“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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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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SayOut advertises/promotes/markets a brand/service according to the requirement of a client and goes to the customers of targeted age group/gender/location to promote/market their clients warmly.

Raushan Jha always wanted to do something different, but something which will sustain demand. One day, he saw some people who were promoting their event in public places with some posters and they were describing their event to the citizenry, and literally people were buying tickets through their mobile after consolation. That manner of promotion clicked his mind and he determined that he will commence a fellowship which will provide some similar services to his clients.

“I think SayOut advertising/ publicity/marketing scheme can make a radical change in the current advertising industry, as it establishes a direct contact between a brand and a customer, it reaches quickly and understandably to the targeted customers, it holds information and instant support for the customers.” added Raushan.

SayOut managed to garner 15 clients within the first week of its launch and more than 25 sales executives have joined SayOut to make it more prolific. The startup claims to promote a business creatively and physically, which affects its sales automatically.

Do check out SayOut and let us know what you think about this startup.

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Cookfresh is India’s first food delivery service that gives you the tools you need to be a gourmet chef at home. They take away the hours of prep work or the hassle of finding a recipe and then shopping for the ingredients. You select a chef-designed recipe and they deliver ready to cook ingredients at your door – from the cut meat and chopped veggies, right down to the essentials such as a teaspoon of cinnamon or a quarter cup of coconut milk. All you do is cook using the recipe card they send you.

Startoholics met up with Raghav Kohli, Co- Founder of Cookfresh, here’s an excerpt from the interview:

Tell us a bit about your background and the path that ultimately led you towards Cookfresh.

As students in college, we would often have house parties where we cooked for our friends and regularly tried new recipes. However, post college, we found less time to ourselves as a result of which we ended up cooking only on weekends. We figured this is a major reason why most people become disenchanted with cooking and decided to do something about it.

The idea at Cookfresh is to make cooking a fun process rather than a headache. We do all the legwork – we choose the recipe and shop for the ingredients, which are then washed, portioned, chopped, labeled and delivered fresh to our customers.

How difficult has the journey been? Any stories you would like to share?

Our biggest challenge has been in differentiating our product from ordering in from a restaurant. We cater to people who are not only foodies, but also find joy in cooking. A Cookfresh box includes everything you need for your meal, right down to the rice and olive oil. All you need are some basic utensils in your kitchen. We’re not competing with restaurants and believe that ours is a distinct market. We’ve created a product that enables people to use their hands and gives them a greater stake in what they eat.

What are the key milestones for the next 6 – 12 months?

We launched Cookfresh with 18 recipes and are now in the process of revamping our menu. In the near future, we plan to introduce a salads and desserts section. Eventually, we will also be introducing a subscription model wherein a customer will receive 3 boxes on a weekly basis with new recipes each week.

Has Cookfresh got the feedback and growth you expected since launch?

We launched Cookfresh in February and the response so far has been fantastic! We’ve received dozens of calls from people to congratulate us and wish us luck, which in itself is very encouraging. We’re currently delivering an average of 10 boxes a day and that number shoots up during weekends.

Which recipes are your favorites? Have you tried making them?

Yes, we’ve cooked all of them and have enjoyed eating them all. My own favourites are the Penang Fish Curry and the Penne Alla Vodka. All of our recipes are meticulously designed by our chef, Darshana Baruah, who is also our mentor and a guiding light for Cookfresh.

Currently, Delhi and Gurgaon are your delivery areas. Is expansion on the list?

Yes, we’re currently delivering only in South Delhi and Gurgaon. We’re looking to cover all of Delhi NCR in 6 months, post which we will begin expanding to other cities and hope to have a presence across the country in 2 years.

Lastly, one piece of advice to our budding startup entrepreneurs.

Take the plunge and you’ll figure it out along the way. The more you think, the more likely you are to find an excuse not to do it.

We are too lazy, busy or least bothered about cooking up something special for ourselves or the lovely people around us because a trip to the grocery store is the least interesting thing to do. Cookfresh is here to remedy that for us. Select a mouth watering recipe with the click of a button and have all the ingredients hand delivered to you. Could life get easier?

Do like and share this article with all food lovers and those passionate about cooking, who knows you might get treated to scrumptious meal

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The Founders, Mr. Sudeep Samantha and Mr. Shailesh Lad are pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences from Wilson College, Mumbai. Their start in the field of IT was indeed a humble one which started with designing of a Chemistry portal named S2chem.com. One success followed another and Photodilse was one of them.

Sudeep Samantha

“The beginning of Photodilse was not a result of a ‘Eureka Moment’. It was a casual thought which came to our mind while having a casual conversation in our college canteen. It was a mere thought and had to be refined several times. Once we believed that the idea had enough potential we placed it in front of several photographer friends. Initially, they all loved the concept and agreed to contribute with their photographs. However, the agreement didn’t last long and most of them bailed out at the last moment leading to the delay in launch of Photodilse.” adds Sudeep. The website went online on 25^th May, 2013 and has received a fabulous response ever since.

Each photoartist submitting photoart regularly will be awarded a separate page on the website. The page will include a short biography of the photoartist along with an interview that will feature on the website. Photoartists will be allowed to promote their art, get potential clients and thereby spread their business.

Photodilse is one of its kind website in several ways. Unlike other websites it doesn’t just feature top photographers but believes in sharing the work of amateurs. Most photography websites would reject the work of amateurs saying it wouldn’t meet their standards. They however, publish the art of enthusiastic and deserving photographers thus providing them an exclusive platform to share their talent at the international level.

Sudeep believes Photodilse is not a mere website but a community. A community where a German photographer is mentoring and guiding a Delhi based amateur artist and an artist from Israel is sharing his work and gaining fans and followers from Indonesia.

