According to Facebook, “On This Day shows content from this date in the past. For example, you might see past status updates, photos, posts from friends and other things you’ve shared or been tagged in – from one year ago, two years ago, and so on. Only you will see this content unless you decide to share it with your friends.”

Since the last few years, Facebook has become an integral part of our lives. From our sombre moments to special ones, we have never failed to keep our life happenings updated on the platform. With On This Day, the platform gives us a chance to look back at some memories we shared and relive those moments!

Facebook has been working on this feature since the last 2 years. It is almost identical to Timehop, a service that lets you sign in with your social networks and then gives you a daily digest of the things you have posted across those networks in the past years. Timehop describes itself as ‘a daily nostalgia kick that will quickly become the highlight of your day.’ The major difference between Timehop and On This Day is that Timehop collates the posts made not just on Facebook but also on other social platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Flickr and Foursquare.

Facebook is taking some precautions and making sure its algorithm filters out all the unpleasant memories. The new service is rolling out to users in stages, so not everyone will be able to see it yet. It will soon be available globally on web and mobile.

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“I was bitten by a startup bug in my early professional career. The initial idea came from closely looking at the online transactional businesses which has boomed in the past few years and the growth rate has been phenomenal. This made me think about the next step for these transactional online businesses and I thought it would be becoming more interactive with the customers and that’s where the idea was born. After doing a bit of market research, I found there is a lot we can do with video conferencing. There is where Tringgr was born and we think to disrupt conference and customer engagement market with Tringgr’s offerings.” added Sushant Pandey, the founder of Tringgr.

Sushant Pandey

The Noida based startup has a team of 5 members that works towards providing video conferences/chats, audio-only conferences/chats, group/private text chats and file transfers. Tringgr has also tied up with companies in the education technology space to enhance the quality of education by allowing students to collaborate, talk, chat, vote and solve papers together. Apart from that, they also have associations with travel websites that help you connect with a travel consultant and hotel representative to help plan your itinerary and show the property. “We believe that a product like Tringgr helps various online business to cater their interaction needs like Live Tutoring, Online Doctors, Live Product display for e-commerce, online Customer desk, Matrimony meeting points, etc.” said Sushant.

Tringgr Offerings Include- 

-Tringgr.com – Free Public Platform for hosting video conferences, with voice calling and file transfer feature.

-TringgrEngage– First of its kind solution in India

Tringgr Engage is a real time customer engagement chat box solution that helps the consumer to grow sales and serves their website visitors in a better way, thus help them in elevating the customer experience via Video, Voice and Chat support with detailed analytics about customer.

-Tringgr Connect– white labeled Tringgr for Enterprise internal/external communication platform. It will have options like file sharing, screen sharing with voice and video communication.

-Tringgr CDN –This real time CDN network combined with a few Tringgr CDNs will not only help in quick content delivery but also decrease websites bandwidth consumption to 60-70% resulting in huge CDN cost savings.

The startup has served more than 4500 conferences in just 6 months and is currently running a few pilot projects. However, initial corporate sales have been tough because of the presence of various major players but they are still finding good value addition in case of low bandwidth requirements. Tringgr is planning on coming up with a mobile app soon through which users would be able to call between mobile, browser, VOIP and PSTN phones (mobile and landline) at a really low cost or even free of charge.

When asked what piece of advice Sushant would like to give to other enthusiastic budding entrepreneurs, this is what he had to say – “Keep trying and experimenting as the best entrepreneurs around the world have failed in their early ventures or during the course. It’s the learning that counts and it’s their ability to still try something new after failing that has made them successful. Remember, your journey itself has started with a different experiment and you have chosen a different path so why get afraid NOW?

There are times when we find something really interesting to work but our thought process negates it because of the fear that probably this is much bigger than my potential or capability and we tend to drop the idea. NEVER DO THAT! This is where a start-up either starts or stops. Follow your heart and give it your full for a decent time. The least you can get is some valuable experience which will pay off really well later and in the best case, you will have the opportunity to live your dream.”

Wishing Sushant and team Tringgr all the very best in their endeavour!

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It’s time to stop cramming for a while and ponder over your decisions. It’s time to stop being victims of pointless rat race and start being thinkers. It’s time to stop studying mindlessly and start asking yourself what you breathe for!

Have a look at our part 2 section for more pictures!

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Sagar Jain, Founder

Tell us something about EK DO DHAI

“Good design makes good business”

EK DO DHAI brings a fresh and unique perspective to the daily use products and focuses on providing alternative creative lifestyles with aesthetic sensibilities with uber cool attitude. EK DO DHAI celebrates life and adds a fun element to the usual products.

What made you come up with the name ‘EK DO DHAI’?

“Sara sheher mujhe EK DO DHAI ke naam se janta hain”

It is inspired from the unique move of Knight in the game of chess unlike others which has nonlinear jumping moves. Also it’s short, easy to recall and we use them daily – dhai kilo aloo lena, 1 litre doodh etc. We are ready to explore new stuff and are keen to produce kickass products.

