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Getting Started
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NilPilot is the all-in-one NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) workspace for college athletes. It helps you understand your market value, track brand deals, and build the media kit that gets you noticed by sponsors.

It's built for NCAA athletes at every level — from D1 football to D3 swimming — as well as adaptive and Paralympic athletes. Whether you're chasing your first $500 deal or managing a full roster of sponsorships, NilPilot organizes everything in one place.

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Go to /signup and enter your name, email, sport, and a password.
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Hit Create Account — you're in instantly. No email verification loop, no waiting.
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You'll land on your Dashboard. First thing to do: complete your Athlete Profile (tab on the left) to unlock accurate valuations.

Right now NilPilot is in Founding Member mode — the first 500 athletes get 3 months free when we launch paid plans.

Three things, in order:

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Complete your Athlete Profile. Add your sport, school, social handles, and follower counts. This feeds the valuation engine — the more accurate the input, the more accurate your NIL range.
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Run your first Valuation. Hit the Valuation tab and get your NIL range in under 30 seconds.
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Add any active or past deals. Even informal ones. The deal pipeline builds your history and helps you spot patterns.

Yes — completely free right now. NilPilot is in pre-launch. All features are fully unlocked for founding members.

When we launch paid plans, the first 500 founding members keep 3 months free (no credit card, no catch). Your referral code earns you +14 days free per friend who joins, up to 6 months total.

Standard pricing at launch will be $49/month. Founding members pay significantly less with their earned free time.

Every account gets a unique referral link. Share it with teammates, friends, or other athletes.

  • For every person who signs up using your link: +14 days free added to your account
  • Maximum: 6 months free (13 referrals)
  • You get an email notification each time someone joins via your link

Find your referral link in the Referrals tab on your dashboard.

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NIL Valuation
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The valuation engine combines four data categories:

  • Social reach — weighted follower counts across Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube (each platform has different rate multipliers)
  • Engagement rate — high engagement multiplies your effective audience
  • Sport & Division — D1 football has different market rates than D3 golf (we track 50+ sports)
  • State & achievements — market demand by geography, All-American status, championships, Olympic participation

The output includes per-post rates, story rates, TikTok rates, appearance fees, endorsement ranges, and an annual earnings estimate broken by tier.

The biggest levers (in order of impact):

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Grow your TikTok. TikTok has the highest brand rate multiplier in our model. Even 10k engaged followers there moves the needle more than 50k passive Instagram followers.
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Improve engagement rate. Engagement is weighted heavily. Posting more targeted, niche content beats chasing follower count.
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Add achievements. All-American, conference champion, Olympic qualifier — these trigger significant multipliers in the model.
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Keep your profile updated. Stale follower counts = stale valuation. Update every 30-60 days.

Yes. Every time you click Save Valuation, it's stored in your history with the exact inputs used. You can view the last 12 valuations to track your NIL trajectory over time.

The Valuation tab shows your latest saved valuation at the top, with a history graph below. Run a new one whenever your follower counts or stats change.

All NCAA sports plus Adaptive/Paralympic athletes. The engine supports 50+ sport categories including:

  • Team sports: Basketball, Football, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Hockey, Lacrosse, and more
  • Individual sports: Track & Field, Swimming, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Rowing, Cross Country
  • Adaptive/Paralympic: Wheelchair Basketball, Para-Swimming, Para-Track, and more

Each sport has different rate multipliers based on real NIL market data. D1 sports in high-revenue programs have the highest multipliers.

No. These are data-driven market estimates based on aggregated NIL deal data and social media benchmarks. They are not guaranteed rates and should be used as a negotiation reference point, not a contract floor.

Think of it like a Zillow estimate for your house — useful context, not the actual sale price. Your real negotiated rate depends on the brand, campaign scope, exclusivity, and timing.

Always consult your institution's NIL compliance office before signing any deal.

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Deal Tracking
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Go to the Deals tab on your dashboard.
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Click + New Deal. Enter the brand name, deal type (social post, appearance, endorsement, etc.), value, and current stage.
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Move the deal through stages: ProspectingContactedNegotiatingActiveClosed Won or Closed Lost.
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Add notes and activities to log every email, call, or meeting. NilPilot auto-logs stage changes with timestamps.

