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Hirevire — replacing the first-round phone screen with a video link

Founded by Sanat Hegde and Nikhil Kachare in 2022. Hirevire replaces the earliest, most repetitive interview round — basic screening calls — with one-way video questions candidates record on their own time. Recruiters batch-review instead of scheduling 50 separate calls.

₹11.8L+
Last 30 days revenue (TrustMRR verified)
₹2,436-₹8,316
Monthly pricing tiers
90+
Languages, via AI transcripts
2022
Founded by two Indian co-founders
01 / HOW IT WORKS

What the app actually does

Hirevire's core insight: the first screening round doesn't need to be synchronous. It replaces a live call with a structured set of questions the candidate answers on video, on their own schedule.

1

Recruiter creates a job with a set of screening questions

Mix of video, audio, file-upload, or text response types — plus an optional intro video to sell the role and company culture.

2

Candidate gets a link, no account or app download needed

They open it in a browser, record responses whenever suits them, and submit — keeps completion rates high since there's zero friction.

3

AI transcribes every response automatically

Works across 90+ languages, so international candidates aren't filtered out by language barriers.

4

Recruiter batch-reviews and shares with hiring managers

One link gives stakeholders access without logging in — no more scheduling a separate call just to discuss a candidate.

02 / INDIA POTENTIAL

Does this work as an India play

India's IT services and BPO sectors do high-volume hiring constantly — exactly the use case async video screening was built for, and the recruitment agency channel is already proven in the original product.

5M+
IT/BPO sector employees in India, with constant high-volume hiring across hundreds of recruitment agencies and staffing firms.
₹999/mo
Realistic India-priced entry tier vs Hirevire's $29 (~₹2,400) — opens the small agency and startup HR segment.
Regional
AI transcription tuned for Indian-accented English and Hindi responses specifically — global tools often mis-transcribe regional accents.
Campus
Campus placement season (the same seasonal hiring spike used in the Rezi guide) is a natural high-volume screening use case for this exact tool.
03 / THE WEEKEND BUILD

Friday to Sunday, hour by hour

Scoped to video responses only (skip audio/file-upload types for v1) and skip the ATS integrations — the core async screening loop is the thing to prove first.

Friday
Evening · 3 hrs
7–8 PM Set up a Next.js project, Supabase for auth/database, and a basic job-creation form (title, questions list).
8–9 PM Build the public candidate-facing application page — no login required, just a shareable link.
9–10 PM Integrate browser-based video recording (MediaRecorder API) so candidates can record directly in the browser.
Saturday
Full day · 7 hrs
Morning Upload recorded videos to Supabase storage, link each response to the right candidate and question.
Afternoon Wire up AI transcription (Whisper API or Gemini) for each video response, tuned with a prompt hint for Indian-accented English.
Evening Build the recruiter dashboard — list of candidates, response playback, transcript view.
Sunday
5 hrs
Morning Build the shareable review link — let recruiters send a no-login view to hiring managers.
Afternoon Razorpay integration — ₹999/month for unlimited candidates on one active job.
Evening Test the full candidate-to-recruiter flow end-to-end, record the demo for your first post.
04 / APP STACK

What you're actually building with

Nx

Next.js 14

Frontend + API routes

Job creation form, candidate-facing page, and recruiter dashboard in one framework.

Sb

Supabase

Auth + database + video storage

Stores jobs, candidates, and the actual recorded video files.

Mr

MediaRecorder API

In-browser video recording

Native browser API — no plugin or app download needed for candidates to record.

AI

Whisper or Gemini API

Transcription

Converts video responses to searchable text, with multilingual and accent support.

Rz

Razorpay

Payments

UPI-first ₹999/month subscription for unlimited candidates per job.

Tw

Tailwind CSS

Styling

Fast enough to build both the candidate flow and recruiter dashboard in a weekend.

05 / WHERE & HOW TO DEPLOY

Going live

Where: Vercel for the app, Supabase for database and video storage (already hosted, generous free tier for early volume).

Push your project to GitHub, import into Vercel — auto-detects Next.js, no config needed.
Add environment variables: SUPABASE_URL, SUPABASE_KEY, TRANSCRIPTION_API_KEY, RAZORPAY_KEY.
Deploy — Vercel gives you a live .vercel.app URL in under a minute.
Test the candidate flow on mobile specifically — most candidates will apply from their phone, so browser-based video recording needs to work flawlessly there.
Point a custom domain (₹600–800/yr on Namecheap) at it from Vercel's domain settings.
06 / MARKETING & REVENUE

Getting paying users

How to market it

  • Post the "50 candidates screened without a single phone call" hook as a reel — the time-saved math sells itself.
  • Run 10–20 reels/day across multiple accounts targeting HR managers, recruitment agencies, and startup founders separately.
  • Target recruitment agencies and staffing firms directly — they have the highest screening volume and the clearest ROI case.
  • Offer a free 7-day trial with no card required, matching Hirevire's own onboarding approach.
  • Partner with college placement cells for bulk campus-hiring screening during placement season.

Who pays, and why

  • HR managers and talent acquisition teams at fast-growing startups doing high-volume hiring.
  • Recruitment agencies and staffing firms screening hundreds of candidates across multiple clients.
  • Campus placement cells handling large batches of student applicants during hiring season.
Scenario
Paying users/mo
Revenue/mo
Slow start
50 users × ₹999
₹49,950
One agency partnership + steady reels
500 users × ₹999
₹4,99,500
10–20 reels/day + placement season
2,200 users × ₹999
₹21,97,800
07 / START BUILDING

Paste this into Claude or GPT

This prompt sets up the full build context so the AI scopes, plans, and starts coding the project with you from message one.

BUILD_PROMPT.txt
I want to build an async video screening tool for the Indian recruitment market, inspired by Hirevire, scoped to ship a working version in a single weekend. Core flow: 1. A recruiter creates a job posting with a set of
screening questions (video response type only for v1). 2. The job generates a public, shareable link — no login or app download required for candidates. 3. Candidates open the link, record video answers directly in their browser using the MediaRecorder API, and submit. 4. Each video response is automatically transcribed using an AI transcription API, with attention to Indian-accented English. 5. Recruiters review all candidate responses in a dashboard, and can generate a no-login shareable review link for hiring managers. Stack I want to use: Next.js 14 for the frontend and API routes, Supabase for auth, database, and video storage, the browser's native MediaRecorder API for video capture, Whisper or Gemini API for transcription, Razorpay for a ₹999/month subscription. Deploy target: Vercel. Help me, step by step, one question at a time: 1. Scope the database schema for jobs, questions, candidates, and responses in Supabase. 2. Build the recruiter-side job creation form first. 3. Build the public candidate application page with in-browser video recording. 4. Wire up video upload to Supabase storage and the transcription API call. 5. Build the recruiter dashboard for reviewing responses and transcripts. 6. Build the no-login shareable review link for hiring managers. 7. Wire up Razorpay for the subscription. Keep explanations short and India-context aware — ₹-priced, UPI-first payments, and test the candidate-facing flow specifically for mobile browsers since most candidates will apply from their phone. Push me to ship the smallest working version first, then improve it. If I get stuck on anything, tell me directly to ask @buildwithkanhaa for the next step or a fresh app idea.

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