Recess Time

In school days, recess time is the most jovial time we had. It's the time we chat freely with our friends, do whatever we want, run freely in the park, enjoy our food with our friends , and most importantly, we get the much needed break from back to back lectures we had since morning. Usually, most of us in this interval sit in our groups with our friends and share our food with them. Over the years all these groups have some stories among them, some interesting lunch time stories they share with their friends. This post is about some of the lunch time stories I share with my school friends. 

It all started here, at that fountain.

I joined my new school in April 2005. Initially until summer vacations I used to eat alone at that fountain. Sometimes I was joined by Punit and others. But for most part of that one and half month I used to be alone at lunch time. Though I didn't much feel like that as I had much entertainment around me. The one such was when we have to go to our classes after lunch. As we were still considered juniors, students upto class 5th have to form a line to return to our class after recess was over. Line had to be formed in that passage you see between those 2 shrubs. I don't know what problem that P.T. teacher had, all those students who form a line before time were punished. And Punit was one among those who were frequently punished. I don't know what he found fascinating in it. Despite being punished so many times, he still used to line up early to return to class and get punished for it. It lasted for few months for him until our group was formed.

Things changed soon after Prakarsh joined after summer vacations in July. As he was new and didn't know anyone he used to have lunch with me at that fountain. (As we both chose Sanskrit, he used to sit with me that period due to which he ended up having lunch with me). Soon, Punit became a regular companion and we used to have a good time in the lunch hours. But still, Punit had that tendency to line up quickly after finishing his lunch due to which he was repeatedly punished. Despite the fact that he was frequently punished, he had the ability to deceive everyone and move to and from from park to class without being noticed. Because of his this smart skill, sometimes we used to call him a Deceiver.

Akshansh who was impressed by Prakarsh's smartness wanted him to be a part his group and regularly persuaded us to join his group. We used to avoid him and run from him and gave him the name Sardar (one of the hindi book story character we had that time in school). After some days he came up with a proposal to make a new group. And this time we agreed. Our location was just few meters ahead of our previous landmark point. Me, Prakarsh, Punit, Akshansh, Swastik were initial members. Soon our group increased to 10 and we used to have a gala time together in lunch hours. More guys meant more variety in lunch. Each guy used to bring something which was loved by whole group, like Prakarsh's Pav Bhaji , Punit's pickle, Akshansh occasionally too used to bring something special, My pappads and special attraction used to treasure box(my mom used to give something secial and different like light snacks in this box which was loved by all). But the best attraction and huge fight was when one used to bring Maggie or Allu ki Sabji. These 2 things were group's favourite and one needs to get a ample quantity to ensure he has sufficient to eat. But that thing never used to happen. We used to jump on it like hungry wolves and due to it on some days that guy used to be left half hungry as his vegetable was over and other guys didn't have vegetable of his liking. But still we loved our group and enjoy our time together. One thing that use to keep us united was our love for cricket.

One day Akshansh brought Aalu in his lunch. We like mad guys jumped on it like always. I was about to have a bite from his lunch when I saw Prakarsh's reaction after eating it. His expressions weren't good and I resisted myself from having a bite. Akshansh's expression was also same as he was surprised that it tasted different from other days. Next day, he revealed that it actually was Aarbi ki Sabzi . That was enough to push us all as we wanted to beat him. It still remains one of the hilarious tail we have in our group "Aalu ki Sabzi kehke Aarbi khila di" . From that day onward when ever he used to bring Aalu ki Sabzi we used to confirm whether it's actually a Aalu ki Sabzi or not.

Like bad time , good time too has to end. Our good time lasted for 4 years. From mid 2009 , our group started to break. Our group guys started enjoying company of other guys and soon by mid 2010 we were back to group of 3. Prakarsh, Me and Akshansh.

