Plug-in analytics dashboard to track student hiring funnels like Handshake—without building from scratch
Indie HR tech startups cannot compete with HandShake's dominance in the student hiring market due to inability to match advanced features and integrations without massive funding.
HireInsights offers a customizable analytics dashboard that indie platforms connect via simple API keys to track applications, matches, and conversions. Founders get Handshake-style insights with heatmaps, cohort analysis, and benchmarks instantly. Focus on data-driven decisions to iterate faster than funded competitors.
Bootstrapped indie HR tech founders and small teams building student/campus hiring platforms
Campus-specific benchmarks and funnel visualization tailored for student hiring metrics
supportive
Visualize drop-offs from view to apply to hire
Compare your metrics to industry campus averages
Track student groups over time
Notify on funnel anomalies
Shareable dashboard iframes
Forecast hiring trends
Data downloads for reports
Tag and filter by majors/skills
| Column | Type | Nullable |
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| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| api_key | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| platform_name | text | No |
| events_count | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| integration_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| data | jsonb | Yes |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
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| id | uuid | No |
| metric | text | No |
| average | float | No |
| updated_at | timestamp | No |
/api/integrationsCreate integration key
/api/eventsLog hiring event
/api/dashboards/:idFetch dashboard data
/api/alertsCreate alert rule
/api/benchmarksGet campus benchmarks
/api/cohortsQuery cohort metrics
/api/reports/:id/embedPublic embed view
No benchmarks
50k events/mo
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 40 | 6% | $84 | $1,008 |
| Month 6 | 350 | 9% | $1,134 | $13,608 |
Simple API integration delivers funnel analytics, benchmarks, and alerts to outpace competitors.
Target Twitter threads on 'building campus HR' with free audits of their funnels; join Indie HR Slack, offer beta keys; cold email from Hunter.io indie HR sites.
Enterprise scale
Too pricey for indies
Campus-focused, bootstrap pricing
Aggregated anonymous benchmark data creates data moat over time
Indie HR boom with AI hype, but analytics lag causing high churn
Data privacy concerns
GDPR compliant from day 1
Event volume scaling
Supabase autoscaling
Slow payments
Free tier funnel
Success: 80% need it now
Success: Daily logins
Success: 20% referral growth
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