Hey Rodinhooder,
We have some rocking news again this week! And both pieces of news are from Hyderabad!! The First Meal got acquired! Congrats to Rodinhooders Saswata, Joginder, Suraj and team! Next time we’re in Hyderabad – breakfast is on YOU!!!
If you’ve heard Mubaid at our Mumbai Open House or Hyderabad Meetup, you will recall how he cracked us all up when he shared the story of his parents being worried that no girl would marry a t-shirtwala! Well he just got married – congrats to Mr & Mrs LazyNinja!!
So while we’re counting down to the Olympics, on TRH – every day is a marathon!!
Citius, Altius, Fortius.
‘PepperTap Goodbye…’ Vaibhav has written a candid note to PepperTap where he’s shared some observations from the customer’s perspective. This is a must read even if you’re not in the hyper-local space.
Whoa! We have some heavy-weights in the B2B ecom space! Here’s Amit’s Dummy’s Guide for B2B ecommerce – bookmark and keep (and comment as well!)
Rodinhooder Dhruva shares his journey of how he self-taught himself everything and has become a successful fashion forecasting company!
The Case of Unbridled Mules. If you’re a startup founder or look after HR for a startup – YOU WILL REALLY RELATE to Sushrut’s post! Do share your comments!
Re-sharing last week’s big story from Alok – The QNet Scam and 2 questions that haunt him. This is important to share so more people become aware and stay alert.
Startup Tracks
E-Stamp Duty Refund – the name says it all. Read Sarvesh’s interesting story behind the story – he’s a great storyteller!
Sindrella – pretty shoes for women with small feet!
ScooTalks – a mobile app for schools, teachers, parents, students to interact with each other! (Bach gaye! Imagine if we had this in our schooldays!!)
The Flags!
Rodinhooder Vinayak needs some advice for LeJagah’s revenue model. Pls help!
Rodinhooder Sumiit (with a double i) has been coming up with a lot of ideas! Read this one about having a sensor in the helmet for bike riders. And share some feedback pls?!!
Is Max App (personal assistant on Whatsapp) a cool idea but just a passing trend?
The Torch
True Lies! Each one of you will relate to this comic that shows how entrepreneurs extend the truth!!
“Who hasn’t met any investor?” Read Sanchit’s fun experience at StartupExpo2016!
Jab Anuj went all Rodinhood! (and dabang!) He was also at the StartupExpo2016 and shares a totally different side of it!!
‘Building products is not about solving problems’ – Prathamesh on the art of telling stories!
Be ugly. Be a cockroach! Rodinhooder Ajay on the non-glam side of entrepreneurship!
Startup Races
Conquest – BITS PILANI’s International Startup Challenge and Conclave invites you to participate. Registrations CLOSE TOMORROW.
EmpoWer (Bangalore Launch) – India’s first accelerator for women entrepreneurs by Zone Startups India
Phew!
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This week has been an emotional week of soul-searching for me. I’ve been virtually hanging out with the most interesting community managers of the world and have come to realize, in India, we’re probably the most happening and engaged community!! This week we crossed 11,500 members. I joined as the 1500th Rodinhooder. In this journey of 4.5 yrs and 10k Rodinhooders, I’ve realised what makes us so incredibly special is YOUR Spirit. YOUR Passion. YOUR Enthusiasm and YOUR Perseverance to keep pushing and delivering – every single day! So keep sharing your learnings & feedback. Keep showcasing your products. Keep asking questions. Keep seeking help. Entrepreneurs breathe their ventures. And I breathe this community. Proud to be a Rodinhooder.
Signing off with a goofy group hug. Have an amazing weekend. (See you in Rio!)
mucho love,
asha chaudhry
co-founder & editor