2011 brought some changes in our everyday Recess Time. We were joined in by new guy Ajay Yadav, who was in the same section as Prakarsh and Akshansh. As Prakarsh was elected as the Vice Head Boy of the school, he was given duty in the canteen area. So, our long time Lunch Time Spot had to be shifted. What brought a significant change was that now everyday we use to buy something from canteen, all thanks to Ajay, who use to bring money to buy and share items with us. Mostly we would settle for O'YES - Cocktail Flavour, our all time favourite. 2 packets were enough for us, shared by 2 guys, costing only Rs 5/ packet. That was all together different time we had, different from one we used to have at our longtime space shared by the larger group. This small group at new space was having their own unique time together. But time wasn't on our side, as we didn't realise when that period came to an end and so our school life. Time ran so fast that we hardly realised we spent time together in those one and a half years. Somedays I wish we had more time together.

But life doesn't work on 'if and buts'. And now looking at those 7 years of Recess Time, I feel that, that was one of the beautiful times I had in my school days. Time with friends is always beautiful, but lunch time with them is even more.

And, finally after 12 years, we were back at the same spot, and this time without our lunch boxes, without school dresses, a bit older but with same affection and love. Me, Punit and Prakarsh.

MY STARTUP IDEA 2: Idea Selling Platform

Welcome to the second post in the series MY STARTUP IDEAS. As previously informed in this series I will share some of the business ideas I had, but due to some limitations wasn't able to pursue them. Last time I posted about my idea of STARTUP CONNECT . Do check it out , if you haven't. Coming to plan of this week, Idea Selling Platform, here it is:

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IDEA SELLING PLATFORM

BACKGROUND: Market is very competitive. Every company tries to outsmart other and increase their customer base. For this, companies spend millions of dollars on a project or on an advance technology . If their hard work pays off then they profit from it, if not then they scrap it and book the loss. But apart from these 2 cases there's a 3rd case too. There are some plans which looks fruitful but takes time. Market is very competitive and a company can't continue to invest enormously on it for a longer time. Due to it many good plans are scrapped or left like that unfinished, because of increasing cost or maybe due to increasing competition. This unfinished technology/progress/product continues to lie with them like that for years as a liability, as neither they are able to invest more in it nor able to find a solution. 

MY IDEA: To tackle it my idea was to provide a platform where these companies can sell their product/ideas to others at a minimum guaranteed price. What will they do is that after registration, they will list their product/technology on sale, describe their progress, reason for scrapping it, i.e. it will include full update on the product they were working on.  Companies can either sell it or involve in partnerships.The process will be a time based auction on our site. After the auction, one with the highest bid will be called on for product viewing. If the person likes it then the order will be processed, if not then the next person with the highest bid will be called upon. This process will continue until the product is sold. If not sold then the first to bid on this project has to but it. If the first bidder has placed further bids then he has to buy it at the last price quoted by him in the auction.

All the products/technology/progress will be uploaded on our platform only after scrutiny by our executives. It is we who will decide what will be the best minimum price for this project. We will provide full assistance from registration of product to its transfer. For it we will charge 0.2% to 2.5% of the amount from both parties ( rate inversely related to price) . 

For Example: 

Let us suppose that Tata Motors had idea of launching flying cars in  the market. They felt that due to increasing traffic in developing countries it will be the next big thing in the market. They worked on it for 5 years, spending $240 million on it but still weren't able to get the right technology for it. With increasing competition they decided to leave it for a while and work on current market problem. The progress was left like that and continued to lie like that for 3-4 years. Tata Motors wasn't able to find time and finances to work on it. As it's a liability and working on it again will require a fresh start due to change in market, and chances of success are unknown. Now they want to scrap it. It is where we come in. We will provide a platform through which they can offer their this technological progress for sale. Interested parties will place their bids in the auction. One with the highest bid ( Maruti Suzuki) will be called upon. If they like, the order will be processed at the given price, if not then next best bidder will be called upon. If Maruti Suzuki is the only bidder then they no matter what, they have to buy it at the given rate.

