Most early-stage founders don’t need employees.
They need support — without the cost, risk, or complexity of hiring.
We’re piloting a program that connects solo founders with AI-skilled student contributors through StartNation.
Typical setup:
• 5–10 hrs/week
• remote
• global
• no hiring required
Contributors support startups while gaining real startup experience using AI tools on real projects, through a compliant, unpaid internship model.
They can help with:
• product testing, feedback & QA
• user research & competitor analysis
• AI-assisted content & growth experiments
• lead generation & outreach
• data collection & workflow testing
• documentation & knowledge base setup
This is not traditional hiring — contributors are not employees or contractors of your company.
Contributors take part in a compliant internship designed to be:
• lightweight for founders
• focused on real-world experience
For founders, this means:
• forward progress without hiring
• fresh perspective
• support without operational overhead
If you’re building solo and could use extra help without taking on hires,
feel free to reach out:
andrewgstanton@gmail.com
Hi Andrew, I'm UK based and would love to help some students get experience. I own and run several SaaS products that need marketing and lead assistance. Do you have students who would be keen on this? Doesn't matter what timezone. Thanks!
Hi, sir.
Experienced Senior Software Developer focused on building scalable, high-performance applications. Portfolio and GitHub available below for detailed project work and contributions.
Please check my profile and you can see my Portfolio/GitHub.
I hope to join your idea.
Best regards.