Eighty-four families, and climbing
Arcane grew the quiet way — one family telling another. Eight months in, we're at 84 active members. For most of that stretch we compounded around 4.2% a month. Then May and June hit different: +15 net members a month, roughly an 18% jump at our current size. The question year-end asks is simple — does the summer pace hold, or settle back toward the earlier climb? Hold it and we finish near 174 members. Settle and we're still at 107. Either direction, the line goes up.
Two engines
Commitment, not dabbling
48 of our 84 members — 57% — are on the $200/month Full Access tier. That's not parents buying cage time by the hour. That's families choosing the program. When more than half your base picks the deepest tier, you're not renting space. You're building something people want to belong to.
The name on the door
Bryan Anderson spent 12 years in pro ball, reached the big leagues, and won a World Series — and now scouts for the Kansas City Royals. That's a level of trust no ad can buy. Families of serious players know what it means to train where an active pro scout works.
An active pipeline, not just a pedigree
The scout title formalizes what Bryan was already doing — and it moves the needle exactly where Arcane is thinnest. Our smallest group is 15-and-up players, the ones deciding whether baseball is their future. For those families, training under an active scout isn't a nice-to-have — it's the reason to be here. It keeps our most committed players longer, and every game Bryan works puts him in rooms full of coaches and cross-checkers. That network compounds on itself without a single sales pitch.
What the next stage costs
Momentum needs feeding. Here's the plan, in order of urgency.
The essentials
Baseballs, pitching-machine repair, protective screens. The gear every session runs on.
Growth drivers
A second HitTrax unit, merch, a live-stream camera. HitTrax is the most-used tool in the building — our core hitters live on it, and new members are signing up every week. On our current growth pace, one unit won't keep up with demand or with the volume of logged sessions that builds each player's development record. The second unit is capacity, not a gamble.
The extras
TVs, weight plates, a second pitching machine. Real upgrades, but they wait until the first two are done.