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- Anywhere
- Academic experience
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Project scope
- What is the main goal for this project?
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WHO: Grey-box is a social innovation startup that is working on providing free wifi access to educational content in areas where internet and electricity access is problematic.
WHY: 50% of the world lives offline – they haven’t connected to the internet in the last 3 months. In Africa, the average cost for 1GB of data is 7% of the average monthly salary. Even in North America, 50% of rural Canada does not have access to the minimum speed for the Internet. We believe that this is a solvable problem.
HOW: The internship will involve working on the financial aspects of 2 of our main projects: UNI, our offline connectivity projects designed for EdTech and MedTech applications and, 2) Project Codex, our medical terms translation tool designed for MedTech uses. Those projects will require a market and financial analysis. The intern will be tasked to estimating revenue, costs, and researching go-to-market strategies in the North American market.
- What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?
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Interns will be engaged in a range of tasks to support the financial and strategic aspects of Project UNI and Medical Codex. These tasks include:
- Estimating and analyzing revenue streams and cost structures.
- Conducting market research to inform go-to-market strategies.
- Assisting in the preparation of financial reports and budgets.
- Providing insights for financial planning and forecasting.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams for project financial management.
- What is the main goal for this project?
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WHO: Grey-box is a social innovation startup that is working on providing free wifi access to educational content in areas where internet and electricity access is problematic.
WHY: 50% of the world lives offline – they haven’t connected to the internet in the last 3 months. In Africa, the average cost for 1GB of data is 7% of the average monthly salary. Even in North America, 50% of rural Canada does not have access to the minimum speed for the Internet. We believe that this is a solvable problem.
HOW: The internship will involve working on the financial aspects of 2 of our main projects: UNI, our offline connectivity projects designed for EdTech and MedTech applications and, 2) Project Codex, our medical terms translation tool designed for MedTech uses. Those projects will require a market and financial analysis. The intern will be tasked to estimating revenue, costs, and researching go-to-market strategies in the North American market.
- What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?
-
Interns will be engaged in a range of tasks to support the financial and strategic aspects of Project UNI and Medical Codex. These tasks include:
- Estimating and analyzing revenue streams and cost structures.
- Conducting market research to inform go-to-market strategies.
- Assisting in the preparation of financial reports and budgets.
- Providing insights for financial planning and forecasting.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams for project financial management.
- How will you support learners in completing the project?
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Weekly touch bases can be provided with the CEO and marketing or IT teams
Coaching and training resources can be provided based on the need.
Grey-box is a nonprofit structured under the principle of mobile-first and remote-first. Diversity is not only encouraged, it is an integral part of the strength of the team and its projects.
Supported causes
About the company
- https://www.grey-box.ca/
- 2 - 10 employees
- Education, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, It & computing, Technology, Telecommunications
Grey-box is a social innovation startup. Its main product, Uni, provides wireless access to digital resources (such as Wikipedia, Khan academy, several MOOC-type online courses, medical databases) in areas where access to the internet or to electricity is unreliable.
While 50% of the world's population is not connected - and the COVID-19 situation is exacerbating these inequalities - our team is working on an accessible product (portable, energy efficient, climate resistant and, above all, less than 100 $ the unit) which allows anyone to connect to these essential resources for their development and autonomy.
Grey-box is a nonprofit structured under the principle of mobile-first and remote-first. Diversity is not only encouraged, it is an integral part of the strength of the team and its projects