Startup dating

Startup Dating - A perfect opportunity to try out entrepreneurship

Are you looking for ways to supplement your academic competencies with hands on innovation skills?

You should consider to try out entrepreneurship. Even if you are not aiming for a career as an entrepreneur, you will gain lots of practical experience that will make you irresistible to future employers. In the entrepreneurial community at Aalborg University campus, student entrepreneurs are looking for you and your academic perspective on their startup. Twice a year, 20 AAU startups pitch about openings in their startup for collaboration with students at Startup Dating. This is your chance to test your textbook theories - and to be part of the shaping of something brand new. A Startup Dating match made in heaven Student David Lukunku met the startup Sparks at a Startup Dating event. Initially he worked as a volunteer which later developed into an internship in the startup as part of his AAU education.

At Sparks, David experiences exciting and unpredictable workdays. – I love that nothing is determined in a startup, so I can influence decisions and outcomes. It is cool to get up every day and know that I am helping to bring something new to the world. - I have gained so much experience and learned so much in areas and industries that I did not know anything about beforehand. In a startup, you must do what is required, even though you do not have the experience. And it has really developed me both personally and professionally, says David Lukunku.

David Lukunku and Stephen Cipkala from Sparks are both optimistic about the possibilities of continuing their collaboration. And even if the collaboration should end after the internship, the experience has confirmed David Lukunku that he should work with entrepreneurship in the future. – You do not have to be a genius to create something new. If you just work hard enough and are committed, then you can succeed. Seeing others use something that you have helped to create is exciting and a cool experience. It gives you a completely different satisfaction than working in a regular nine to five job, explains David Lukunku.

Startup Dating is hosted by AAU Student Entrepreneurship. See all upcoming events here: