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Josh, 22, is a fresh graduate of University of Santo Tomas’ AB Legal Management program, and was an intern in Machine Ventures from August to October 2015 before eventually becoming an official employee of Machine. He has been working closely on creating one of Machine’s apps called HeyKuya, a text concierge service in the Philippines. As an intern, he helped start and establish the initial working for the HeyKuya service, as well as responding to user inquiry and requests.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nSince time immemorial, I\u2019ve always told myself that I will never work within the confines of the corporate cubicle a.k.a the typical 9-5 corporate job. I\u2019m not saying that corporate jobs are bad and all. My adventurous lifestyle and enthusiastic approach on life just won\u2019t last long in a traditional business. Corporations offer a lot of perks to hook a fresh grad like me. Offers come in different forms: high pay checks, company cars, gym access, etc. Machine Ventures, on the other hand, offered me just one promise \u2013 I\u2019ll get to witness the birth of company. For an aspiring entrepreneur like me, it\u2019s the only perk I\u2019ll ever need at this point. I mean, it\u2019s not everyday you\u2019d get to pioneer emerging companies, right? I\u2019ve been enjoying every working day since I started about a month ago. It\u2019s not the kind of work environment where you\u2019ll start to long for the weekend when it\u2019s just Monday. And here, we don\u2019t have to compete with nor impress anyone. You\u2019ll get to work with highly competent and talented people who will motivate you to learn and do your best! Yes, I know. I know what you are thinking. It sounds too good to be true. But it is!<\/p>\n
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Nico, 21, just graduated from the BS Entrepreneurship program of De La Salle University-Manila, and, just like Josh, was an intern in Machine Ventures from August to October 2015 before eventually becoming an official employee. And also like Josh, he was also closely involved in creating HeyKuya. Along with Josh, he helped lay down the groundwork for HeyKuya, and continues to be involved with the app today by responding to user concerns and requests.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nI am a fresh graduate and I’ve been an aspiring entrepreneur since high school. But I’ve never been so sure with what business to start, because I don’t have the resources or the expertise to give me a competitive edge in a particular industry or niche market. Since graduating, I\u2019ve been looking for work experience in the hopes of acquiring relevant skills and understanding better how I could establish an entrepreneurial career for myself in the long term. I have interned for a few companies and I was constantly disappointed because I felt that I wasn\u2019t learning much from them. I always thought of my ideal internship as one where you were treated like a real employee or partner, with serious responsibilities and challenges, and the opportunity to grow with the organization as they involve you with the nitty-gritty of management and strategies to build the business. Instead, I\u2019ve worked for companies where I was given menial tasks, such as photocopying, packing brochures, organizing databases and such. After my third internship, I told myself I wanted a better learning experience. I decided I wanted to work for a startup, because unlike established companies, startups value their interns for their autonomous creativity and contribution to the organization\u2019s development. And then I discovered Machine Ventures. On my first day, I immediately got this startup vibe upon entering the room. It wasn\u2019t like any of the previous offices I\u2019ve worked for: crowded, systematic, and corporate. For Machine, it was more like it\u2014I had a better feel of the work environment. Although small, it was fresh and full of potential. As soon as I started, I was involved with HeyKuya, an SMS-based personal assistant. I was given the concept of what the startup was about during the interview, but it was afterwards when I realized that we were literally starting from scratch! My co-intern and I didn\u2019t have anything to work on because there really was no product yet. We pioneered HeyKuya along with the founders by making use of what we have and we can do with our laptops to create a business out of the idea. And today, just a little over a month after we began, I was able to observe first-hand how the idea grew into something with a hundred users out of nothing! It is a very fulfilling experience, and there is so much growth potential for the startup and to anyone who is a part of it. Thanks to Machine Ventures, I\u2019ve found myself in a community of entrepreneurs who transform ideas into companies. I am able to work with a lot of brilliant minds who know how to innovate and build the businesses of the future. I am definitely at the right place with the right team, learning what it takes to be a true entrepreneur.<\/p>\n
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