Kahana Learning Internship
An educational internship designed for individuals who want to learn and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, innovative startup environment.
Overview
The Kahana Learning Internship is an educational internship designed for individuals who want to learn and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, innovative startup environment.
Why We Created This Program
Kahana has received hundreds of emails and messages from people asking for opportunities to volunteer, learn, and contribute while gaining experience. Rather than say "no" or "we don't have an internship," we decided to create one that we feel combines flexibility, community, collaboration, and problem-solving in an innovative environment that is not too rigid and not too unstructured.
The result is an environment where you can gain exposure to new tools, contribute to projects, and learn skills quickly and efficiently. Our single guarantee is that when you join, you will have plenty of opportunities given to you to learn.
Key Details
Compensation & Status
Unpaid
This is a learning-focused opportunity, not a paid position
Intern status
You are considered an intern for the educational internship, not an employee
Schedule & Location
Flexible
Work around your schedule, coursework, or other commitments
Remote
Participate from anywhere; no in-office requirement
No commitment required
You can leave the internship anytime if it's no longer the right fit
Who This Is For
Students
Great for undergraduates, graduate students, or anyone in school looking to build real-world experience
Career explorers
Anyone looking to learn, gain experience, and explore different business functions
Self-directed learners
Individuals who thrive with structured tasks and clear learning objectives
Areas of Experience
Interns have the opportunity to gain exposure across multiple business functions, including:
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Marketing | Product marketing, content, campaigns, and brand |
| Sales | Lead generation, outreach, demos, and customer conversations |
| Product | Product strategy, roadmap, user research, and feature definition |
| Engineering | Software development, technical implementation, and product building |
| Project Management | Sprint planning, coordination, and cross-functional execution |
| Human Resources | People operations, culture, and team support |
| Finance | Financial planning, analysis, and business modeling |
| Design | UI/UX, visual design, and user experience |
Examples of Direct Experience
Based on our onboarding and ongoing tasks, here are concrete examples of what you can expect to work with.
General (Everyone Participates)
These activities apply to all interns regardless of function.
Communication & Collaboration
Slack
Primary workspace for DMs, channels, and team coordination; install on phone and configure notifications
Team channels for quick collaboration and communication
Discord
Community hub for support, feedback, feature updates, and connecting with Oasis users
Avenger profiles (Notion)
Create and maintain your team profile with role, working style, communication preferences, and contact info
Time logging
Weekly time tracking and reflection on what you focused on (every Friday)
Product Testing
Everyone contributes to testing and improving Oasis. This includes:
Oasis browser
Install, use as your default browser, and test AI Assistant features (summarization, research, extraction, workflows)
NPS surveys
Complete product feedback surveys and contribute to establishing internal product baselines
Feedback tracking
Log structured feedback on what works, what's confusing, where Oasis saves time, and areas for improvement
Business & Strategy
Business plan
Read the full business plan (executive summary, market, competitors, go-to-market, financials, sprints, weekly reports, content pipeline)
Growth frameworks
Learn retention metrics like CURR (Current User Retention Rate) and how they drive product decisions
Functional Areas
Experience varies by the function(s) you're assigned to. Explore what you can learn in each area.
Marketing
5 areas to explore
Update profile, post about your work, engage with team content, participate in the LinkedIn focus group, connect with team members
Social media
Follow Kahana channels (LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok), engage with content, support campaigns
Product Hunt
Create profile, follow the team, participate in launch preparation and supporter outreach
Content pipeline
Blog planning, YouTube video production, content calendars
SEO & analytics
Looker reports, Google Trends, traffic and performance analysis
Sales
4 areas to explore
Lead generation
Identify prospects, build lists, outreach via Apollo and email
CRM
HubSpot setup, lead enrichment (Clay), pipeline management
Website intelligence
Warmly for visitor identification and intent signals
Outreach
Enterprise solutions architect connections, meeting requests, demo scheduling
Product
4 areas to explore
User research
Mixpanel dashboards, funnel analysis, user journey mapping
Product strategy
GTM (go-to-market) project charter, user journey framework
Feedback synthesis
Review NPS, feedback forms, and usage data to inform priorities
Roadmap
Exposure to sprint planning and feature prioritization
Engineering
4 areas to explore
Codebase
Local Oasis setup, GitHub, code review
Infrastructure
AWS (builds, versioning, CI/CD), Supabase (backend, analytics migration)
Analytics
Mixpanel event tracking, dashboard migration, usage analytics
Product builds
Chromium, enterprise browser, OTA (over-the-air) updates
Project Management
3 areas to explore
Sprint coordination
Sprint planning, story point estimation, velocity tracking
Cross-functional coordination
Engineering standups, product feedback loops
Onboarding
Checklist management, automation research, process improvement
Design
3 areas to explore
UI/UX
Figma (design system, brand guidelines), product testing for UX
Visual assets
Thumbnails, screenshots, video creation (Screen Studio)
Brand
Design system, visual consistency across channels
Finance
3 areas to explore
Payments
Stripe integration, subscription management
Financial planning
Business plan sensitivity analysis, unit economics
Reporting
Finance-specific Google Docs & Sheets
Human Resources
3 areas to explore
Team culture
Company rules, values, guidelines
Onboarding
New joiner support, Avenger profiles, tool access
Compliance
SOC 2 policies (coming soon)
Tools by Business Function
Tools you may get exposure to, organized by function. Many tools span multiple functions.
| Tool | Marketing | Sales | Product | Engineering | Project Mgmt | Design | Finance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slack | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Discord | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Notion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Docs & Sheets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tally | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mixpanel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Figma | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Looker | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Google Trends | ✓ | ||||||
| Google Tag Manager | ✓ | ||||||
| Screen Studio | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| HubSpot | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Clay | ✓ | ||||||
| Warmly | ✓ | ||||||
| Apollo | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Wellfound | ✓ | ||||||
| GitHub | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| AWS | ✓ | ||||||
| Supabase | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Stripe | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Product Hunt | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| OnceHub | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
How It Works
Join a Learning Community
When you join, you'll become part of a community that includes other interns as well as Kahana team members and leadership. You'll collaborate, learn together, and get direct access to experienced professionals.
You'll receive structured learning plans and assigned tasks to complete, giving you clear direction while maintaining flexibility. It's not as rigid as traditional school—you have more autonomy and real-world context—but it's more structured than an unstructured community, with clear learning paths and objectives.
Weekly Structure
Each week, you receive:
A list of tasks
Clear, actionable items aligned with your learning objectives
Instructions
Step-by-step guidance to complete each task
Learning objectives
Goals that tie your work to your growth
What You Gain
Exposure
To real startup operations and decision-making
Hands-on experience
In your chosen function(s)
Skills
You can add to your resume and portfolio
Flexibility
To learn without the pressure of paid-internship expectations
When You're Accepted
Once accepted, you'll join our WhatsApp and Slack channels for collaboration and communication with the team.
After joining WhatsApp and/or Slack, you'll receive a link to the interactive onboarding checklist. From there, you will be expected to complete the onboarding tasks, which include setting up your tools, creating your team profile, installing Oasis, and more.
Applying
If this sounds like the right fit for you, we encourage you to apply. We look for curiosity, initiative, and a genuine interest in learning.
What we look for in applicants:
Strong work ethic
Reliability and follow-through
Positive attitude
Energy and enthusiasm for learning
Humility
Willingness to learn, ask questions, and grow
Kahana — Building in public, learning together.