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Scoutbook gave you the data. We answer the question — what should the troop work on next week?

Problem

Cub Scout den leaders и Scouts BSA scoutmasters тратят 1-2 часа в неделю в Excel, потому что официальный Scoutbook BSA имеет известные баги и не отвечает на главный вопрос лидера: 'на что направить следующие 4 встречи, чтобы максимум скаутов продвинулись'.

Audience

US Cub Scout den leaders (Lion-Webelos, 6-10 детей в логове) и Scouts BSA scoutmasters (15-40 скаутов в отряде) — родители-волонтёры с 5-10 часами в неделю на скаутинг

Reasoning

Source signals

  • SIG-20260426-us-community-coordinator-cubscout-advancement-spreadsheet — "spending countless hours maintaining spreadsheets to track my scouts' advancement" (RECURRING, HIGH)
  • SIG-20260426-us-community-coordinator-bsa-merit-badge-troop-meeting-planner — "Figure out which merit badges and rank requirements the most Scouts still need" (SINGLE, MED)

What we ship

**Core features (MVP)**

  • Roster + advancement data import from Scoutbook (CSV / unofficial API)
  • Live dashboard: top-3 scouts closest to ranking up, top-5 Eagle MB gaps
  • Activity planner: "doing Citizenship in the Community next meeting advances 12 scouts"
  • One-tap attendance tracker (mobile-first)
  • Per-scout progress PDF export for parent conferences
  • Supports both Cub Scouts (Lion-Webelos, ranks) and Scouts BSA (Tenderfoot-Eagle, merit badges)

**Primary user flow**

1. Den leader signs up, imports unit roster CSV from Scoutbook

2. At meeting, taps attendance in one tap

3. Marks requirements covered — system updates progress

4. After meeting, views "what to work on next" suggestion

5. End of cycle: export PDF for parents

**What it looks like**

  • **Landing**: hero "Scoutbook is the database. We're the cockpit."
  • **Main app screen**: 3 cards — "Closest to rank up", "Eagle MB gaps", "Next meeting suggestion"
  • **Output**: PDF "Aiden's Q1 progress" for parent conference

**MVP build plan (8 days)**

  • Day 1-2: schema, Scoutbook import, auth
  • Day 3-5: dashboard analytics, activity planner
  • Day 6-7: PDF exports, mobile attendance
  • Day 8: landing, deploy

Reasoning

Two signals across two BSA programs describe the same pain. Strong proof-of-pain comes from two independent open-source projects already shipped by frustrated leaders. Commercial alternatives (TroopWebHost, Trooptrack) all force migration off Scoutbook — high switching cost. The white-space is **augmentation**: keep Scoutbook as system-of-record, use our tool for the analytics and meeting planning Scoutbook can't do. Cub + BSA segmentation doubles TAM at no extra build cost.

Quick competitive read

  • **TroopWebHost** ($24-79/mo): full management, replaces Scoutbook
  • **ScoutsTracker** (Android, free): Cub-only, abandoned since 2023
  • **Trooptrack** ($150/year): BSA-focused, expensive for small troops
  • **Open-source forks**: require Python skills

White-space: cheap, Scoutbook-augmenting analytics tool. **Competitive pressure: 7/10** — saturated with replacements, empty on augmentation.

Initial pricing hypothesis

$5/mo Den (≤12 scouts), $9/mo Troop (≤40 scouts), free Parent-tier (1 scout).

Distribution hypothesis

Scoutbook bug forums, r/cubscouts, r/BSA, r/scouting, school-PTA newsletters, ScoutsLife ads, referral incentive ("invite a co-leader, both free for a month").

Source signals (2)

  • SIG-20260426-us-community-coordinator-cubscout-advancement-spreadsheet
  • SIG-20260426-us-community-coordinator-bsa-merit-badge-troop-meeting-planner