Sick of college recruiting?
The world is changing rapidly
We now live in always on - express yourself economy
There are losers
7m HS students dreams get crushed and go unseen by coaches
Billions of scholarship $ are left on table
There are winners
Elite travel teams, the rich, and well connected get first pick!
The future
Everyone gets free, democratized access to their future in college sports
Pathway to future
Rekruoot = the social network for college sports recruiting
(https://www.rekruoot.com)
MVP Features:
- Everyone has access to search, discovery and connect with schools and coaches
- Everyone can find scholarship money with one click
Next feature batch:
- One click apply
- Share , collaborate and promote yourself (video, pics, content)
- Access to mentors for free
- Setup micro lending requests to improve a skill or achieve goals
Longer term feature batch:
- "Find my friends" colleges (applied and accepted)
- Student/Athletes - monetize self through membership/subscriptions
- Direct integration to ISAs
- Events and Meetups
This is a raw MVP, but Feedback, questions, comments, concerns are WELCOME !.
Market Size
- College Sports = $13b market (big)
- $46b Estimate annual amount of grants and scholarship Money by US dept of education and Nation’s colleges and Universities
- Colleges spend > $1.5b in ADs
Great Idea!