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Re: bay area summer internship opportunity

Matt and I came up with it last night and were scheming all day.
Good stuff. Thanks for being great marks! We were hoping Anderson
and Heather would be goaded into posting…but John just blew it all
away. It was fun hearing people talk about it in the lounge, too.

Sorry, John. I told you SOMETHING was going down.

Corey Menscher
corey.menscher@nyu.edu
“I drank WHAT?” –Socrates

On Apr 1, 2008, at 11:22 PM, Dave Spector wrote:
> Wait….I wired $3000 to Matthew Stringer this
> afternoon for the chance to interview.
>
> Do I get that back?
>
> I was confused about whether it was a deposit or a
> fee.
>
> Dan Townsend told me it was legit.
>
>
> — “phoebe.itp” wrote:
>
>> Actually, it’s just paying for the chance to work.
>> It’s just a deposit like
>> the Godin internship. Matthew Stringer, SVP of New
>> Product Development and
>> Marketing, brought him in to discuss ways to improve
>> their workforce. There
>> has been sharply reduced hiring since 2005, and he
>> has been looking for ways
>> to increase productivity. Seth really believes in
>> this philosophy. If you
>> do not like it, you can contact Matthew at
>> m.stringer@sonymusic.com. He’s
>> my contact there. He is the one I would be
>> forwarding resumes to. So if
>> you want to send him your resume be sure to mention
>> my name. I already told
>> him I would notify ITP students and alums.
>>
>> -p
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Heather Rasley
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Wait a minute, wait a minute. Now we’ve gone from
>> paying to work to paying
>>> for the *chance* to work? And as for the Jobs
>> job… you really couldn’t
>>> be more vague. I’m sorry Phoebe, but these
>> “opportunities” you’re presenting
>>> us with really aren’t appealing.
>>>
>>> -H
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 7:04 PM, phoebe.itp
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Look I know what you thought of the Seth Godin
>> intership, but I think do
>>>> think this could be an incredible opportunity.
>> And no, you don’t have to
>>>> pay to apply for the Jobs position. If you don’t
>> believe it, don’t send me
>>>> your info. I’m sure you can find something
>> fulfilling to do this summer
>>>> regardless. In fact, I have been contracting
>> for Sony Music for the last
>>>> couple of weeks and I heard that Bruce
>> Springsteen wants to start a blog
>>>> about electronic music. They’re looking for a
>> short-term freelance web
>>>> designer with some technical skills (mostly
>> setting up WordPress) to work
>>>> directly with him. Unfortunately, for this
>> position you do have to pay a
>>>> small fee to interview for the position, but I
>> think that’s fair. (Seth has
>>>> been consulting with them as well and turned
>> them onto this tactic.) E-mail
>>>> me and I can put you in touch with my contact
>> there.
>>>>
>>>> -p
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:58 PM, C. Anderson
>> Miller >>> candersonmiller@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What I’m curious about is how much it costs.
>> If Seth Godin
>>>>> internships were fetching $1000, I’ll bet
>> Steve Jobs could get at least $5k
>>>>> from interns.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Michael Dory
>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sea horsies suck!!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 1, 2008, at 4:09 PM, John Dimatos
>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> “on *certain* marine life. ”
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> how specieist. no one ever cares about the
>> sea horsies.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Mike
>> Rosenthal >>>>> mike@thetanknyc.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> what an auspicious date on which to hear
>> of such a unique, apple
>>>>>>>> related opportunity!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 2:50 PM,
>> phoebe.itp
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> My friend is one of Steve Jobs’
>> assistants, and she told me that
>>>>>>>>> he will be
>>>>>>>>> hiring two people to work on a personal
>> project over the summer.
>>>>>>>>> She
>>>>>>>>> couldn’t give me details, but said that
>> it involves a mobile
>>>>>>>>> application and
>>>>>>>>> eco-research on certain marine life. He
>> will not take people
>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>>> already
>>>>>>>>> work within Apple, and he only takes
>> resumes from references by
>>>>>>>>> people who
>>>>>>>>> work for him. She doesn’t know anybody,
>> but she asked me if I
>>>>>>>>> do. If
>>>>>>>>> you’re interested, email me and I’ll let
>> you know how to get in
>>>>>>>>> touch with
>>>>>>>>> her.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -p
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> —
>> itp-students as:
>>>>>> mike@thetanknyc.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> —
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike Rosenthal
>>>>>>>> Managing Director
>>>>>>>> The Tank
>>>>>>>> 212-563-6269
>>>>>>>> http://www.thetanknyc.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> —
>> itp-students as: jd1361@nyu.edu
>>>>>>
>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> —
>>>>>>> ________________________
>>>>>>> John Dimatos, c/o Epimetheus
>>>>>>> ITP MPS NYU
>>>>>>> ph. 917.650.5683
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> —
>> itp-students as:
>>>>>> itp@doryexmachina.com
>>>>>>
>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> —
>> as:
>>>>>> candersonmiller@gmail.com
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> —
>> as: phoebe.itp.list@gmail.com
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>> —
>> heather.rasley@gmail.com
>>
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