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Date Me Docs Recruiting Platform

For: Tech companies and startups looking for thoughtful, articulate employees

Buildability

The Problem

Traditional recruiting misses thoughtful, intellectual candidates who express themselves better in long-form writing than resumes

The Solution

Scrape Date Me Docs directory for recruiting leads - these people write detailed profiles showing communication skills, self-awareness, and tech-savviness

Why Now?

Date Me Docs trend shows people creating thoughtful long-form profiles, remote work makes location less important

Build MVP in 7 Days

Day 1

Scrape existing Date Me Docs directory

Day 2

Create simple filtering by location/skills

Day 3

Build basic outreach templates

Day 4

Test with 3-5 companies

Day 5

Track response rates and hire outcomes

How to Validate

Manually reach out to 20 Date Me Docs people for 'market research'
Test if they're open to job opportunities
Survey 10 HR managers about alternative recruiting channels
Run small pilot with one company

Revenue Model

Subscription for companies to access curated candidate profiles, placement fees for successful hires

Competitive Moat

First-mover advantage in alternative recruiting sources, relationship with Date Me Docs creators

Risks to Consider

People don't want dating profiles used for recruitingLegal/privacy issues scraping personal dataLimited candidate pool sizeDate Me Docs trend may be short-lived