EP 177 Creating International Internship Programs for University Students

Preparing our future founders and leaders with meaningful internships is a gift that keeps on giving.

Our guest, Fredrik van Huynh, is an award-winning Swedish-Cambodian Entrepreneur, and the Co-Founder of Absolute Internship, a leading global internship program matching university students with internships in-person and remote at top companies around the globe.

Since 2009, Absolute Internship has helped over 5,000 students with more than 800 corporate partners in world-class cities including Barcelona, Beijing, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm and Tokyo.

While developing marketable skills for future employment, the program empowers interns to step outside their comfort zone, explore new cultures and gain a global perspective that employers all around the world increasingly seek and value.

To learn more about Absolute Internship visit: https://absoluteinternship.com.

Connect with Fredrik and Absolute Internship via these social platforms:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredrikvanhuynh/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fvanhuynh and https://twitter.com/AbsoluteInterns
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freddievanhuynh/ and https://www.instagram.com/absoluteinternship/

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00:00 - Meet Fredrik van Huynh!
08:00 - Fredrik's awe*mazing origin story
20:55 - why bootstrapping is key for a startup's success
22:20 - the real story behind proving value prop
25:25 - you have to believe in what you're doing
37:35 - how Fredrik know when his startup became profitable and sustainable
39:20 - let the work do the talking - Stitch That On A Pillow
43:00 - balancing scaling with maintaining a lean startup
51:00 - it doesn’t matter what your background is, you can do anything you want in the world
1:01:57 - how Fredrik responded when a private equity firm offered to by his business

Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!

Ande ♥
Ande Lyons
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