Ever wondered what kind of people have gone through the program, what our partner startups are doing or what’s going through our team members’ minds? Read all about it here!
Pauliina is one of the Startuplifers’ wize Gandalfs, also known as alumni. She did her internship in San Francisco at BetterDoctor, a healthcare data startup. She started as a Platform and Community Manager and took care of their developer community that had built itself around the company’s API. After a
In Startuplifers, we find the best startups in Singapore and San Francisco for Nordic students to try their wings at. One of the most frequent questions we are asked is what kind of startups we have. We get new companies onboard troughout the year, so the positions vary monthly. In
Hey hey hey, it’s fall again! You must be thinking about the next move in your life like we all are now that the summer’s over and it’s time to dive into studies or work again. Whether it’s about starting a new hobby, applying for a job for next year
Having said sad goodbyes to our dear Veera, Mirva and Laura, it is time to introduce the new team stepping into their red shoes. This bunch of curious weirdos has been working with the program for two weeks now, and the focus of the year to come is beginning to
I’ve been there too. Okay. I don’t know if you have. The feeling of looking at this preposterously cool-looking startup hustling bubble thing and thinking “I wish that was me but how the hell does one get there”. I’m so normal. I don’t even know what a startup is. I
This internship can change your career and the way you see the future. I ended up in Silicon Valley under rather unusual circumstances. During my 4th year of studying architecture at Aalto, I acquired an arm injury that made studying extremely difficult. While researching new technology that could help me,
Many designers look to pursue the admirable high-cultural career path as a designer: design school in London or Milan, art history of Middle Europe, AD positions in organizations that let you learn from the best. Few designers get their education only to make their way to Silicon Valley and to
Text by Emma Lundin I am currently at a place I’ve dreamed of for a long time. I’ve always loved to travel and experience new places, cities and cultures. When I visited California for the first time when I was a teenager I fell in love right away. To live
Interviews are like sales calls – situations where you can sell the best possible product: yourself. And just like you would never go to a customer call without some preparation, you really shouldn’t go to an interview either. Quite the opposite. We at Startuplifers pulled out some tips to help
Like in almost everything else in life, in order to succeed in a technical interview, you need practice, practice, practice (and a dash of good luck). We at Startuplifers want you to be as well equipped for your technical interview as possible. That’s why we are handing out hard copies
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