The Start! Program distills our longer programs
into two weeks - ideal for students who want
international experience without sacrificing
semester coursework or summer opportunities.
During your micro-internship, you can expect to
work on a small team of Sage Corps Fellows to
complete a consulting project for a global
startup, while also taking advantage of everything
your program city has to offer. It’s great for
anyone interested in gaining real-world
consulting and startup experience!
Before the program begins, you’ll have access to
the same online curriculum as our full-time
Fellows. Then, Fellows will divide into teams of 3–
4 and work together to build solutions from
scratch for our partner startups. Over the next
two weeks, you and your team will conduct
research and build a pitch deck to be presented
to the “client” startup (usually their CEO or CTO).
Along the way, you’ll attend professional events
in the startup community, enjoy some free time
to explore your host city, and get to know a like-
minded group of top students from around the
world.
PROJECT EXAMPLES START!PROGRAM
The X team is seeking students to develop and executean email marketing plan targeting existing users andpotential early adopters, as well as the core racingcommunity in X. The team will plan an email marketingflow/map, schedule of activities, design templates andcontent, and execute this for the start of 2019. The teamwill need to consider the approach to analytics,research email marketing best practices, optimizeUX/UI, write persuasively and creatively, andunderstand mobile apps, as most of X team’s usersaccess its data via the app.
Marketing
Company X is looking at expanding to new markets andrequires an updated customer acquisition strategy. Tothat end, the team is looking for students who willimmerse themselves in the industry of x, especiallyunderstanding the US and EU markets. The analysis willinclude a full description of the market developmentover the last ten years and a forecasting model tounderstand the key drivers of the market in the future.The team is expected to describe and show thepotential impact of multiple scenarios that could leadto growth, shrinking or stagnation of the market.
Sales/Business Development
Company X is a coding bootcamp that allowsparticipants to become proficient in softwaredevelopment through a 12 week course. One ofcompany X’s main value propositions is that it helpsgraduates attain full time jobs within 3 months of theend of the program. In order to help streamline thisprocess, company X is looking for a team of studentsthat are able to create an online platform that allowspotential employers to view the profiles of recentgraduates and contact them for interviews. The teamshould start with idea conception and deliver acompleted draft of the platform, using specifiedprogram languages, to the team at the end of the 2-week program.
Tech
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FAQStudents will be placed in teams accordingto role closer to the program start date,once enrollment is complete. Each teamwill consist of 3-4 fellows, and they will work
directly with the startup throughout theprogram.
Matching
Housing is dependent on the program city.Please contact us directly [email protected] for more
info on housing.
Housing
Sage Corps plans and attends professionaldevelopment events with studentsthroughout the program. Additionally, anexcursion outside of the program city will
take place between week 1 and week 2 ofthe program. The price of events and theexcursion are included in the price of theprogram.
Events and Excursion
A Sage Corps HQ staff member will be ineach city for the duration of the 2-week
program. The staff member will lead theprogram, help support students on theirprojects, schedule events, attend theexcursion, and is available 24/7 in case ofemergency.
Staff
The X team is looking to do exploratory data analysisregarding a previously completed market researchsurvey. The team is looking for students who will fullyimmerse themselves in the data set, and thinkanalytically and strategically about what the datashows and how that information can be used to expandthe company’s market reach. By identifying trends inthe data, and understanding the relationships betweenvariables, the students should create a detailed reportand presentation with evidence-basedrecommendations for company X.
Data
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