Philo Studio is a dynamic startup studio and venture fund dedicated to building innovative companies and investing in visionary entrepreneurs throughout the Mountain West. Our unique approach combines internal capital with entrepreneurial expertise to iteratively launch new startups with elevated efficiency and success.
Why This Internship?
If you’re looking for a typical SDR role at a big, predictable tech company—this isn’t it. At Philo Studio, you’ll be doing way more than just following a script or sending templated emails. You’ll be helping shape product strategy and develop sales playbooks from scratch, working directly with startup founders, and gaining unique visibility into the world of early-stage startups and venture capital. This internship is perfect for someone with entrepreneurial ambitions—whether you want to start your own company one day, get into venture capital, or simply get deep exposure to multiple startups at once. You’ll have a front-row seat to how startups launch, iterate, and scale—and you’ll play a direct role in their success.
What You’ll Do:
- Hunt for Sales Leads: You’ll be on the front lines identifying and reaching out to potential customers through cold calls, emails, and LinkedIn messages to help build sales pipelines.
- Test and Refine ICPs: Work directly with founders to define, test, and refine Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs), helping startups better understand their target markets.
- Craft and Evolve Sales Scripts: Don’t like what you’re saying on calls? Change it. You’ll work with founders to iterate and improve messaging that actually resonates with customers.
- Influence Product Strategy: You’ll take insights from your conversations and help shape the actual product roadmap by relaying customer pain points and market feedback.
- Drive Growth Across Startups: This isn’t just one company—you’ll be working across multiple startups in different industries, giving you broad exposure and experience.
Why This is Different from a Typical Sales Internship:
- Real Impact, Real Influence: You won’t just be “doing sales”—you’ll be shaping strategy.
- Entrepreneurial Training Ground: Work side-by-side with startup founders and Philo partners and see firsthand how businesses get built from the ground up.
- Exposure to Venture Capital: Learn how Philo evaluates and builds companies, gaining insight into the investment side of startups.
- Dynamic & Fast-Paced: Instead of focusing on one product/company/ICP, you’ll be supporting several portfolio companies, target diverse ICPs, and learning at an accelerated rate.
Who Should Apply?
- Ambitious Self-Starters: You’re entrepreneurial, proactive, and eager to take ownership of projects.
- Fearless Communicators: You’re not afraid to pick up the phone, send a cold email, or figure out creative ways to reach decision-makers.
- Strategic Thinkers: You don’t just follow instructions—you look for ways to improve and optimize processes.
- Curious & Coachable: You want to learn from experienced founders and investors, and you thrive in fast-paced environments.
Perks & Benefits:
- Competitive Internship Pay – Paid opportunity to gain hands-on experience.
- Mentorship & Career Growth – Direct access to Philo founders and Partners.
- Hybrid Work Environment – Work both from Lehi HQ and remotely.
- Startup & VC Exposure – Learn how companies get built and funded.
If you’re looking for an internship where you’ll actually make an impact, learn from top-tier entrepreneurs, and gain startup + venture capital experience—this is it. Join Philo Studio and help shape the next wave of innovative startups in the Mountain West!