leon khoshnevis

Hey everyone, I'm the founder of a nonprofit at my University (UCSB) called SBVenture, we help startups using various student services. We have a blog called the "Startup Spotlight" where thousands of students from various universities across the West Coast (including UCLA, Stanford, and Berkeley) read about founders and their stories (20,000 views this month). Looking to interview founders on...

im trying to gauge all founders who have onboarded students for short-term projects/internships (1 month - 1 year max). Firstly, what tasks did you give the student? Was the overall impact positive negative or neutral, and what were some factors that led to that conclusion?

I’ve noticed a cycle where startups reach a plateau, momentum slows and founder meetings feel like an echo chamber. Usually this is solved by a random outside perspective that seemed very obvious in hindsight. And so I wonder if theres a solution… I currently go to a university and so usually these outside perspectives come from students. SO I ASK ALL FOUNDERS: If someone randomly dropped...

Wondering how many existing users or followers on social media you guys had prior to launching on product hunt? Does it help having a small community before launching VS your first ever public announcement of your product being on product hunt.