I have been hanging around at the Rodinhood forum for quite some time now but never made an effort to sit down and write something.
To cut a long story short, some time back i faced a problem and got an idea for a startup. After spending a couple of weeks thinking if the idea would work or not i finally dedcided that there was no better way than starting up and finding out if the ideas was worth it. Though still uncertain about my idea, i have decided to start up.
I am looking to collect some feedback from fellow Rodinhoders so that i can refine my idea and perhaps get more clarity of thought.
The Idea
I will be building an Event Discovery Platform or in simpler words a website that helps people find about events that are happening in their cities, filtered according to their interests.
After toiling on the idea for about a week, i thought of modifying the idea and building a platform that lets people know what all activities they can do in their city. Almost all of you would have faced a situation when you or some of your friend would have asked someone “Kya kare yar?” “Kahan jayein yar”(“What should we do?, “Where should we go). I think this a very old problem and somebody needs to build something to answer that question. And when i talk of activities i am not talking about the Normal Activities like eating out, visiting malls and stuff. By activities i mean a little unusual activities lie Laser Tag, Paragliding and stuff.
Now, I am in a state of confusion if i should implement the first idea or the second or make something that solves both the problems as it is possible to implement both of them on a single platform but i fear that it would confuse the user..
I see a lot of scope in the first idea as there are very few competitors in the market and most of them are more focused on solving the problems of a couple of thousand event organizers rather than solving the problem of a million users. They focus on selling tickets. Though selling tickets would be a part of my business model but it would be for the convenience of the people. Our primary target will be to make event discovery easier for the end user. Also, none of the current players have a product that i would like to use.
Regarding the second idea, i think i can target a larger market but there are a few startups that have recently started and are trying to something similar(To name a few – https://www.iexperience.in/, https://www.tushky.com/) and they have a satisfactory product which i would use, but they are not exactly what i would like it to be. I do not want to end up creating a me too product.
I would like to have your suggestions and feedback about the idea,
PS: A little bit about me: I am a 19 year old student living in Delhi, enthusiastic about start ups. i have been a quintessential mediocre for the last 19 years and have decided not be a mediocre for the rest of my life.