comes from the department of engineering physics, from Aalto University School of Science. He'll be working at 2bkco as a web developer working on the company'sstill very very hush hush new project. He's very much into great coffee and wants to explore all the possibilities and different kinds that there are. Follow on Twitter: @mumakil
Pekka Hartikainen
Pekka truly is an Aalto-allrounder: graduated from both Helsinki School of Economics and Aalto University School of Art and Design, he also is a student in Aalto University School of Science and Technology. Pekka will be working for Pingpin as Frontend Engineer and UX Designer. His newest hobby is crossfit and he is hoping to continue exercising in SF. He's also looking forward to surfing in Santa Cruz during the weekends. You can find Pekkas blog at www.pekkahartikainen.fi. Follow on Twitter: @pastorator
The Unseen Sea - San Francisco in fog
Speaker Lineup for Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders W12 launched
The winter 2012 edition of the Draper Fisher Jurvetson Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar (DFJ ETL) kicks off Wednesday, January 18 in Stanford. Every Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 our Startup Life interns in SIlicon Valley will get to listen the insights of industry pioneers. For the rest of the world, the presentations will be available at the Stanford eCorner.
Names among the speakers for spring are Alex Osterwalder, the founder of Business Model Canvas and Reid Hoffmann, founder of LinkedIn. For a full list, check out STVPs blogpost.
A whole lot of launches from 1/2011: Grove.io and Zendesk being social!
One of the questions we get a lot with Startup Life is the day-to-day of the internships. What does one actually work with? How much responsibility? What kind of projects? Do they get published?
Obviously not all startup stories can be shared, but we're happy and proud to showcase two projects our summer 2011 interns have been involved with and that have beenlately publicized. Go check out Grove.io, the product Jori has been working with and the and the all new social features of Zendesk, a project Mikko has been involved with.
I went through YC as an intern, here’s what I learned by Swizec Teller
The whole summer was one huge experience I will always look back on fondly. Since I’m of a very forgetful nature I probably won’t remember much more than the general feeling and by the time I’m grampa age I will be telling war stories of this summer like a boss.
And I won’t even have to fabricate anything. The real story is good enough.
I went through YC as an intern, here's what I learned by Swizec Teller
San Francisco - the city by the Bay
Jobs 1/2012: Ditto looking for Generalist Engineer/Designer
Who: Ditto is a mobile startup working on two products. Our lead app Ditto (http://ditto.me) is an easy way to get recommendations about restaurants, movies, and things to do. Our new product has not yet launched. We’re passionate about technology for connecting people with their loved ones and friends. We’re founded Jyri Engeström the creator of Jaiku, and backed by True Ventures and Betaworks. We’re located in the Hayes Valley neighborhood in San Francisco. What: We’re looking for a team member who can work across the board - frontend, backend, or design. We're all about making tools people love - come build something fantastic with us! How: Contact Linda (linda.liukas (a) aaltoes.com)
Generalist Engineer / Designer
We’re looking for a team member who can work across the board - frontend, backend, or design.
Trying things out quickly with our users is a priority to us. We build our apps in short release cycles, often pushing updates multiple times a day. You’ll work on product with our small team and be a member of our Pirates and Ninjas office community, with opportunity to participate in as many (or few) game nights, meetups, and “15 minutes of genius” talks as you like.
Technologies we use include: Ruby, Git, Backbone JS, Heroku + EC2, App Engine, Objective-C (iOS) and Java (Android).
Should you join a startup? The answer is increasingly yes (Arctic Startup 5.9.2011)
As many of the applicants for batch 1/2012 are now interviewing for positions in companies, it's time to remind you about the perks of working in a startup.
Check out Ville's great post on Arctic Startup from early Septmber - Should you join a startup? The answer is increasingly yes
Worst case scenario, you learn tons (you learn more in a startup in 6 months than in a BigCo or in a university in 6 years. I did!), get friends for life when the small team gets jelled together and have a solid operational experience to show for it to your future employer. Better yet, in a case that shit hits the fan but the company has world class investors, the investors are likely to want to pull you to another rocketing startup. In short, you will be ahead of your peers regardless of what happens.
>> Should you join a startup? The answer is increasingly yes (Arctic Startup 5.9.2011)
Jobs 1/2012: MindSnacks looking more mobile engineers
Who: MindSnacks is creating a platform of multiplayer learning games across touch-based devices. MindSnacks currently has four apps in the App Store. Each one includes a variety of addictive mini-games that teach vocabulary, writing, reading and listening skills to foreign language learners. MindSnacks delivers learning in bite-sized lessons that can be accessed anywhere, and anytime. Oh, and they just raised a round of funding from Dave McClure, Felicis Ventures and Mitch Kapor. How: Apply at http://startuplife.in/apply-sv.html and mention Minsnacks For more: Ask Linda (linda.liukas (a) aaltoes.com)
Mobile Engineer
We are looking for exceptional Android and iOS engineers. You will play a vital role in getting our product into the hands of more people via Android and iOS phones, tablets and other touch-based devices. The impact that you’ll have on the success of the company will be enormous.
You will be joining a world-class engineering team that prides itself on shipping great products that people love. You’ll work with the latest technologies and have a meaningful stake in the success of the company. You’ll get in on the ground floor of a rapidly growing company that truly values its engineers.
Deep experience with the following:
Shipping non-trivial Android and/or iOS apps
Game development and frameworks Standard Android / iOS APIs and UI components
Web service integration
Automated testing Integration with analytics services
Some experience or interest in: Python for scripting and web services
Jobs 1/2012: Apptivo looking for business and design skills
Who: Apptivo is a startup located in Fremont, California. Apptivo provides free, business apps on the cloud to address the needs of startups, freelancers, the self employed, and Small to Medium sized Businesses (SMBs). Apptivo provides web-based tools for CRM, Invoicing, Project Management, eCommerce, Financials, and many other business processes. All the apps are interconnected and can be accessed with a single login. Apptivo recently closed its angel round of funding and is poised for super fast growth in the next few months.
For more info, go to: http://apptivo.com. Remember to follow Apptivo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/apptivo and on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/apptivo.
How: Apply at http://startuplife.in/apply-sv.html and mention Apptivo.
For more: Contact Lauri (lauri.lehtovuori (a) aaltoes.com)
Description of types of roles Apptivo is looking to fill:
1. Creative Marketing Intern
The person we wish to hire should be a creative genius and out of the box thinker who loves to bring new ideas to life.
Should be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
Familiar with social media not just from the point of view of daily use but also from the point of view of marketing
Should have excellent writing skills to come up with copy which converts users like crazy
Should be able to analyze competitors marketing initiatives and figure out what works and what does not and replicate the good aspects quickly
Prior experience in marketing role in a startup is a huge plus.
Should be extremely comfortable in a multi-cultural environment
2. Sales Intern
An extroverted personality and should be able to talk his/her way out of the most difficult situations with a smile on the face
Should love to go out and meet people and follow up the next day to convert potential customers to registered customers
Should be interested in technology and tech startups, and be comfortable in a multi-cultural environment
Must be capable of carrying out conversations with CEOs, marketing managers and engineers alike
Should be able to translate marketing efforts to sales
3. Design Intern
Excellent graphic design skills
Website design experience a huge plus
User Interface design experience a huge plus
Excellent communication skills needed to understand others ideas and communicate his/her own ideas
Familiarity with the standard design tools like photoshop, illustrator etc. is a must
Should be able to work on tight deadlines and be willing to go through multiple iterations when necessary