What is your design philosophy while creating products?

EK DO DHAI believes that humour is present all around us, but often gets overlooked in the day to day saga of life. People are so busy and occupied that they overlook the everyday humour on the streets. That is why we call EK DO DHAI is OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, and FOR THE PEOPLE. Bollywood melodrama amuses us a lot too.

Which artist inspires you the most?

I personally like Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo.

What are you most excited about at the moment?

I am excited for looking forth the customer’s reaction on our new crazy products. We are launching our website on Independence Day. Working on new products is always a good experience.

We are participating in COMIC CON Banglore (12 – 14 sept 2014) and Comic Con Hyderabad 2014 too after a very successful event at COMIC CON DELHI

How do you manage designing?

Passion in work is our motto. We brainstorm new ideas, conceptualise them and evolve them to kick ass products. Our interns help us giving fresh perspective and thinking new ideas. We have collaborated with few graphic and product designers from different design colleges. We are looking for more young passionate people with great ideas .

Making them available to people and making them smile looking at these products, is all that we work for.

We make sure that the products are not only showpieces but a utility product. EK DO DHAI is trying to create its niche in Home Décor and Lifestyle Products

Has your product got the feedback and growth you expected since launch?

The response is really positive. People really like EK DO DHAI products. We got a good response from the crazy crowd on comic con in Delhi this year. The most famous products among the people are tea time cups, DRUNK GD SHOT GLASSES,TALLI TALK BEER MUG, MARDANA BOXER and TEA TIME CUPS.

Who is your target audience?

“ek ek ko chun chunke marunga…chun chun ke”

Mainly, the young India is our target (16 to 40 years). It may include students, professionals, bachelors, newly married, young parents, people who are shifting places, party animals, basically everyone who looks out for fun can look for the products by EK DO DHAI.

What is the biggest hurdle you are facing?

As a start-up, it’s difficult to manage all the departments with limited manpower. Logistics is major hurdle. Its costs a lot of ship products safely and fast.

Have you had any failures and what did you learn from them?

Designs that don’t work teaches a lot. It helps to understand and know the customers better with every failure we face.

What one piece of advice would you give too soon to be start up founders?

Initially everything is tiring and frustrating and somethings don’t work out. But believing in yourself, keeping faith, learning from mistakes and patience do pay off!

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The kaleidoscopic world of startups is no different than the abrasive world of the seven kingdoms where often a folly leads to horrifying beheadings. In startups, this slaughter might mean losing your market position, loss of profits due to lack of knowledge about the current trends or even incompetency of the hired team!

Here we’ve come up with a list of lessons that can help you take your startup to the next level. So gear up folks, winter is coming!

Please note – This entire article can prove to be a giant spoiler for those who haven’t watched the series.

1. Keep Looking For Opportunities

From season 1, Daenerys Targaryen has always been looking for opportunities that can help her to pursue her dreams. Well, she did have to endure a lot and also deal with an abusive brother and savage husband. But, she doesn’t get bogged down and knows how to play the game while maintaining respect. She also teaches us to embrace the messier parts of life sometimes to achieve our goals. Of course, we all can’t eat the heart of a horse to move an inch closer to our dreams but getting your hands dirty might sometimes reap lucrative results!

Also, she teaches an important lesson that an army (team) shouldn’t necessarily be led by slaves, fear and violence but team work and harmony!

2. Team Comes First

This is what the Starks teach us. Ned Stark’s family, including Jon Snow is ready to die for each other. When Robb learns of his father’s arrest, he calls his father’s bannermen together and moves south to retain the honour of his beloved father. Just like Ned’s family, if your team is ready to support you in all circumstances, it means you are on the right track, my Lord!

3. Be Careful About Who You Trust

Remember what happened when Ned Stark trusted Petyr Baelish blindly? It cost him his life! In your case, it could cost you your startup. Be extra careful about who you trust. All that Littlefinger ever cared about was power, even if it meant betraying the trust of Lord Stark and sacrificing his life to garner it! With the aim of setting up a puppet King and being the real power behind the throne, Lord Baelish sets up Lord Stark.

In your startup journey, you will meet many Littlefingers who will try to scam you left and right. Make sure you know their intentions and don’t end up getting duped.

4. Sometimes, you need to take the road less travelled

From watching her father die, getting separated from her family to fending herself in the big, cruel world, Arya Stark has endured a lot. But she remains strong and is ready to stand up on her feet and fight the world with her needle each time she falls down!

The same way, when you face failure in your entrepreneurial journey, you must look at things from a different perspective to find the right solution.

5. “In the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die!”

To make sure your startup doesn’t die and emerges victorious in the long run, avoid being like the Lannisters who aren’t aware of the happenings beyond their pretty castles.

So be prepared to fail many times over and confront your enemies in the battlefield with courage you GOT fan!

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