February 2019 - 1 Month Placement Review
Ratings
Review
Start Me Up was an amazing experience and I learned far more than I thought I would. Bali is a beautiful place and the program exposes you to a whole new way of working in a completely different environment. I got to work with a Dutch fintech startup and improved my skills in data analysis and web development and even got the opportunity to learn UX design from scratch. Additionally, the workshops we had on how to have ideas and start our own businesses were incredibly motivating and inspiring and I've left the program with many ideas and projects that I want to pursue further. Finally, the support from Clare, Adisty and the rest of their team was amazing and consistent throughout the program. The whole month flew by so quickly, I ended up being very sad to leave.
- I was hoping for slightly better kitchen facilities at the accommodation as the one at Rama was not really useable. Eating out every day may be cheap but I got slightly tired of it and I like cooking for myself a lot.
- On the website I know it explicitly says "airport pick up" but I still took from that you would also arrange for us to be dropped off at the airport as well at the end of the month. Not really a massive issue, but I hadn't budgeted for it so it would have been nice if that was clarified early on.
It was so great to meet you guys! I think what your doing is fantastic and I hope to meet you again soon!