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_t1mqon Ask HN: Unpaid internship followed by unpaid work with equity. I'm a student

Well, now that I think about it I also undervalued myself and almost didn't apply to university thinking that I would not get accepted.

I think that you are right in that I should work on a visible Open Source project, even if only contributing in small bugs and documentation. Eventually, and with at least some projects under my belt I hope I can land a small position somewhere.

Yet, I don't feel exploited at all because the money issue was discussed with me in an upfront manner and I have not done any amount of work yet. And besides, it is a position that offers experience that I can put later on my CV and potentially eventually it will lead to a paying job.

So in a sense, isn't it riskier to not accept this offer?

I dunno, I still have some doubts...

_t1mqon Ask HN: Unpaid internship followed by unpaid work with equity. I'm a student

I see. Well, atom.io interests me a lot, since I know a little bit of JavaScript and contributed to a relatively medium-sized game framework (melonJS). I will try just starting with small bugs and work my way up the ladder.

I was asked to meet the CEO tomorrow to sign an IP assignment agreement, and I have not signed anything yet, so I assume I am ok legally speaking.

By the way, the CEOs of these small start-ups were 100% honest with the pay considerations and I feel kind of bad now that I have to go and say that I will not be joining their start-up.