"Nice Thought...But way to many hurdles to cross regarding the licenses. I remember a company which started in Tirupati with the same idea. they had patented a dispensing machines which recognize their own 20lt bottle and dispense 200ml or so water…"
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Site for checking probability for getting confirmed train ticket
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Hi All,By traveling and booking tickets in Indian Railways (IR) for so many years now, I have never understood how we can be sure whether the wait-listed ticket we are booking, will be confirmed on…Continue
Tags: Seat, Availablility, Issue, Confirmation, Railways
Started this discussion. Last reply by Venudhar Bhatt Jun 19, 2012.
Do customers forgive???
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I am thinking of starting a company. Many people have cautioned against the perils of going with venture capital. So initially start small and then grow big. My question: what if I am not able to…Continue
Tags: VC, without, start, small
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mahesh Khambadkone Jul 1, 2011.
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"The point over here is not customer convenience but the sustenance of business. There is no denial that online grocery is very convenient. But We also know that though online shopping is also very convenient to user Yet none of the…"
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"Even in US the model is not sucessful. Search for the wonderful story of Webvan currently owned by Amazon. Online grocery stores are a disaster. Instead a localized approach like 7-Eleven in India will work better.
Read my blog on the…"
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Bharat Agrawal replied to anshul kishore's discussion Shame Shame SONY--4 replacements and still a defective piece :(
"In my view, you should go to consumer forum and ask for compensation from SONY for all the mental and physical harassment you have to go through. Only that way these companies will realize the Customer Value. If they want, let them learn…"
Bharat Agrawal replied to Shilpi Choudhury's discussion Is India ready to pay for a 'Lowest Price' service ?
"Nice concept....Though Curious..>how do you track user activity that whether he purchases from the link you sent.
Actionable Acts: You can tie up with some online websites for referals (get commission in return). Special onetime…"
Bharat Agrawal replied to Mandar Joshi's discussion How can you teach a lesson to the companies you are dissatisfied with ?!!!
"i have also thought on this but due to lack of development skills was not able to develop on this. Connect me on agrawalb@ibibo(dot)com so that we can share some ideas."
Venudhar Bhatt replied to Bharat Agrawal's discussion Site for checking probability for getting confirmed train ticket
"It is a wonderful idea for sure. It will be quite complex to be reasonably accurate. But I encourage you to explore it well. I am sure it will be very useful if done right. If you can confirm the availability of data from IRCTC then one must get it…"
Bharat Agrawal replied to Bharat Agrawal's discussion Site for checking probability for getting confirmed train ticket
"Thanks for the response people,
Just for trying railway officials what kind of data should I be looking for. For example,
Travel Date, Booking Date
Booking Status, Travel Status
Train No
Station To, From
Class
Add something that I missed
As I said…"
Alexander Gounder replied to Bharat Agrawal's discussion Site for checking probability for getting confirmed train ticket
"The nexus between railway babus and travel agents, have always been behind this situation, where you are left guessing... You think railway officials will ever let you use their data to ruin this lucrative business they have established inspite of…"
Pankaj Upadhyay replied to Bharat Agrawal's discussion Site for checking probability for getting confirmed train ticket
"Thanks Neel for Valuable Information
Regards
Pankaj Upadhyay
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Vijay Khubchandani replied to Bharat Agrawal's discussion Site for checking probability for getting confirmed train ticket
"You might also want to get in touch with a Seasoned Agent to get more idea on the Factors involved.."
Nishant Agrawal replied to Bharat Agrawal's discussion Site for checking probability for getting confirmed train ticket
"Hm ... ambitious. The logic would be something like this,
A train runs from Station X to Station Y daily. Last time, the person who had booked his tickets 13 days ago was the last one to get a confirmed ticket. Next day, 12, then 14, and so on. The…"
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