Startup founders “build in public” to get users.
In college, I “built in public” to get offers and interviews.
My name is Skyler Basco, and my story goes like this.
In 2021, I was rejected by all of my dream Ivy League universities.
So I attended a non target university.
But when I started my first semester, I saw everyone from top tier schools already landing internships for the summer.
And after applying to hundreds of internships, all I got was “unfortunately” emails and ghosted applications.
All that was going through my head was:
I don’t have an Ivy League degree.
I don’t have any connections in tech.
I don’t have the best coding skills.
But I stumbled across a quote that said:
“No matter what you do, if you create content on it, you will outperform the competition.”
So I became active on LinkedIn and various tech communities throughout college.
If I won a hackathon, I posted about it.
If I built a personal website, I posted about it.
If I spoke at a tech even...
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