While legacy edtech giants burn millions on marketing, a student-built platform quietly commands 158,000 monthly visits from one campus alone. Berkeleytime isn't just a tool—it's the operating system for course selection at UC Berkeley, built entirely by the students who use it daily.

"The most powerful consumer products aren't built in Sand Hill Road—they're forged in dorm rooms by users who are tired of waiting for solutions."

The platform's tech stack reveals a modern, lean operation. Built on Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui, it's designed for speed and iteration. Cloudflare and HSTS provide enterprise-grade security at student-project costs. This isn't a legacy system—it's a modern web app that happens to be mission-critical for thousands of students each semester.

• Direct traffic (60%) indicates near-zero customer acquisition cost—students come back because they have no alternative
• The 'berkeley grade distribution' keyword (700 searches/month) shows students crave transparency that official systems don't provide
• 34 employees managing 158K visits suggests extreme operational efficiency—likely 100x more efficient than traditional edtech