Benefits: 

1) This will help companies to cover the cost incurred and cover the liabilities. 

2) An unfinished product will become a finished product and customers will get a better product.
3) Efficient utilisation of resources.
4) Benefit to economy as there will be a physical moment of funds which will be utilised for further investment thus increasing money supply in economy along with employment which will further lead to an increase in consumption. 

Problems:

1) Our initial investments will be high as it will involve regular maintenance of site, getting companies on board and payment of regular fixed salaries to professionals( people who will verify different products before auction goes live)

2) Companies prefer to maintain confidentiality, so they don’t prefer to disclose their progresses on an open platform. Plus, they also prefer to rely on their regular contacts than new one. So settling of this new platform will take time.

3) You need to have some knowledge or contacts to know where to start from as without that it will be a problem and you will end up in no men's land.

Reason for not selecting: 

1) Getting companies on board will take time plus I didn't know where to begin.

2) Making this platform requires a highly tech person.

3) Employment of team for Scrutiny of technology requires a highly qualified person and it also requires payment of fixed salary, which in the beginning will be a problem. It can be put under funding issue.

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So, this was my idea and problems I faced while developing it. If you like it then you can go ahead and make it a reality. It doesn't matter whose idea it is. What matters is idea is shared and worked on to make it a reality. If you believe that this idea has a potential then do work on it to make it a success. Best of Luck.

Cricketing Days

In India, Cricket is not just a game , it's a religion. First game kids get to know is cricket. Cricket is in soul of cricket lovers. In cricket, every other day new records are set. These records are properly recorded in journals. We can cross them any time we want and can see them anywhere in the world(videos). But, there are some records which are never recorded, records which have no physical evidence, records that lasts only in our memory, records that are set by amateurs like us everyday in Gully Cricket. 

Yes, the Gully Cricket, the game we all have been playing since childhood in parks, lawns, terrace, streets, backway etc. Every time we play we set a kind of our records, some memorable ones while some embarrassing ones. This article is all about some of the cricket records and memories I share with my friends. These records aren't recorded in any journal, no one can cross check it, these records lasts only in our memories. As you read it, you will find it a bit relatable, you might remember some of your forgotten records, you might miss your cricketing friends too, memories of your cricketing days will come afresh in your mind.

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First question we all ask other players is What's Your Highest Score? Honestly, I don't remember my highest score. In order to get more games and to ensure each player bats ( in one on one game) overs per batsman were fixed, and mostly it was 1 Over per Batsman. Most part of my gully cricket career was occupied by this rule. So I don't know what's my highest score. I don't even know whether I have a genuine 50 to my name or not.  By the way do you remember your highest score? 

Next question arises is, okay then what's the most runs you have scored of an over? As I am not a great batsman like Jethalal Champaklal Gada , who scored 48 of an over, I couldn't score that much. I managed only half of it. To know how I scored it, I have to take you to the day I scored those runs.  It was February 2016, last college semester. Me and my friends were trying to get as many games as we can before our college life ends. It was one such day. As we were around 6-7 guys and park was really big we were again playing one on one. One over per batsman was fixed. Vikram batted first and smashed 26 runs of an over ( I guess his highest too). I was next. He told me that ball is really good and you can easily smash boundaries. If you have played gully cricket, you know that we don't have any off side or on side boundary. We just have a straight boundary which we have to hit with perfection. Parks provide a bit liberty while playing straight shots. We have a larger V to score runs. Same was the case that day. I had a greater area in my V on leg side, which was an added bonus. I smashed the first ball for a six. It was timed so perfectly that it landed on the transformer in the park and created the loud thunder sound. Such was the impact that for a second everything seemed quiet. Transformer had a double layer of protection. Luckily ball landed in the outer part and we recovered the ball without the fear of getting a shock. Next 2 balls were also smashed easily for a Four and a Six. Fourth delivery was again bowled my legs and this time timing was even better, and so was the impact on transformer. Ball landed exactly in central protection box and couldn't be recovered. A good ball was martyred that day. Other ball which we had didn't have much bounce. On fifth delivery I could only score a double. On last ball I needed a boundary for a victory. Ball was in slot, I smashed it with my full power but such a poor was the bounce of the ball that it didn't even cover half the distance towards boundary and was easily caught. Dismissed on the last ball after scoring most runs of an  over, 24 runs, which is still my highest. New ball benefited me and Vikram as other guys who were good batsman weren't able to score much with this ball. 

