One of the best experiences thus far in my MBA career has been my participation as an InSITE Fellow. You can read more about what we do on the InSITE website, but essentially it’s a small group of NYU and Columbia Law and Business students that consult with startup companies as they seek first round VC funding.
We help to refine their business models and nail down their VC pitches to a point where we feel comfortable putting them in front of any VC. We take on five companies each semester, and at the end, we hold a pitch event where the companies pitch to our venture capital sponsors. There’s good coverage of the most recent December pitch event here. InSITE also provides other awesome opportunities such as a career night to network with InSITE alumni in various corporte, startup, and VC roles, as well as speaker events such as last year’s talk by Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures.
Okay, I’m done with the ‘sell.’ Hopefully you see the value and choose to apply. Check out InSITE’s recent blog post for deadlines more info about the application process. Good luck!
