Through GEI, students have benefitted first-hand from experiencing startup life, applying their skills and talents in real work, and broadening their perspectives on entrepreneurship through immersion in cultures across the world.
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I interned remotely with Wonder Workshop, a robotics and education startup based in Silicon Valley. As a Marketing Intern, my role involved creating and designing digital content for their social media platforms as well as posters/worksheets for classrooms that uses our robots. I also dabbled with the company’s data analytics, making charts and graphs for meetings. I’d say my experience interning remotely was very pleasant because the people I worked with were very nice and understanding especially regarding the time difference! Not only did I get to save money on transport and meals, I also got to work more comfortably which made me enjoy working a lot more.
I was a Social Media And Content Intern at Maria 01 which is a statup campus in Helsinki, Finland. I mainly managed all their social medias account and came up with new content that was featured online. I worked on newsletters alongside my supervisor and all in all, I truly enjoyed this internship! I am grateful for them as even though I am the only one working remotely, the team is still super inclusive.
GEIP was a great and valuable experience for me, alongside the exciting internship with The FinLab, I got the opportunity to learn from experts with the workshops conducted by the trainers at Reactor and Highspark to develop and build my startup idea with the guidance from the GIA team!
My GEIP experience was actually what helped me land my current role at a startup called Aimazing, after I shared with the team what I accomplished with GEIP and The FinLab!
I was on GEIP from March to August 2020. I interned with a startup called X0PA Ai, which developed a platform to scale the recruitment process for companies. During my internship, I had the chance to work with colleagues from other X0PA offices in London and India.
Through the GEIP Startup Challenge I had a chance to further develop my business idea for TableTalk, a card game I developed with my team to help people facilitate conversations about the important questions in life. We pitched and secured a grant from The Sandbox. We went on Kickstarter to seek additional funding from backers. We received over $11,000 from the Kickstarter campaign, giving us the resources to move into card production!
My boss encouraged us to think out of the box. I have learnt to always go after my passions, instead of going towards the norm. This is something he taught me well.
I became more confident. It made me open my eyes, it made me realise there is much more out there. I want to try out new things and work overseas for a while.
After the 6 months, my perspective changed. The way I think of design, the way I think of business ideas and how to implement it, bolstered to the next level.
I really learned a lot about people skills, how to work efficiently, to prioritize things that are more important and to really complete your tasks on time.
This internship makes me step out of my comfort zone because I am in a new place and I have to adapt to his new environment around me. In most startups, we don’t just usually stick to what you job description says, you start doing things outside of what your job description actually encompasses.
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