College students looking for community come first. Everyone who makes the night happen comes right behind them.
Primary users are college students and young adults looking to discover local events and communities. Secondary users are everyone who makes those events happen.
Boared starts by focusing on a single college community: UCSC and the surrounding Santa Cruz area.
Identify established organizers — groups like UCSC Digital, greek life, and venues like The Vessel — and work directly with them to host events exclusively through Boared.
Early sponsored events let us shape the platform around what real organizers and attendees actually need.
Compensate hosts for exclusivity while offering free tickets to attendees, with the goal of becoming the default event platform in one college town.
Expand through fraternity networks, student organizations, and local organizers into additional campuses — bringing professional venues in for ticketing, artist discovery, and merch.