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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 [...]

BrightRoller

Written by: In: Summer 2010

23 Jul 2010

Week 5 is over and done with and it was another great one for all the TEC interns, myself included.  It was a mellow week at BrightRoll for me because the whole entire team from all across the country came into San Francisco for the week for the annual sales conference.  I finished up a [...]

We are now more than half way through with the TEC 2010 program heading into the final stretch with only 3 weeks left.  Week 4 was amazing, with the climax of the week being jumping out of an airplane at 13,000 feet with fellow interns, JP and Amelia (Amelia’s friend, Zach, came along for the [...]

One of the commonalities between the people I have met over the past couple weeks is that a lot of their success has come in part due to long-term lasting relationships that they have developed over the past several years.  One of the unique parts of the True Ventures TEC program is that on a [...]

Another busy week!

Written by: In: Summer 2010

28 Jun 2010

Week three was just as exciting as the first two and I am amazed at how fast this program is flying by us.  Before we know it, we will all be going our separate ways in less than 5 weeks.   Because our time in San Francisco with True Ventures is going by so quickly, I [...]

Week 2 in San Francisco

Written by: In: Summer 2010

21 Jun 2010

After two weeks in San Francisco, I can comfortably say that I am now settled into the busy life I’ll be living for the next 6 weeks.  Trying to run my business, and focus on my work at Bright Roll has been difficult, but I have been able to find a good balance between work [...]

Week 1 at TEC

Written by: In: Summer 2010

10 Jun 2010

First week at the True Ventures TEC program; where should I start?!  First off, I am Connor Hood, from Austin, TX.  I am a rising Senior at Babson College which is a small school out in Boston that’s main focus in Entrepreneurship.  I’ve founded a few companies in the past; the most recent is a [...]


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.