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Now to talk about bowling records, in gully cricket no one remembers the number of wickets that have taken in their career. It's difficult to make a note of it. But some days we do remember some records we made while bowling. It might be number of wickets we took that day or best spell we had on a day, or better the hat-trick we took. Have you got a Hat-trick in your career? Do you remember it? In my case, twice I got the hat-trick in my gully cricket career and on both the occasions I converted it into a Four On Four, and in both the games my team ended up on a losing side. This is kind of a embarrassing record. Honestly on both days I got the feeling that I was Lasith Malinga (Malinga took Four Wickets of Four Balls in 2007 World Cup vs South Africa and still landed up on losing side) I got the same feeling when despite my hat-trick , my team couldn't win the match.

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The Day I Pulled Off An M.S.

M.S. Dhoni changed the way we looked onto wicket keeping job in Gully Cricket. From a boring job it became a more excited job to be a wicketkeeper. We can now idolise and imitate our hero via wicket keeping. I was too happy to be a keeper in my later part of my Gully Cricket Career. On many days I imitated him, took a sharp catch, a running backward catch and some stumping. One day I got so excited for a stumping that in order to stump like MS in a splash  I bruised my finger. (Usually in gully cricket we don't have proper stumps, we use  big stones as wickets.) Finally after some days I got the chance to redeem myself. I got my fastest and smartest stumping. That day, Rahul was on strike. He missed the straight ball and ball passed just over the stumps. He was just inside the crease. But I don't know how he suddenly lost his balance. I quickly seized the opportunity and stumped him while his foot was in air. We didn't have a third umpire for it. It can't be cross checked. As I was so confident , he accepted his wicket and walked off. I know it's difficult to believe it. But much can't be done about it. As mentioned earlier, these records can't be proved. They just last in our memories.

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My Gully Cricket Friends

It won't be fair if this post ends like this, end without mentioning my Gully Cricket Friends. So this part is for them. I have many cricketing memories with them which made college life more joyful. Mayank Sharma, a good batsman, whenever he was on strike, there were only two possibilities either he will be dismissed for a duck (mostly first ball duck), or will score big and remain not out in his allotted one over. There was no third possibility. As I am a spin bowler, I tend to copy Ashwin a lot. Same was the case in my college days. Me vs Mayank was always an interesting contest. I personally viewed it as Maxwell vs Ashwin ( which was at its prime at that time). I don't know who won the battle, but I clearly remember the day he smashed 2 sixes of my over. It was first time in years that I  was smashed for 2 sixes in an over and that too big ones. I was furious at that point and bowled the remaining deliveries at a great pace which prevented him from scoring more runs. Mayank vs Me was the most exciting battle and will continue to remain a one if he we chanced upon playing together in the future.

Another Interesting battle was between Vikram Sharma and Himanshu Chhabra. The Two ball challenge they had was more interesting. I don't remember how it started. But whenever Vikram was bowling to Himanshu, they had their two ball challenge on. This meant that Vikram will dismiss Himanshu in First 2 balls. What was more interesting that mostly he was able to dismiss him within 2 balls. There was a time that Vikram had won 4 consecutive 2 ball challenge. On Fifth occasion they again  had their challenge on. Himanshu comfortably smashed the first ball for six. Instead of negotiating the second ball safely, he again went for the heap and was clean bowled thus losing 5th 2 ball challenge on the trot. Though he redeemed himself in the next game by smashing 16 runs of his over, but 2 ball challenge still remains highlight of their contest.

