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Ask HN: Should I intern at a Startup or a small Venture Firm?

1 pointsby jimsojimover 9 years ago
I am planning to take next semester off and get some work experience under my belt. Now, I wanna get an opportunity to learn how startups operate, how they scale&#x2F;grow, mostly wanna get some insights in the growth area. So now I am in little dilemma here, I got this internship opportunity from a small size Korean venture firm, and I am also applying to various small-size startups, and I am confused which one to go for.<p>So given i&#x27;ve 6 months, which one do you guys think is worth putting my time into? A startup or a venture firm. And just to be clear, both of them are small size and not very well known across globe.

3 comments

gtpasqualover 9 years ago
Honestly, Venture Capital firm.<p>You probably still don&#x27;t know about the hierarchy that exists in the industry, but I&#x27;ll just say that VCs are usually in the best position.
BorisMelnikover 9 years ago
venture firm - if you told me you wanted to learn how to program or design, I&#x27;d say startup but def sounds like this meets your needs. I notice you are at KAIST assuming you are Korean so definitely the Korean aspect will somewhat match culture wise, hopefully.
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gesmanover 9 years ago
Definitely venture firm.<p>Basically being closer to the source of money and to decision making people is a good idea.