Stringer is a new publication of paid, named, week-by-week journals from current interns at the companies you're trying to work at. We're building it now. Get on the list.
I'm a Concordia student. I've never done one of these internships myself. But a lot of my friends have — and every time we'd grab coffee, they'd tell me what their summer at [insert company] was actually like. None of it sounded like the company's careers page.
The gap between what my friends told me and what's online is the whole reason Stringer exists. We pay current interns to write what their summer was actually like — week by week, with their name on it, behind a small paywall so the writers actually get paid.
If you're applying to internships, get on the list. If you're doing one this summer — write for us. We launch July 21.
Every Tuesday: a new dispatch from a current intern at a recognizable company, about what their summer is actually like. Named writers. Real bylines. Specifics you can't get on Glassdoor or LinkedIn. Behind a small paywall, because the writers get paid.
A new publication starting July 21, 2026. Paid, named, week-by-week journals from current interns. Reader subscription will fund the writers — no employer ad money, no sanitized content.
Get on the reader list →We're recruiting the first 5–10 founding writers from current/recent interns at recognizable companies. Founding rate: 75% of subscription revenue your journals generate, permanent. No upfront stipend in cohort 1.
Apply to write →Coverage grows with our writer cohort. Don't see your target? Tell us on the list.
Why we don't sell ads, why writers keep their bylines, why subscription is the deal.
Paid review sites have to keep the companies happy. You can't run sponsored content and also publish what an intern actually thinks of their manager. So you don't.
Anonymous boards swing the other way. Specificity is the first thing to go: people scrub the company name, the team, the meeting that mattered. What's left is vibes.
Stringer is the third option. Readers pay so writers can keep their names on the byline. We pay first-person stringers a real wage to file weekly dispatches from inside their summer — specific, signed, and run past an editor. That's it.
Reader subscriptions will fund the writers — no employer ad money. Below is the planned pricing for July 21, 2026. Get on the waitlist and you'll be the first invited when subscriptions open.
3 journal reads per month. Weekly email digest.
Or $79 billed annually. All journals, every Tuesday, unlimited reads.
For the season you're actually applying. Launches Y1 H2.
No accordion games. Everything's right here. If your question isn't answered below, email max@joinstringer.com — Max replies personally.
No — we launch Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Right now we're recruiting our founding writer cohort and building the reader waitlist. Get on the list and you'll be the first invited when journals start publishing.
Every writer signs a compliance agreement certifying their journal contains no confidential information as defined by their employment NDA. We edit every journal for confidentiality, redact anything close to the line, and provide indemnification. No unreleased products, no compensation specifics, no coworker last names, no internal metrics. Ever. The writer contract template is being lawyer-reviewed before any writer signs.
Yes — apply at /write. We're recruiting 5–10 founding writers for the launch cohort. Founding writers earn 75% of subscription revenue attributable to their journals — a permanent rate, only for cohort 1 — plus phantom equity in Stringer Media Inc. There's no upfront stipend in the founding cohort. Stringer is bootstrapped.
Planned reader pricing at launch: $9/mo or $79/yr. First 1,000 waitlist signups lock in $69/yr permanently as Founding Readers. Cancellation will be one click — no retention department, no dark patterns. We can't take payments yet because we're pre-launch.
We can't promise specific companies until our founding writers commit. The plan is to launch with whatever 5–10 founding writers bring — likely a mix of tech (Stripe, Anthropic, OpenAI, Shopify), consulting (MBB, top IB), and Canadian tech (Cohere, Wealthsimple). If your target company isn't covered by launch, email max@joinstringer.com — we move writer outreach based on reader demand.
No. Every Stringer journal is bylined by a named writer with a verified offer letter on file. Anonymity is what makes Blind low-signal. Named reputation is what makes Stringer credible — and what makes "filed on Stringer" become a resume line over time.
Glassdoor's paying customers are the same companies being reviewed — so the content has to stay neutral. Stringer's revenue comes from reader subscriptions, specifically so content can stay raw. The format is also different: week-by-week first-person narrative instead of aggregated star ratings. Specificity beats averages.
Max Gilletz, a Concordia student, solo founder, building Stringer from Montréal. No team yet. You can reach him at max@joinstringer.com — replies come from Max himself.
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