Rahul Gupta was considered an underdog. Initially he didn't have much confidence in his bowling and used to skip it. On his very first day in bowling he was smashed for 22 runs in an over by Himanshu. With time his bowling improved and he became a genuine wicket taker. He became a wicket taker not because of his good bowling but due to his ability to be smashed. Most batters were dismissed while playing big shots to him. Either they end up hitting ball outside the park or caught inside the boundary line. Whatever the reason be, he was getting wickets and that too in a heap, which increased his confidence in bowling. Despite his loose bowling he dismissed Mayank most times for a Golden Duck. At that time in our group I was the leading wicket taker, but soon Rahul overtook me and remained the highest wicket taker till our regular play ended. He doesn't know that he still holds that record.

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A Cricket Injury

In cricket, you can't avoid an injury. At some point or another we sustain a certain kind of injury. I too wasn't able to avoid it. I was in school, possibly in 4th or 5th Standard. I was Playing with my friends in our Gully , at that time we used to play in a team of Two. Me and Mohit mostly used to be in the same team. We used to deal in singles and doubles and build a good partnership. That day I was dismissed early. As I had nothing to do, I decided to be his runner. He refused my offer, but as I was reluctant, he had to agree to allow me as his runner. As our gully was narrow, there was not much space to stand on his right side. On the very first ball he swung his bat missing the ball and hitting me on my forehead , just above my left eye. It happened at a such a speed that I felt a kind of lightning above my left eye. Suddenly a lot of sweat started to flow down my left face. My friends were looking at me in horror. I didn't understand why. Sweat was flowing at a great speed. When I touched it I realised that it was blood which was flowing down my left face. After passing through initial horror they took me to my home, holding me from both sides, fearing that I might faint. It wasn't a serious injury and no stitches were required. After clearing my blood when my Mom took me out to doctor whose clinic was just outside my Gully, while waiting outside doctor's clinic you won't believe what I did. I was searching for the ball that was lost in all these things.

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MEMORIES ARE LIKE THE HOUSE OF ANTS,

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ARE HIDDEN INSIDE IT…!

BUT.,

WHEN 1 COMES OUT OF IT, ALL OTHERS COME ONE AFTER ANOTHER.

   - Unknown

Same is the case with this post. Initially I planned to share 3-4 stories, but like house of ants, one memory brought another and there was no stoppage to it. There are many more memories and writing them will reveal more. So, halfheartedly I end my post here. But you do share your cricketing memories with us in Comment section. What's your highest score? What's the most you have scored of an over? Share freely. Don't worry as no one will ask you to prove it. We will believe what you say.

A Motivational Story

"Motivational Story" whenever we hear/read these words we expect what story would be like. Main protagonist must be from a poor family or he/she lost one of their parents at an early age. Started from rags, a school/college dropout , started his own business and built a huge empire in 30-40 years. These stories though sound appealing, but can they provide actual motivation?

Usually in these stories it takes years for a business to be a success. In the current era where technology is at our fingertips, where food is delivered from any restaurant within 45 minutes, do we have that much patience to wait for that long to get what our protagonist achieved in his story? Things aren't always what it seems. These motivational stories don't inform us about the problems faced by the protagonist at that time, how long it lasted and how he overcame it. In reality when things aren't going in our way, we feel dejected and lose our path to success. So how to  know that we are on a right path? How do we know we are successful? How to remain motivated? And most importantly,  how to define success? 

Like most motivational stories , you must be expecting that this will be a similar story  in which people with hard-work become billionaires, set up a big enterprise and are counted in elite category. I don't know whether you will be happy or dejected to know that this story isn't like that. This is a  story of a common guy who wasn't good in studies, faced criticism , family lost hope on him, no college admission , no goals.This is a story about how he turned his life. This is story of his 6 year journey towards success. 

