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Cold Outreach to Startups for Internships

HireAI Career TeamPublished: Mar 01, 20266 min read

The "Value-First" Cold DM Template

"Hey [Founder Name], love what you're building with [Company Name]. I noticed your mobile landing page has an issue with CLS on iOS Safari—I built a quick Next.js demo showing how to eliminate the layout shift: [link]. I'm looking for a 3-month engineering internship and would love to help ship features this summer!"

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