studenthero
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Connecting high school students to opportunities
THE PROBLEM
What most high school students want to see:
What most high school students actually see:
THE PROBLEM CONTINUED
What summer programs want
What summer programs do
- Simple Process
- More students in their programs
- Spend more time focusing on their program
THE SOLUTION
THE SOLUTION
THE SOLUTION: FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Students:
- Search for internships and programs EASILY
- Filter w/ price, location, & quality
- Engage in an active student community
Programs:
- Connect with high school students instantly
- Affordable and convenient marketing
- Have your voice heard in the community
THE SOLUTION: FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Companies:
- Help new teens be more prepared for the workforce
- Gain new perspectives on their ideas and products
High Schools:
- Gives students a tool to discover new opportunities
- Saves costs on future job developers and career counseling
Parents:
- Encourage children to be productive
TRACTION & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Confirmed Testers
+80 confirmed HS students
StudentHero Blog
10,000+ hits
Tech Conference Exhibitor
SVIC Finalist
MARKET OPPORTUNITY
SAM
- 250k high school students
- 2,000+ summer programs
- 100k+ businesses
TAM
- 15M high school students
- 12,000+ summer programs
- 3M+ businesses
User Experience
CommunityStudent Network
Quality of Database
UNIQUE ADVANTAGE: COMMUNITY
- Students helping students achieve
their dreams
- Social Media Engagement
- “Events” Page
- Upvoting & Commenting System
- Podcast (Coming soon!)
GO-TO-MARKET
- Active in clubs or school
- Eager for real world experience
- High achievers
- Internship and summer program search
- Helpful resources
- Community of like-minded people
High School Students Simple-to-use Website
- Social Media
- Student Ambassadors
- High School Partnerships
Guerilla Marketing Local High Schools
GO-TO-MARKET
- Companies eager to help the youth
- Programs want to stay competitive
- Internship and summer program search
- Helpful resources
- Community of like-minded people
Programs/Companies Simple-to-use Website
- Direct Email
- Public Relations
- Referrals
- SEO
Business Development Locally
Bay Area
BUSINESS MODEL #1
1) Students - FREE
Drive Adoption
Satisfy Community
Watch Behavior
2) Summer Programs & Companies
$29 / month (Testing The Waters) $19/ month for 3 months (Taking it Slowly) $9/ month for 1 year (Sold!)
3) Other
Selling data(Possibility) Hosting events Online advertising
THE TEAM
Tam Pham Joseph Le
- SJSU career center
- Interact District Council
- 4+ years running own web hosting business
- 5+ years of web development & design
Professor Basu Business Mentor
Professor Giglerano Business Mentor
Professor Bennett Business Mentor
Professor Buxi Business Mentor
Daniel Newell Advisor
Marco Ybarra Business Mentor
Young Han Business Mentor
PROGRESS
- Customer Development:
• Interviewed 100+ high school students
• 25+ high school teachers & administrators
• 25+ companies/summer programs
- StudentHero Blog = 10,000 hits
- Email List = 300+ high school students
- Testers = 80 H.S. students & 15 organizations
- Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge Finalist
FUTURE PLANS
- Testing our business model
- More Customer Development on Companies / Summer Programs
- Traction from both Companies & Summer Programs + High School Students
- Getting into the press
SEEKING
Mentorship regarding
- Selling Data
- Raising Money
- Customer Development
- Legal Incorporation
Also connections to high school administrators/guidance counselors would be nice! :)
