Cagla Kaymaz (MBA 2021) reflects on her summer internship experience working remotely with Maverick Ventures, an early stage Venture Capital firm based in San Francisco. [...]

Kenneth Chenault (MBA 2019) and Kevin Chenault (MBA 2021) discuss how they, along with Carter Lewis (MBA 2023) and their Anti-Racism Fund co-founders, transformed a GoFundMe project into a nonprofit organization dedicated to making long-term change. [...]

Actis, a global emerging markets private capital investment firm, discusses how they created an engaging and impactful summer internship experience amidst the shifting landscape of COVID-19. [...]

As part of my recruiting, I was able to meet on campus with Conor Walsh, Duolingo PM and HBS ‘18. Conor gave me context on what it was like to work at Duolingo as well as on the role of a PM on a day-to-day basis. This help was particularly useful because I had never worked in tech or in a PM role - I had previously worked in strategy and design consulting, but I really wanted to explore actually applying insights to change a real, live product. Over the summer, I got to do that and much more. [...]

I envisioned many scenarios for my summer and often questioned whether or not I would end up picking the ‘right’ thing. But deciding what is right for me can be a selfish way of thinking about where and how you’ll make a difference in the world. For me, the difference is deeply tied to surrounding myself with kind people, creating more good in the world, and protecting our wild and public lands. So much of my experience at Patagonia has shown me how to advocate for change, to live with authenticity, and to build beautiful products customers can appreciate without causing unnecessary harm. [...]