GoBursar
A live SaaS that gives students a cited, honest breakdown of what a scholarship committee actually rewards, plus AI essay coaching. Built and shipped solo, from idea to paying customers.
The problem
Scholarship pages are vague. They say things like leadership and community involvement, and students can't tell what the committee actually wants or whether they have a real shot. So they skip good opportunities or burn hours on long shots.
What it does
Paste a scholarship in, and GoBursar researches the sponsor in real time: mission, judging criteria, past winner patterns when they can be found. It returns a cited brief with clickable sources, an honest fit verdict scored against your own profile, and essay coaching grounded in your real background. It even tells you when to skip one.
The edge
Every claim in a brief is backed by a real, resolved source link. Not a hallucinated citation, not a redirect that dies next week. Receipts, not vibes. That research layer is the hardest thing for a competitor to fake, and it's why students trust the verdict enough to act on it.
My role
Solo founder. Product, design, development, privacy policy and terms, COPPA considerations for users under 18, pricing strategy, and all of the go to market work: SEO content, outreach, and social.
A real brief. Every claim carries a clickable source, and that's the whole point.
Live
Status
Stripe live mode
Payments
1
Team size