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Economics junior building practical startup and analysis experience

Junior at Texas A&M focused on deal sourcing, startup analysis, and rapidly improving my resume for internships and entry roles.

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Work samples

Selected pieces from my HP Tech Ventures externship and academic work that show analysis, research, and deal-sourcing tasks I completed while building my resume.

  • Econometric Research Project — County Health & Wage Analysis
    Econometric Research Project — County Health & Wage Analysis

    Conducted econometric analysis on datasets examining the relationship between wages and health insurance coverage. Built and structured a dataset of 3,110 U.S. counties, segmenting data into subgroups to support quantitative analysis. Evaluated how county-level wage differences influence health insurance access using data driven analysis, highlighting statistically significant, evidence-based economic disparities between urban and rural populations. Conveyed statistical findings through reports and visual presentations, summarizing correlations and hypothesis tests.

  • HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
    HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
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    HP Tech Ventures · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

    HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

    An HP Tech Ventures externship focused on deal sourcing, startup research, and investment analysis in emerging tech sectors.

    Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship

About me

Junior at Texas A&M focused on deal sourcing, startup analysis, and rapidly improving my resume for internships and entry roles.

I am Ben Bryant, a junior Economics student at Texas A&M University pursuing a bachelor’s degree. I have limited formal work experience and am focused on strengthening my resume and competitiveness for jobs and internships. I completed an HP Tech Ventures externship in deal sourcing and startup analysis.

Externships

HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

HP Tech Ventures

Experience

Server/Waiter

The Salt Lick BBQ-Round Rock · February 2023 - Present

Server Assistant

Brooklyn Heights Pizzeria · March 2022 - March 2023

Education

Texas A&M University

Bachelor of Science in Economics · Class of 2028

Texas A&M College of Arts and Sciences

Cumulative GPA: 4.00/4.00

Skills

Deal sourcingStartup analysisMarket researchFinancial reasoning (economics)Resume and career development
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Econometric Research Project — County Health & Wage Analysis

Conducted econometric analysis on datasets examining the relationship between wages and health insurance coverage. Built and structured a dataset of 3,110 U.S. counties, segmenting data into subgroups to support quantitative analysis. Evaluated how county-level wage differences influence health insurance access using data driven analysis, highlighting statistically significant, evidence-based economic disparities between urban and rural populations. Conveyed statistical findings through reports and visual presentations, summarizing correlations and hypothesis tests.

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✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

An HP Tech Ventures externship focused on deal sourcing, startup research, and investment analysis in emerging tech sectors.

Investment AnalysisEntrepreneurship

Overview

The externship examined HP Tech Ventures' investment focus and trained participants in sourcing and evaluating technology startups. The work involved analyzing the fund's investment thesis and selecting a sector focus for deeper research. Deliverables included a written analysis tied to the chosen focus area.

HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

What I've accomplished

I worked from the fund's thesis to identify a target sector, then produced written research that scoped where HP Tech Ventures allocates capital and why that focus matters for sourcing opportunities.

Project breakdown

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