Sways Pitch Deck V.1

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1. Making job searching more efficient and effective Patrick Morris patrick@sways.me Sways.me @swaysme
2. Problem Job searching is highly unstructured and opaque as industries and roles continually change Current generation joining the workforce have lived highly structured lives Vanity metric (number of job applications) is main metric used by job searchers
3. Solution A collaborative platform that enables a job searcher to communicate what is they are looking for, and leverage the power of loose connections to expedite their job search. Complete the job search market by allowing companies to submit projects that exhibits a typical work assignment. This leads to a higher quality applicant by emphasizing motivation and skills.
4. Competitive Advantage Focused on enabling job seeker’s to communicate what they want, and network more effectively. 60-80% of jobs are obtained through connections. We’re not replacing the resume (Zerply) or scoring people (Path.to). Source ambitious applicants that exhibit their true skills. Direct understanding of challenges and roadblocks that job seekers currently encounter after going through the process.
5. Product Workflow: Organize research, contacts, and applications in one space Team: Keep yourself accountable by inviting close connections to join your workflow Projects: Get experience, and learn by doing real- life projects in targeted industries
6. Market Size Current undergraduate students/graduate students/recent grads (20.3 million students @ 4,495 institutions) 3.7 million job openings (July 2012)
7. Business Model Cost Revenue Employees: (Currently $0) $10,000/ mo Corporate Hosting: (Currently $0) $300-500/mo Project Posting: Tiered Pricing Starting at $50/mo Office: ~ $300/person/mo Institutional Other Expenses (Travel/Legal/ Insurance): $1,000/mo Subdomain (school.sways.me) Tiered pricing starting at $1000/mo
8. Competition Established Startups Symplicity Path.to CSO Zerply Taleo Huntsy LinkedIn Kareer.me Monster CollegeJobConnect