Applications for Rock Health are currently open.  Healthcare deserves talented entrepreneurs, and we’re helping them succeed.

Rock Health’s 4-month accelerator program takes place in San Francisco, with two cohorts each year.  Startups receive:

• An elective $100,000 convertible note
• $30,000 worth of goods, services, and discounts (from Apple, SalesForce, AWS, oDesk, and more)
• Mentorship and weekly workshops from experts in business, strategy, design, health policy and more
• Medical expertise and guidance from Kaiser Permanente, the Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School, and UCSF
• Access to a top-tier network of partners, in healthcare and beyond
• Office space in downtown San Francisco

So if you, a fellow classmate, a loved one, or a frenemy has a great health startup idea, applications are open through March 17th: http://bit.ly/12SWoTN.  The program will begin June 10th.

From Facebook:

This summer we are looking to hire a Strategic Clients Services – Mid-Market Sales Intern. See link for more information: https://www.facebook.com/careers/department?dept=interns&req=a2KA0000000HVOEMA4

The job is posted on Career Hub, but please apply through Facebook as well.

From JCPenney:

JCPenney is currently transforming itself as a company.  We intend to revitalize jcp as a brand…and in doing so revolutionize retail as an industry.

A major point of focus in this effort will be taking advantage of emerging technologies.  To do this effectively we’re building an “Innovation Lab” tasked with exploring great ideas and turning the best ones into reality.  This summer, we’re bringing together a small group of exceptional students with different backgrounds and skill-sets for a unique internship opportunity.  Our plan is to find amazing software developers, designers, UX/UI specialists, and MBA students with tech backgrounds (where you come in), give them priority projects to focus on and see what they are able to accomplish.

If you’re interested in learning more please see our job description on the HBS job board, or feel free to reach out to me directly.

Nick Ens

T3, jcp:  San Francisco

nens@jpc.com

PayPal is building the next generation of payments products to help merchants – both online and offline – please their customers while taking payments.  We are looking for an intern to join our PayPal Here product management team for the summer to help us accelerate our progress and bring in some fresh ideas.

The best person for this role is passionate about creating exceptional user experiences, understands the needs of both small businesses and their customers, and can simplify complex systems into a phenomenal experience – all while meeting PayPal’s business objectives.

Website: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/credit-card-reader

Responsibilities

• Manage several high priority projects from start to finish with minimal supervision
• Write specs for the project & work with the design team to get the user experience right
• Work with development team to translate product needs into code
• Ensure product quality throughout the entire development cycle
• Help PayPal Here succeed as the preferred payments provider for small businesses
• Make sure that we use metrics to drive the success of products and integrate usability studies, research and market analysis into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction
• Get stuff done in a constantly evolving environment – whatever it takes to get the product out the door

Requirements

• BA/BS in an analytical field (engineering, science, math, business/economics), Student at top MBA program
• Has worked in the technology industry in some fashion, understands the technology development lifecycle
• Basic understanding of the mobile payments space
• Fanatic about details
• Able to have a deep conversation with both a developer and a copywriter
• Interested in the mobile payments industry
• Able to handle many things at the same time

 Contact Tony Leach at chleach@paypal.com with your resume and a cover letter to apply. 

Hi Wendi and Adelyn,

This is an exciting agency doing really interesting work on technology policy in DC.  The internship would most likely qualify to receive funds from the Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship given that it is a government position.

OSTP Student Internship Program—Summer 2013

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is currently accepting applications for its Summer 2013 Student Volunteer Program.  The application deadline is 11:59pm Friday, February 22nd.  Students who are U.S. citizens and who will be actively enrolled during the Fall 2013 semester are welcome to apply.

More information and application instructions are available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/about/student/.

About OSTP.  The Office of Science and Technology Policy advises the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. The office serves as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans and programs of the Federal Government.

About the Student Intern Program.  Student Volunteers are accepted for one of three annual terms (Spring, Summer, or Fall), which each last no more than 90 days. While these positions are without compensation, the assignments provide educational enrichment, practical work experience, and network opportunities with other individuals in the science and technology policy arena

For questions, please contact Lauren Andersen, landersen@ostp.eop.gov.

Lauren Andersen
Policy Advisor
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President

What: TripAdvisor Company Presentation, recruiting full time hires for the Product Rotation Program

When: 30 Jan (Wednesday), 3:30PM

Where: Aldrich 9

For more details about the company, please visit www.work4.tripadvisor.com. For more about the role, please refer to the job posting on Career Hub.

Interested folks, please feel free to reach out to me at arindammukherjee@tripadvisor.com or amukherjee@mba2011.hbs.edu

Founder who previously launched business development at first start-up as first employee taking revenue from $500k-$12 million in b2b media working on first solo project.

Launching new consumer technology business aimed at vertical (hospitality, luxury) from previous start up.  Have access into the space so competitive advantage for customer development and bd though could use a partner to help coach a bit with financial model and investor deck (have a pro on my team who’s great at modeling/decks though I’m looking to build knowledge on my own mainly to be best prepared).  Flexible to find synergy happy to pay cash for finished product or equity for further involvement/coaching.  It’s been vetted by founders of $250 million company and have great partners (Elliott Bisnow http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2013/01/02/club-ted-inside-summits-powder-mountain-entrepreneur-camp/) endorsing the idea.

Aram Taghavi, Principal and Founding Member, Bisnow Media
aram@bisnow.com
202 731 5217