{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Taste & Tactics","title":"Michele Van Ruiten from CAPSULE: How an Intern Program 5x’d Users at CAPSULE","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/379f8588\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2421,"description":"👉🏼 Description:Tune in as Michele talks about scaling her startup with an intern program, teaching absolute beginners about AI, finding your target market, and more!\n👉🏼 About the Guest:Michele Van Ruiten has built AI and personalization systems from 0→1 and scaled them through YC, IPOs, and acquisitions over the last decade. She's led product across some of the most innovative consumer platforms — Stitch Fix (IPO), The Yes (acquired by Pinterest), and Capsule (YC S22, acquired) — always focusing on turning complex AI into simple, engaging user experiences.\n👉🏼 About the Host:Shriya Nevatia (50K+ followers on LI and X) has been building community for 12+ years for founders, investors, and builders around the world. She launched the On Deck Catalyst community for elite global young leaders, helped hundreds of women start angel investing at The Council Capital, and founded The Violet Society, a pre-accelerator for female & non-binary startup founders. 👉🏼 Timestamps:00:00: Episode Highlight00:44: Intro to Taste & Tactics01:00: Intro to Michele van Ruiten, founder and CEO of CAPSULE, which was Shazam for shopping02:58: How CAPSULE was acquired04:54: How Michele built an intern program that actually improved the company's bottom line06:43: Hiring the best interns in a crowded market09:39: How to create an excellent internship program15:33: Teaching beginners about AI18:24: How to be a manager without being overwhelmed20:00: Making sure your internship program is moving with the times22:53: Building community for CAPSULE via the intern network25:11: How interns change the game29:30: How an internship program actually contributed to company growth31:30: What Michele would change about the program33:30: How personal taste can (and sometimes should!) take over data 38:35: Learnings and takeaways from the episode40:08: Outro\n👉🏼 Resources:Stitch Fix: https://www.stitchfix.comCo-Founder of CAPSULE, Kelsey Pedersen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelseypedersen\n👉🏼 Where to find...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OIWXPz2SBM_7sePgDcRMC1G_J5Ggj3SPF0V3H1Z2SHk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84YTFi/ZmJhYWRjZmI0NTRi/Y2ZmZDI3YWQzM2Q2/OTM5YS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}