NilPilot supports all common NIL deal types:

  • Social Post — one-off sponsored Instagram/TikTok/Twitter posts
  • Endorsement — ongoing brand ambassador agreements
  • Appearance — in-person events, autograph sessions, clinics
  • Licensing — use of your name, image, or likeness in advertising
  • Merchandise — co-branded products, jerseys, apparel lines
  • Content Creation — YouTube videos, podcasts, long-form sponsored content
  • Other — anything else

Yes. Create a brand once in your Brand directory (NilPilot saves it), then create as many individual deals linked to that brand as you need. Each deal has its own stage, value, timeline, and activity log.

The Deals summary card shows your total pipeline value and closed revenue by brand — so you can see at a glance which partnerships are most valuable.

Yes — completely private. Your deal pipeline is visible only to you. NilPilot does not share, sell, or use your deal data for any purpose other than showing it to you.

Individual deal details (brand names, values, notes) are never included in aggregate benchmarks or shown to other users.

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Media Kit
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Complete your Athlete Profile — the media kit pulls from this data automatically. Add your photo, bio, sport, social handles, and follower counts.
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Run and save a Valuation — your NIL range appears in the kit.
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Open the Media Kit tab on your dashboard. Your kit is auto-generated from your profile data. No manual formatting needed.
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Click Share to copy a link or download a PDF to send directly to brands.

Your NilPilot media kit includes:

  • Athlete photo, name, sport, school
  • Combined social reach summary (all platforms)
  • Platform-by-platform follower counts + engagement rate
  • NIL valuation range (social post, story, TikTok, appearance, endorsement)
  • Achievements and highlights
  • Bio / brand statement
  • Contact info (only what you choose to share)

No. Your media kit is private by default. Only people you explicitly share the link with can view it.

Public athlete profiles are off by default. You control whether your profile appears in any public directory (toggle in Profile settings → Public Profile).

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Pricing
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Currently free — NilPilot is in pre-launch and all features are unlocked at no cost.

When paid plans launch:

  • Founding Member (first 500 athletes): 3 months free, then a heavily discounted rate locked for life
  • Standard: $49/month — full access to all features

Founding members who referred friends earn up to 6 months free on top of the baseline 3 months.

No. You will not be auto-charged. When paid plans launch, you'll receive advance notice via email and you'll need to explicitly enter payment information to continue. No surprise billing.

No credit card required. Sign up with just your name, email, sport, and password. No payment info needed now or during the free period.

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Account & Privacy
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Open your dashboard and go to Settings (the gear icon in the sidebar).
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Find the Change Password section.
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Enter your current password and your new password (min. 8 characters). Save.

You have the right to a full export of your personal data under GDPR (Art. 20) and CCPA (§ 1798.100).

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Go to SettingsPrivacy & Data.
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Click Download My Data.
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A JSON file will download immediately. It includes your profile, all valuations, deals, brands, activities, and event history.

You can also call the API directly: GET /api/compliance/export-data (authenticated).

Account deletion is permanent and irreversible. All data — profile, deals, valuations, brands, activities — is deleted immediately.

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Go to SettingsPrivacy & DataDelete My Account.
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You'll be asked to enter your password to confirm.
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Your account and all data are wiped instantly. You'll be logged out immediately.

We recommend downloading your data first if you want a record of your deals and valuations.

NilPilot stores only what you provide:

  • Account info: name, email, sport (hashed password — we can never see it)
  • Athlete profile: social handles, follower counts, bio, photo
  • Valuations: inputs you provide + calculated results
  • Deals & brands: everything you manually enter
  • Usage events: which pages/features you use (anonymous usage patterns for product improvement)

We do not connect to your social accounts, scrape your data, or access anything you haven't explicitly entered. Read our full Privacy Policy.

Password reset via email is coming soon. In the meantime, if you're locked out, email us at support@nilpilot.app and we'll get you back in within 24 hours. Include the email address on your account.

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