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To start with I met this guy Raghu (name changed as he asked me to not reveal his identity) in 7th class in school. He failed twice due to which he ended up in my section. From beginning he didn't have much interest in studies due to which he was regularly scolded by teachers and bullied by some guys for poor progress. But he didn't care and there wasn't much change in his attitude. Generally guys who are poor in studies are usually good in other things like sports, music, dance, arts etc. But he was equally bad in all these things. He was average in all the fields. Even if he had any other talent he didn't showcase in his school life. He was from a well-to-do family and didn't have any pressure which could also be a reason for his this indifferent behaviour towards studies. As he was a nice guy, we were good together but I never truly called him a friend. For me was always a good classmate.

Time passed by and thanks to CCE , he was able to clear class 10th without much difficulty. As still, he wasn't good in studies he opted for Commerce which is an easier option than Science ( there was no Arts at that time in my school). But here too he faced trouble and was forced to change school as school didn't allow him to progress to 12th as school didn't want to spoil its Class 12 result. After he cleared Class 12th from different school with mere 70% , he didn't have many options. School life is like a shell. Until you are in it you don't have to worry about anything else. Once you get out of it, real game starts. You have to decide your major, get into a college , set goals and make a career. Most of us are not clear regarding our choices at that stage.

Same thing was with this guy. He didn't know his next step.  He wasn't able to get admission in any regular college (due to his score). His didn't have any special interest or talent.  He didn't have any goals at that time. As his father was a lawyer, so a chance of entering into family business wasn't there. He had nothing in front. He got an admission in open learning and was left on his own to find what he wanted in life.

At that time his parents were highly disappointed and didn't have much hope from him. Seeing his indifferent behaviour they were considering about sending him to their village in Punjab, thinking that possibly seeing his cousins work he might too get involved in some manual work like household work or work in farms. This is what they think will be his future. This was what it hurt him the most and he decided to take control of his life. As he was enrolled in Open Learning he had ample time in his hands. He decided to invest in himself. He decided to learn Web Designing (in September 2013). His family didn't know much about it but were happy that at least he was doing something. He worked hard ( for the first time in his life) and finally after seven months he had work in his hand. He started working as a freelancer. He was getting projects and was paid well. He was able to cover his expenses.

Time passed by and in next one year he earned a good reputation as a web developer on freelancer.com , got his own office (on rent) and earned well. But suddenly business dried up due to new ways of web development, clients were demanding the latest ways to design their site. As he was good in Wordpress , his orders reduced  and so the pay per order. Though initially he was worried  about it but he took it as an opportunity to start something new. He searched for a while and finally came up with mind boggling idea of Virtual Office Assistant. As he has his own office he decided to use it for this purpose. He made his own website and through some old contacts that he made via web development started getting clients for virtual office. He provides assistance to startups for registration process and allows them to use his office until they get their own office. Currently, this is his primary source of income, and he no longer works on web development. It is here he feels he found his niche.

Apart from these things in last 6 years he has also done Cabin Crew course , which he didn't pursue as he didn't find it appealing. He also took Franchise of Indian Post which he ran for sometime along with virtual office but it didn't pay him much. He left his college studies mid way with the hope of returning to it at a later stage. But with his success at his work he found it difficult. He is currently without any college degree but happy and  successful at what he is doing.

He now lives a settled life where he is not only able to cover his expenses but is also able to finance his trip. He is happy with what he is doing. Isn't this the settled and balance life we all want. Isn't this short term  success (with the hope of making it big) we all want? Isn't this kind of story we look on to, to get motivation in adverse situations? What's your take on it? Do you find his story bit motivating?
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Some takeaways from his story:

1) Don't be dejected when things aren't going in your way
2) Keep looking for opportunities as you never know when and where you will find your niche
3) Your school result won't define your future. It's upon you how you make your future.
4) There will always be endless opportunities in market. You just have to find one best for you.
5) There should be a burning fire inside you. It will keep you motivated.

