Breaking into startups: three practical examples
So, what do you need to do?
It’s actually quite simple.
It’s actually quite simple.
- You need to find a startup. It doesn’t matter if they’re looking for an intern or not. You can CREATE your own opportunities (I’ll go more in-depth on this soon).
- Once you’ve done that, you need to find a problem. This can be as simple as “their website deters customers from purchasing their
Opportunities // Jai Relan

Here are some things I believe to be true about emailing startups.
One, you can email any company you would like to work for, no matter what. This is true even if they don’t have a job posted on their website. Even if they say they are only hiring in one specific city. Even if they say you need a specific college... See more
Problem
Proposal
- figure out what the startup needs
- dig deep - the founding team has already spent hundreds if not thousands of hours on every nut and bold - there is a very low probability of them missing a very superficial/ obvious suggestion
- understand and use the product - don’t try and work for a product until and unless you swear by it
Proposal
- give them