Business Development Intern
Find partners, pitch value & close — for a real startup.
Learn business development by doing it: market mapping, lead generation, AI-assisted outreach, pitching, a real outreach sprint, a partnership proposal, and a portfolio that proves you can drive growth.
This is not another online course
No lectures. No quizzes. You do real work for a real startup — the same tasks our team does every day.
Watch 40 hours of video
✓Ship real deliverables from week 1
Get a PDF certificate
✓Get a verifiable cert + public portfolio
Learn theory in isolation
✓AI reviews your work with real rubrics
"Certificate of completion"
✓LinkedIn experience + recruiter-ready proof
12 missions. 4 phases. One incredible portfolio.
Each mission builds on the last. Complete them in order, at your pace. AI reviews every submission.
Phase 0: Audition
1 missionsOne quick task. No experience needed. Show us you care.
Your First Try
Think of one local business you know. In a few honest lines, tell us why KaryoSetu would be valuable to them — and how you'd convince them to join, in one sentence.
Submit: A few honest lines (no experience needed)
Phase 1: Foundation
4 missionsGo public on LinkedIn, learn the craft, ship your first work.
Day-1 Launch: Go Public
On day one, make your internship public. Update your LinkedIn headline, add this internship to your Experience, and publish a short post that you have started — tagging KaryoSetu. Tap your Get Hired Kit for ready-made copy.
Submit: LinkedIn headline + Experience updated, plus your live day-1 post URL and a screenshot (tagging KaryoSetu).
Market & Opportunity Map
BD starts with understanding the market. Map KaryoSetu's customer segments, value proposition and best opportunities.
Submit: A market map: 2-3 customer segments + KaryoSetu's value to each + the single biggest opportunity.
Lead Generation
Deals start with leads. Build a researched list of 15 real prospects (partners/businesses) for KaryoSetu.
Submit: A list of 15 prospects with name, why they fit, and a likely contact route — plus your top 3 picks.
Learn in Public
Real professionals build an audience by sharing what they learn. Post one specific thing you learned this week on LinkedIn, tagging KaryoSetu — turn your progress into proof and reach.
Submit: A live LinkedIn post URL sharing one learning + a screenshot showing the KaryoSetu tag.
Phase 2: Skill Building
4 missionsAI-powered missions, advanced craft, and your capstone project.
AI Sales Assistant
Use AI to draft outreach, sharpen your pitch and handle objections — then make it human and honest.
Submit: AI-drafted outreach + objection responses for one prospect + the prompts + 3-4 lines on your edits.
The Pitch
BD lives on the pitch. Craft a clear value pitch for KaryoSetu — a short deck or a tight pitch script.
Submit: A pitch (3-5 slide deck OR a 60-90s script): the problem, KaryoSetu's value, proof, and the ask.
Outreach Sprint
BD is action. Actually contact 10 prospects with your personalised pitch and log every response honestly.
Submit: Proof of 10 sent outreach messages + a simple tracker of responses (yes/no/maybe/none) + 2 learnings.
Capstone: Partnership Proposal
Your capstone: write a real partnership proposal for one prospect — the document that could actually start a deal.
Submit: A 1-2 page partnership proposal: the partner, mutual value, what each side does, and a clear next step.
Phase 3: Portfolio & Launch
4 missionsBuild your proof, pitch yourself, graduate with a bang.
Build Your Portfolio & Proof
Your work only counts if a recruiter can see it. Curate everything you have built into a sharable portfolio and write the one resume line that sells this internship.
Submit: Your KaryoSetu portfolio link + a 4-6 line portfolio summary + your one-line resume bullet.
The Reverse Interview
Practice selling yourself. Prepare a sharp "why hire me" pitch and answers to 3 classic interview questions — each backed by real evidence from this internship.
Submit: Your 60-second pitch (text or recording) + answers to 3 interview questions with portfolio evidence.
Showcase & Impact Report — Grow KaryoSetu
BD people are hired on results. Publish a short impact post on LinkedIn (tagging KaryoSetu) and write a BD impact report.
Submit: A live LinkedIn post URL (tagging KaryoSetu) + a 1-page BD impact report + a 4-line portfolio summary.
Field Mission — Sign Up a Real Business Partner
Take BD to the street. Meet one real local business in person, pitch them the value of KaryoSetu, sign them up, and onboard them.
Submit: Proof you onboarded a real business to KaryoSetu (their listing) + a photo or note from the person (with consent) + 3-4 lines on how the pitch went.
Ready to start your first mission?
Apply now — it's freeWhat you walk away with
Everything you need to land your first job — or your next one.
Real startup work
Not hypothetical case studies. Your submissions can actually ship in the KaryoSetu product.
AI superpowers
Every track has AI missions — you graduate knowing how to use AI as a professional tool.
Verified certificate
Public, shareable, verifiable at karyosetu.com/cert. Not a PDF that sits in a folder.
Portfolio of proof
Real artifacts, real links. Recruiters can see and judge your actual output.
Get Hired Kit
LinkedIn headline, experience section, outreach scripts — ready from day one.
Karma + fast-track
Top performers get featured and fast-tracked for paid roles at KaryoSetu.
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12 missions. 5 weeks. One portfolio that speaks louder than any degree.
Free to apply. No credit card. No catch.
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