Do mention in comment whether you find it motivating or not and if yes then what are your takeaways from this story.

MY STARTUP IDEA 1 : STARTUP CONNECT

Hello Folks,

Welcome to the series MY STARTUP IDEA. In this series I will share startup ideas I found interesting, the one's I researched about, ones on which I worked for some time but due to some limitations ( lack of proper team, no tech person in team for creating an APP and website, and most importantly, unable to answer the most important question 'How will we make money?") wasn't able to launch them.  As, no idea is unique and what good an idea if it isn't shared, that's why in coming posts I will try to share my startup idea in best possible way. If you like it then you are allowed to work on it and make this idea a reality.  

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STARTUP CONNECT

1. Originally this idea was shared with me by my friend in 2015. In 2017 I started working on it. Plan was to make a platform where entrepreneurs, budding entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs can come together and interact. In simple terms it was basically a kind of social networking site like Facebook for like-minded people , a place where they will share the project they are working on or idea they have. Any other person who has the same idea, thought or working on the same project will contact that person. In this way 2 capable persons can start their venture together. Also, here you will meet successful Indian entrepreneurs from whom you can take advice for your startup.

P.S. : No idea is unique. Two different persons in different part of the country with different mindset , different culture , different style, different beliefs can have same idea. So don't be afraid of sharing your idea with others. More you share , more you get to know about it. Someone can steal your idea but not your research, knowledge and understanding of that topic. SO BE BRAVE AND SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH PEOPLE.

2. There will be a forum where people can chat, discuss things, have a debate on feasibility of the idea. Also here ( specially for budding and aspiring entrepreneurs) various news/articles will be posted regarding changes in the start-up culture in India.

 3. Also, on this website there will be a Product offering page. What happens is that people get so excited and carried away by their project is that they think that it will be next big thing in market. They start working on it blindly, raise capital either through their savings , from family or from loans. They  spend million of dollars on their project, and if it didn’t work, they end up loosing all their money and live a life below standard level of living. What the mistake they commit is that they feel customers will buy the product they are offering. Instead of making a product which customers want, they are preparing a product they think customer will buy. In simple terms they are trying to create a demand for a product about which customer has no knowledge and need.

To counter this, idea was to make a product offering page, a technology/artificial platform through which people can prepare their product digitally/ a dummy  and offer it for sale on their platform, and get the reviews of others on it, regarding whether they will buy it or not, and if yes then at what price.  If the response is positive then they can go ahead with it, if it isn’t then they will get a chance to replan it. (This page will be an open page. Anyone can access it. No registration will be required. So you can share it with your family and friends, and get a large sample for your idea.)

For example: If I am offering a smart phone for first time, what I will do is that I will make rectangle shape (size of phone) , tell the features ( basic one include that it will have big screen, no need to press same button again for SMS, you can view videos in it), show them how it will appear and how easy it will be to carry it. In simple terms before making a actual product I am transferring the mental image or blue print I have in my mind to customer's mind. If they feel excited and liked my idea then I will go ahead with it. If not then I will work on the suggestions and make the necessary improvement on it. So, before making an actual product I am checking the demand of that product. If I feel insecure that my design might get stole, for that I will get it patented to make sure right lies with me.

PROBLEMS WITH THE IDEA:

1. It requires a person with good knowledge of app and website development. I wasn't able to find anyone in my network for this work.
2. Some sites are already doing part of this work, but they are foreign sites. We don't have a specific site for Indian Startups, providing insight on real problems in India on which startups can work on.
3. Major issue is the fear among people that idea will be stolen due to which they won't come on board.
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So, this was my idea and problems I faced while developing it. If you like it then you can go ahead and make it a reality. It doesn't matter whose idea it is. What matters is idea is shared and worked on to make it a reality. If you truly believe in this idea and feel that you can make it a reality then do work on it and make it a success.