Archive for August, 2010

Welcome students! You’ve arrived on this blog by some internet route, And you may be wondering what TEC is about. So you like entrepreneurship and want a sneak peek? You’ll work at a young startup for most of the week. Your projects this summer will put you on the map, Like websites, and models, and [...]

Hi all, This past week has come and gone so quickly I can barely believe that the TEC program will last just one more week.  This past week our required reading was a book called Mastering the VC Game by Jeffrey Bussang.  In this book venture capitalist and entrepreneur Jeff Bussang provides readers with an insider’s [...]

I’m All In

Written by: In: Summer 2010

4 Aug 2010

Jon Callaghan, partner at True Ventures, said it himself: When you’re on the drug, you’ll know it…You’ve got to be all in.  Otherwise it’s just a hobby” After living out in San Francisco for eight weeks and experiencing what it’s like to be a TEC intern at True Ventures, I can now confidently say that [...]

I’ve tried to think a lot about what to leave a potential reader with in my last blog post, since these are the ones prospective applicants are most likely to see when landing on the blog. If I were in your shoes, what would I want to know? In fact, what did I want to [...]

Great new start

Written by: In: Summer 2010

3 Aug 2010

This week, as we wrapped up the TEC program with our last meeting, I had the realization that the summer semester is coming to an end, and I only have one more month before going back to school. Today, I was offered to continue working at Spectrum Bridge while I continue my education, on a [...]

Great lessons

Written by: In: Summer 2010

3 Aug 2010

Mallory Short and I talked to Spectrum Bridge’s CEO Richard Licursi about two weeks ago, we discussed the position of Spectrum Bridge and how the future looks for the company, and it looks very promising. Spectrum Bridge aims to become the household name, the first name you think about when you think about Spectrum, and they [...]

Time always seem to pass more quickly when your having fun. These past few weeks spent interning at Spectrum Bridge and with TEC have come and gone faster than I expected. I want to start by thanking everyone at True Ventures for an amazing opportunity. I have gain valuable information that you cannot pay for, [...]

My summer experience

Written by: In: Summer 2010

3 Aug 2010

I guess it’s time to take a look back on the summer. Being involved with TEC has been a great experience for me in a lot of ways. I got to meet a lot of really awesome people at True Ventures and Valencell, as well as interact with all of the other interns in the [...]

10:30 – 6:30 at Vurve, 12 books, 8 blogs posts, a handful of new technologies, Post-PC Era analysis, TEC Commercial, Final Presentation for Vurve, network of influential VCs and entrepreneurs, friendships for a life time. Priceless! As I read through all the blogs I have posted this summer, I can’t help but to feel sad [...]

Hi all, These past eight weeks have truly come and gone faster than I could have imagined.  I can very clearly recall arriving at the the Pier 38 office where I first met Adam and JP for the first time.  This was followed by a game of pool in which Tyler and myself (Team SendMe) [...]


What is TEC?

The True Entrepreneur Corps is an internship program developed by True Ventures to pair undergraduate students with our portfolio companies for a summer of learning and innovation.

This summer, participating True companies include bloomspot, BrightRoll, Fitbit, Kiip, KISSmetrics, Loggly, Schematic Labs, Socialcast, Sparked, Tello, WeGame, and a stealth company.