A. Circa April 2012 – I had this idea bubbling in my mind for a couple months, but didn’t know whom to approach and how to approach. All round me startups were coming up, deals were happening, Founders were making news, and I was still in my lousy job with having to drag myself with a 500 HP power to drive to office and face those same faces. I kept on my research and looking around, and finally found an “angel” who asked me to send him the idea & plan. I did. Revert came within 15 minutes – “We like your idea, and would like to meet you”… I was all elated. But then they threw a googly – is it still in idea phase or already functional? It was still in idea phase. They said they will definitely invest, provided I show them traction for at least 4-5 months. And there it was!!! I could never gather enough courage and the moolah to chuck my job and survive on savings for 4-6 months. The dream remained what it was – a dream. But it lived. Didn’t die. Time will come.
B. Circa Jan 2014 – the dream has only gone bigger. I have now some courage, and some rokda. Some more time, I tell myself. I start basic groundwork for my startup.
C. March 2014 – Gurgaon OH – I met Alok, and saw the tremendous energy and enthu overflowing in the hall. The fire within me is now a forest fire. Hell I’ll never be ready if I don’t take the plunge. I am ready now, I tell myself.
D. Looking around for a like minded person to act as Co-Founder. Found none. Nevertheless, “ekla chalo re”. Hired 4 interns. Converted a room at home to office. Got infra. Set up the office and started converting the idea into action.
D. Today: So, here it is – am proud to present – www.indyacabs.com an online cab aggregation & booking portal. Currently we have soft launched in Gurgaon (This is the MVP), and basis feedback, we will continue improving the service, and target to Go Live in entire Delhi/NCR covering Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad & Rohtak by October 2014.
Currently we take bookings from 7 AM to 10 PM, 7 days a week.
Bookings through:
a) Web (www.indyacabs.com)
b) Mail: bookings@indyacabs.com
c) Phone: 8800 60 20 70
All we ask is a 6-7 hours heads up prior to the desired pick up time so that we may arrange the cabs effectively.
Please give it a shot, and please pass me candid feedback on vivek@indyacabs.com or here. All bouquets and brickbats welcome.
Also please advise if we need to change something in the website, and we’ll do it.
Also looking for a Tech Co-Founder. Ping me.
Alok Sir – your blessings and mentoring ever needed and solicited.
Regards,
Vivek K Aggarwal
vivek@indyacabs.com
+91 813 064 3300
FB: facebook.com/pages/Indyacabs
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