

I'm determined to give back to other students like me by helping them leverage learning as powerful enablers for careers in tech and VC. So, one of the first internships I took in college was with a VC. I am a lifelong learner and someone who's constantly felt underestimated his whole life. In fact, storytelling will be the greatest skill of the 21st century (imho). Storytelling has a place in tech whether you believe it or not. With RDV University, we're excited to empower even more student founders and to accelerate our mission: supporting all students with their roughest drafts. Rough Draft Ventures was founded on the belief that students can build wildly successful companies. I love leveraging storytelling in business. Rough Draft Ventures was founded on the belief that students can build wildly successful companies. There are no wrong answers Please reach out to jnavarroroughdraft.vc with any comments or questions. The application below takes 20-25 minutes. After submission, please allow up to 1 week for a response from us. I am deeply passionate about supporting founders, especially diverse and underrepresented founders, as early as possible in their journeys. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. There's nothing more addicting than helping founders validate ideas, meet early users, and define product roadmaps, messaging, and strategy. I love working with early-stage entrepreneurs. While the company tanked, I learned an incredible amount about who I am and want to be: With this knowledge, I launched and scaled my first (failed) company, dormops, to bring Gen Z marketing to local businesses across the US. Powered by General Catalyst, we are a student team building and empowering the largest network of student founders. GTM, branding, competitive positioning.). I learned that storytelling, which I considered a weakness in tech, actually has outsized impact for early-stage entrepreneurs who spend every waking moment thinking about storytelling (i.e.

Every semester since then, I've worked at a different startup as an undergraduate, operating in product, design, marketing, and leadership roles across industries like edtech and CPG. I immediately fell in love with the space. What was supposed to be my gateway into the world of publishing turned into my introduction to the world of tech and VC.

I was stoked to find a role where I could write amazing stories about business (a space I always admired but never explored). So, one of the first internships I took in college was with a VC newsletter called The Buzz (now Storied). As a voracious storyteller with a love for languages, I saw publishing as my best option for leveraging my passions into a career. Four years ago, I had my heart set on a career in publishing.
