for students and new grads
Get intros to the fastest-growing startups.
Send one 60-second pitch. Founders who are hiring watch it, and when one wants to meet you, I make the intro. Not much on your résumé yet? That's fine. Your pitch says more.
who it's for
Little experience? That's the point.
Every job post wants two years of experience. Founders at early startups care more about how you think and how fast you learn. A minute of you talking shows that better than a résumé can.
Students
Looking for an internship, a summer at a startup, or your first real project with a team.
New grads
Looking for your first full-time role and tired of applications that disappear.
What counts
Class projects, clubs, hackathons, a part-time job, a thing you taught yourself, a side project nobody uses yet. All of it.
how it works
One pitch. Real intros.
No applications, no cover letter, no GPA cutoff, no years-of-experience box.
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Record your pitch
60 seconds on your phone. Who you are, something you did, what you want to learn next.
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Send it in
Drop your video below with your name and email. It takes two minutes.
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Founders watch it
Your pitch joins the network and goes in front of founders of the fastest-growing startups.
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You get the intro
When a founder wants to meet you, I introduce you both over email. You skip the application pile.
what to record
Your 60 seconds, in three beats.
You don't need a script. Hit these three and you'll be fine.
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0:00
Who you are
Your name, your school or where you are, and what you're into right now.
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0:15
Something you did
One thing you're proud of. A project, a club you ran, a problem you figured out. What it was and what happened.
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0:40
What you want next
What you want to learn and the kind of team you want to do it on. Be specific so I know who to send it to.
A few things I've learned
- Your phone is fine. Good light and clear sound matter more than a nice camera.
- One take is fine. I care about what you say, not how polished it looks.
- Talk like you're talking to a friend. The best pitches sound like a person, not a cover letter.
- One real story beats a list of skills.
- Upload it straight from your phone, or paste a Loom, YouTube or Google Drive link.
about
Hi, I'm Wendy.
I spent five years at two venture-backed clinical AI startups, running product and programs for the machine learning teams. I helped scale those teams from 40 people to 150, and saw up close that the best early hires rarely look best on paper.
A résumé tells you almost nothing about how someone thinks. A minute of them talking tells you a lot. So I started Scout22, and now I recruit for startups that just raised, matching them with people I'd bet on.
- 5 yearsat venture-backed clinical AI startups
- 40 → 150teams I helped scale
Questions? Email me at wendy@tryscout22.com.
send your pitch
Show me who you are.
Your name, your email and your video. That's it. Specific beats polished, and typos are fine.
I watch every pitch, and when a founder wants to meet you, I'll introduce you.
Wendy Shifounder, Scout22
Got it.
Your pitch is in. I'll watch it soon, and when a founder wants to meet you, I'll make the intro.
for startups
Meet them before anyone else.
The best students and new grads don't have much on their résumés yet. That's exactly why they're hard to find.
Everyone in the network has sent a 60-second pitch, and I watch every one. Tell me who you're hiring and I'll send you the ones I'd bet on, each with my notes. You watch, you pick, and I set up the intro.
Thanks.
I'll email you soon to hear what you're building and who you need.