Founders office

Founder’s Office Intern

Location: Bhubaneswar

Employment Type: Full-Time Internship

Experience: 0–1 Year

Department: Founder’s Office

Reports To: Founder / Founder’s Office

Stipend - 5k per month

Duration - 5 months

About the Role

We are looking for a highly proactive, curious, and analytical Founder’s Office Intern who will work closely with the Founder on day-to-day business activities, strategic initiatives, research, product development, and special projects.

This is not a conventional internship where you simply execute assigned tasks. You will be expected to think, research, question, analyze, suggest, and execute.

You will get exposure to how business decisions are made, how products are developed, how strategies are evaluated, and how ideas are converted into execution.

Key Responsibilities

1. Founder’s Office Support

• Assist the Founder with day-to-day business and strategic activities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, summaries, trackers, and business documents.
• Coordinate and follow up on important tasks across teams.
• Maintain action items and ensure timely execution.
• Handle ad-hoc projects and priorities assigned by the Founder.2. Business & Strategy
• Conduct research on markets, competitors, industries, customers, and emerging opportunities.
• Support the Founder in evaluating new business ideas and initiatives.
• Analyze business problems and present practical recommendations.
• Identify operational gaps and suggest ways to improve efficiency.
• Assist in developing business strategies, growth plans, and execution frameworks.3. Product Understanding & Development
• Understand existing products/services, their customers, positioning, and value proposition.
• Research customer needs, market trends, and competitor offerings.
• Identify opportunities for new products, features, services, and improvements.
• Work with product/operations/marketing teams to convert ideas into actionable plans.
• Track product performance and gather insights for improvement.4. Research & Analysis
• Conduct structured primary and secondary research.
• Convert large amounts of information into concise and actionable insights.
• Prepare competitor benchmarking and market analysis.
• Analyze data, trends, customer feedback, and business performance.
• Present findings clearly to the Founder and leadership team.5. Ideas & Innovation
• Bring new ideas for products, processes, marketing, growth, and business development.
• Think beyond assigned responsibilities and identify opportunities independently.
• Challenge existing approaches when there is a better way to solve a problem.
• Stay updated on relevant industry trends, technologies, AI tools, and emerging business models.What We're Looking For
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Excellent research skills and ability to find reliable information quickly.
• Genuine interest in business, startups, products, strategy, and entrepreneurship.
• Ability to understand a product and its customer from a business perspective.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable working with Excel/Google Sheets, PowerPoint/Google Slides, and research tools.
• Ability to use AI tools effectively for research, analysis, productivity, and execution.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to take ownership rather than wait for instructions.
• Curiosity to understand “why”, not just “what.”Ideal Candidate

You may be a great fit if you:

• Enjoy solving problems that don't have a predefined answer.
• Naturally research things before forming an opinion.
• Frequently come up with ideas and think about how businesses can improve.
• Can take a vague instruction and turn it into a structured action plan.
• Are comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Want direct exposure to the Founder and senior decision-making.
• Are equally comfortable thinking strategically and getting your hands dirty with execution.What You Will Get
• Direct exposure to the Founder and leadership team.
• Hands-on experience across strategy, product, research, operations, and business development.
• Opportunity to work on high-impact business projects.
• Exposure to real-world decision-making and problem-solving.
• Opportunity to build a strong understanding of how a business operates.
• Potential for a full-time opportunity based on performance.

Important

This role is not for someone looking for a passive internship.

We are looking for someone who can walk into an ambiguous problem, figure out what needs to be done, research it, form an opinion, propose a solution, and help execute it.