One of the toughest tasks that Photodilse faced was difficulty in acquiring the images of world-famous photo artists. When they started Photodilse, one of the aims was to create a stock website for selling photographs. They approached several photographers but it was not working out as expected and they got a big ‘NO’ from many. Having rejected multiple times, they realized that the task at hand was not at all easy without much prior experience. After realizing the problem, it was decided to publish photographs and interviews without charging a penny and that’s how they created a unique platform. As of today, they have been recommended by several renowned artists to transform Photodilse into a Stock-Photo Website. They are working on a creative model that will incorporate various changes into the website making it a photo publisher and seller.

In any business, people around you are the most important resource. The earlier you learn to use them, the better it would be for your growth. They initially underestimated the man power around them but now it is one of their main strengths- The team of Photodilse.

When asked about their competitors, Sudeep humbly says, “We are our own competitors. We try to constantly upgrade our website and take it to even greater heights which help us to remain competitive with ourselves and others.”

Currently they do not employ a marketing strategy and featuring quality work is the main priority of the team. “We never expected to get the love and appreciation we received so early in our journey. Photodilse on the day of its inception received around 2500 visitors and the rest as they say is history. Team Photodilse hasn’t turned back since and the website has amassed more than 25000 users and 5 Lakh page views in just 6 months.” enthusiastically said Sudeep.

The biggest upcoming project is – the Photodilse Magazine, which is dedicated to photography and photographers. The magazine will be launched this coming year.

“Don’t just dream, believe in your dreams – get started, it’s the most difficult thing to do.” is Sudeep’s advice to our budding entrepreneurs!

An array of pictures to look at and not one seems clicked by an amateur! Photodilse is one interesting website for not just photographers but even those that hold a good eye for a good picture. Worth a visit and certainly worth submitting if you are hiding some amazing photographs in your album titled ‘amateur’.

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Give your hundred percent, if your idea works then perfect, if it doesn’t, then it is just not the time.

Deliverwith.me is a platform where air passengers can use their empty luggage space to carry packages from e-merchants to shoppers. The team of four gems cropped up the idea of deliverwith.me. We certainly had a great time covering them. Here are some words of wisdom for you…

The backstage Coverage

Rashid

Rashid and his wife were having a child, and so started shopping for baby products. Baby products are a bit above expensive in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which led Rashid to online baby product shops. He found an array of good products but there was another problem; shipping time would take weeks. Of course they bought baby products, both locally and online but this incident made Rashid think critically over the existing shipping process. Why does shipping have to take so long when there are thousands of people flying everyday across the globe with empty or spare luggage space? Can’t all of us use this space as an opportunity to carry products for people around the globe? This pondering led to the inception of deliverwith.me

Rashid shared this idea with Baha who immediately came on board. They needed a programming and developing wiz. The search led Baha to Bombay, India, where she met Anand.

In Almaty, Rashid approached his friend Dauren, a finance expert and thus the team of co-founders was finally formed.

It’s Simple!

Visit www.deliverwith.me and sign up through your Facebook account. All you have to do is post your trip details on the web platform, choose the size of the package you can carry (small, medium, large), and leave your contact details. Deliverwith.me executives will meet you at the airport, show you the package (open box) seal it in front, and hand it over to you. As you check in, the deliverwith.me team will receive you at the destination airport and you hand the package over to them back and they take the guarantee to deliver the package to the shopper at his/her home.

What makes it different?

According to the team, the platform is the podium of shared economy, the magic ingredient in today’s fast growing world- both population and cost wise. Only the aspect is different. The aspect of online shopping, and crowd-source delivery, the experience, the interaction is just like Airbnb– but the aspect and experience is different.

There are similar P2P (peer to peer) delivery systems, but then there comes out the issue of trust, security and abuse. Deliverwith.me works on B2P (business to people, B2C). In other words, a much needed alternative logistics for e-commerce businesses. Cheaper shipping rates for e-merchants, next day delivery for the shoppers, and an array of rewards for the travelers who carry the packages.

Hurdles in the journey

The biggest hurdle that the team faced is inertia; the resistance to change. The majority still prefers the way things are going. But change is the only constant, whether they prefer it or not. And innovation, creativity and technology play significant roles towards change.

Networking is another hardest part of the job. A small start up with a revolutionary idea still needs networking. In a country such as India, it is the hardest part which needs to be fixed at the earliest.

A big mistake that they made, is the lack of communication between the team but they have learnt a big deal from it. Everyone on the team has to be on the same page, in spite of differences.

Rat Racers around

All courier companies and airlines are their competitors hence making it all the way more difficult to be the best.

Best way of gaining clients?

According to the team, outreaching, networking and a little bit of luck is required to connect to people. Since their launch, the response received by deliverwith.me is overwhelming, but in phrases and gushes. All that matters is growth. Hence, though slow, but sure!

The whole concept is about innovating, optimizing and connecting. The wish to introduce and include pick-up points at various locations in the cities, and crowd-source the last mile delivery too are the ingenious propagations of the company to make their startup stand out from the crowd.

Working Methodology

They haven’t received any fundings as of yet, so the business is self-managed along with the help of some friends. They are in the phase of Social Media marketing and people who travel the most are often active on social media. They believe a lot of startup events across major cities are also amazing platforms to network. Hence, the team is trying its best to make sure they take part in such significant events.

Everybody is connected, universally speaking. In this space of living, sharing, interacting, learning, change, and innovation, are all conducive to growth. This is the inspiration which beholds the company’s motive together.

Wishing the team the very best of luck! Do check out Deliverwith.me and share your opinions on the startup with us.

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