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I’m building Clariva , a platform that helps high-school students discover competitions, internships, research programs, summer programs and other opportunities in one place. The reason I started it was pretty simple: opportunities are scattered everywhere. Some are buried on university websites, some are shared through schools, some appear on Instagram, and a lot of students only hear about them after the deadline has already passed. So I built Clariva to make that discovery process easier. Students can browse opportunities, check eligibility and deadlines, save them, track what they’re interested in, and find things based on their interests instead of searching through dozens of websites. The product itself is becoming much more complete now, but I’ve realised something: building the platform is much easier than getting the right people to discover it. I can keep adding more opportunities forever, but that doesn’t matter if the students who would actually benefit from them never hear about the site. So I’d genuinely love advice from people who’ve built consumer/student products before: What do you think of the idea itself? If you were me, how would you get the first few hundred genuinely active users without relying heavily on paid ads? What would make students come back every week instead of visiting once and forgetting about it? Would you focus more on adding opportunities, personalization/recommendations, alerts, guides, or something else? I’m currently thinking about school/counsellor partnerships, student communities, SEO, Instagram/TikTok content, and maybe an ambassador/referral system, but I’m still figuring out what the strongest distribution channel actually is. Would really appreciate people being honest about what they think is weak too. I’d rather hear “this part makes no sense” than get polite feedback. Clariva: [ https://clarivapath.vercel.app/\ ]   submitted by   /u/Tiny-Entry3125 [link]   [comments]

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  • 发布时间：2026/9/30 01:05:51