Atlanta, Georgia, United States
52% of recent college graduates are underemployed. They are working jobs that do not require their degree, do not pay what their degree should, and quietly stall their first ten years of earnings. Inside a university, no one actually owns the job a student lands after graduation. Faculty teach. Career services helps the students who walk in. Admissions handles getting students in the door. Nobody is responsible for the outcome at the end. I have spent the last four years inside this problem. I placed over 1,000 students into internships and full-time roles. I partnered with 200+ employers. I have now interviewed more than 70 career services directors at universities across the country. The story is the same everywhere. Underfunded teams. No real data. Eight advisors for thirty thousand students. A model built in the 1950s trying to keep up with a job market that changes every six months. The students figuring it out on their own are the ones with networks, with timing, and with luck. The rest are sending 500 applications into the void with one interview to show for it. I founded Runway to change this. We are building the rails for a higher education system where universities are paid based on whether their graduates land the right job, not just any job. Today, that looks like a platform helping 35,000+ students find the right roles faster, write resumes that actually match the jobs they want, and prepare for interviews with real strategy. A 75,000-person community of students and recent grads. The largest career creator audience in the space, with 350k+ followers across LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Tomorrow, it looks like the outcome data infrastructure that nobody else has built yet — the rails universities, employers, and policymakers will need to actually fix this. If you are a student, a career services director, a dean, a provost, or an employer who knows the current system is broken and wants to be part of building what comes next, I would like to hear from you. Runway: www.joinrunway.io Email: [email protected] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fordcoleman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fordcoleman_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fordcoleman_ Twitter: https://x.com/fordcoleman_ For brand partnerships or sponsorship deals please email [email protected].
Started as an early-career recruiting agency, scaled to $500K ARR and placed 1,000+ students in roles at top companies. Built deep expertise in what actually gets candidates hired, then turned those insights into a product. Built a B2C platform that helps college students find and apply to internships and entry-level jobs faster than anywhere else. Runway pulls live listings from 175,000+ company career sites, scores fit, and delivers personalized playbooks (tailored resume, interview prep, networking map) for every opportunity. Since launching in mid-August 2025: 32,000+ users across 750+ campuses 75,000+ newsletter subscribers 1,000+ paying customers #2 Product of the Day on Product Hunt