While Tyler had gave me an introduction in the post for the Farewell of the Summer Interns, I haven’t touched this blog at all. There hasn’t even been one post about the 2008 Fall Internship at Revision3. Since this is my last hour here at Revision3 as I finish up my internship term today, it wouldn’t feel right to leave without giving my 2 cents of my experience.

As a late 2nd Generation Intern (Summer Intern for a week) as well as a full 3rd Generation intern (Fall Intern), I had a great ride with Revision3. Not only was I able to share the same beneifits being an intern @ Revision3 as AJ Vaynerchuk did in the summer, I experienced a lot more than I thought I ever would.

I was able to appear in shows such as popSiren and Scam School, as well as have my own post roll and got into other company sponsored antics.

However, what made this fall internship more unique from the summer internship was the “Company Restructuring during the ecnomic turmoil.” One of my mentors told me during that time of uncertainty and chaos that “this is the time when you would probably learn the most,” and she was right. During that time I got to see how a company bounces back on its feet and continues foward. However what was more gratifying was watching the people affected by the layoffs at Revision3 moving forward as well.

While I learned a great amount of the infurstructure of a start-up, I also got to meet an abundant amount of people within the Tech world. Not only from Revision3, but from Digg, Smashface, Rocketboom, TWIT, and many other great people that share the same passion about technology as I do.

In the end, I owe a lot to Revision3 and will miss working with everyone there. Yet somehow I think Mau is the only one that misses me, because all the beer I hand out on Fridays.

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As I sit here procrastinating on my homework (yes I am taking summer school),  I am pondering what to do for the iPhone 3G. Should I wake up at 5AM on Friday and head on down to the Downtown Apple Store? Should I camp out? Should I be worrying about this?

I am not so sure if I want to spend the night on the dirty streets of San Francisco for a phone that probably won’t be too hard to get a hold of.  The office has been buzzing about the iPhone 3G for the last week but overall I think we will just play it by ear.  Michael Benatar, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang and myself are pumped.  I mean straight up pumped.  Will you be camping out?

I’ll let you know what we are doing as soon as I know for sure what that is.  For now, just know that the Revision3 crew will be at the Downtown San Francisco Apple Store at 8AM on Friday July 11th.  We are getting iPhones.

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A little background

My parents live in New Jersey, my brother lives in New York, and I go to school in Boston. So when it came to choosing my internship you would think I would be choosing between the great cities of New York and Boston. Wrong.

I went to San Francisco

Why did I go to San Francisco? To expand my horizons. Moving out here as been a wonderful experience, and I am not sure if I would have been able to take this opportunity in any other circumstance. Remember, interning gives you a lot of flexibility. One, it is short term. Two, you are only responsible for yourself. Three, if it turns out to be a mistake, it is easy to fix. So even though I am loving my time out here, I would have had an exit plan if things turned out to be less than ideal.

What I am enjoying

The entire vibe of the west coast is so much different than the east coast. In general, the people are friendlier and open-minded out here. Evey thing is a little more relaxed, and people keep things in perspective and balance. Everyone that I know and have met out here has been so great in terms of helping me maximize my experience. Everywhere I go people are teaching me about the city and making sure that I am comfortable and having a good time. I’m couch-surfing this trip, and nearly every time I bring that fact up, another couch if offered to me - people are that inviting.

Mind you there are great opportunities in both New York and Boston

There is a lot of tech going on in these two wonderful cities, so that didn’t play a role in my decision. I figure that when I am done with my time in San Francisco it will be far easier for me to venture into opportunities in either city. As much as I love San Francisco I probably see myself staying east coast after school. I credit my family, and the New York Jets (and Knicks) for my decision