Akriti Roy 
Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you’ve survived at least one semester of living, working, dating, AND doomscrolling from bed. Maybe you just completed your second “Virtual Internship”—or, let’s be honest, your mom made your cousin give you benchmarks over Facetime. Now you’re asking: does any of this count as real work experience or is it … Read more
Picture this: You, unshowered since Wednesday, in pajamas from two colleges ago, “networking” in a breakout room with three interns who haven’t unmuted since May. Welcome to the darkly glorious era of the Virtual Internship, college edition — where your biggest office drama is whether your cat will jump into your frame, or if your … Read more
It’s 2025. The hottest trend on campus? Not TikTok karaoke, not oat milk lattes, but the humble, soul-shredding virtual internship cover letter. That’s right—the only thing standing between you and getting paid to answer Zoom polls in your pajamas is a document so notoriously ignored, even ChatGPT has nightmares about it. Every job board, career … Read more
Picture this: You, “working,” hunched over a laptop in your childhood bedroom, a coffee-stained mug labeled “CEO of Stress” beside you, camera off, and a dog barking somewhere in the background. Congratulations, you’re the new face of labor in America—a virtual intern. Welcome to the Future of Work-from-Home Internships, where the only thing thinner than … Read more
Ah, the American grant application: where you beg faceless institutions to shower you with “free” money—and they ask for more paperwork than a government conspiracy theory. Have an idea that will “change the world” (or at least a TikTok trend)? Want to fund it without maxing out your fourth credit card? Congratulations, you now need … Read more
So you’ve been told you need a “business plan with financial projections”—just a simple 60-page novella outlining how you’ll go from “vibes and ambition” to IPO before your student loans enter repayment, right? Maybe you even downloaded that free template, stared at it for three hours, and wondered if you could just submit your TikTok … Read more
Pop quiz: What’s longer than your college thesis, duller than your roommate’s PowerPoint decks, and more stressful than accidentally sending your bank info to a phishing email? Correct! It’s the business plan for US startup funding. Welcome, brave founder, to the part of entrepreneurship nobody put in the Instagram highlights: the grueling, soul-roasting, Excel-cursed process … Read more
Picture it: You, hunched over your laptop at 1:47 AM, sipping who-knows-what from a Starbucks cup, ready to launch The Next Big Thing on Kickstarter. Maybe you’re planning the world’s first Bluetooth-connected avocado, or a line of eco-friendly, pet-sized joggers. (Please don’t.) Whatever your hustle—reality check—you NEED a business plan for crowdfunding. Not just a … Read more
Welcome, hustler, side-hustler, or just-surviving-inflation survivor. Today’s episode: how to craft a Business Plan just irresistible enough that an “angel investor” (aka—rich person with trust issues) might actually bet on you instead of… literally any other human with a Gmail account. If you think angel investors like risk, just remember: their idea of risk is … Read more
So, you want money. Not, like, “buy an overpriced latte” money real, grown-up, wire-transfer cash that lands you somewhere between “not broke” and “LinkedIn influencer.” Congratulations! You’re one business plan, many sleepless nights, and a possibly questionable slide deck away from pitching to investors who’ve seen it all: hype, hope, and horror stories disguised as … Read more