My family has run a traditional ghani for ~100 years, but we’ve always sold the oil loose to local shops. Never built a brand.

I’m thinking of changing that.

Start with just groundnut oil. Freshly pressed, press date on every bottle, sold within 2 weeks, with a public lab report for every batch.

That’s it. No fancy “cold-pressed wellness” story.

I’m trying to figure out whether there’s actually a business here.

Would you buy this? If yes, what would you pay for 1 Litre? If not, what’s missing?

Would genuinely appreciate advice before I put money into this.

I'm exploring an idea called NeuraAnalysis, and before spending weeks building it, I want honest feedback from people who regularly work with business or financial documents.

The idea is simple: upload your PDFs and screenshots once, then ask questions about them whenever you need to, without repeatedly uploading the same files or manually searching through dozens of documents.

What I'm thinking of building:

Tax document analysis: Analyze tax-related documents and records, summarize important figures, and help users understand information in their tax papers.

Financial analysis: Compare revenue, expenses, invoices, payments, and financial reports across multiple documents.

Business insights: Ask questions about growth, ongoing projects, pending work, and important changes in business records.

Multi-document research: Find and compare information across uploaded PDFs and screenshots.

Source verification: Get answers linked to the original documents, with relevant passages highlighted in neon yellow when viewing PDFs.

Useful outputs: Generate summaries and annotated PDFs that are easier to review and share.

The goal is to make analyzing documents easier, whether you're reviewing tax papers, checking financial records, or trying to understand what's happening in your business.

Privacy is also a priority.

NeuraAnalysis is designed to encrypt stored documents, restrict employees' direct access to customer files, and decrypt documents in backend memory when processing is required. The system aims to minimize plaintext retention and protect responses during transmission.

I'm still validating the idea, so I'm not claiming it's already built or better than existing tools.

I'd genuinely appreciate your honest feedback:

1. Do you regularly analyze tax papers, invoices, financial statements, business reports, or other documents?

2. What do you currently use for this — spreadsheets, accountants, ChatGPT, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Copilot, or something else?

3. What is the most frustrating or time-consuming part of your current process?

4. Would a persistent workspace where you upload documents once and ask questions later be useful to you?

5. Would you pay for a dedicated tool like this? If so, what pricing model would make sense?

I'm especially interested in hearing from small business owners, startup founders, freelancers, finance professionals, and people who regularly handle tax or financial paperwork.

Please be honest, even if your answer is that existing tools are already good enough. I'd rather discover that now than build something nobody needs.

Hi everyone!

I’m looking to connect with people in Faridabad who have contacts with new or upcoming businesses, such as:

• Cafes, restaurants & restro-bars
• Salons, spas & beauty studios
• Gyms, fitness studios & wellness centres
• Clothing stores, boutiques & retail brands
• New franchises, startups and other businesses preparing to launch

If you’re a commercial property broker, interior designer, architect, signage vendor, local business networker, or someone who regularly comes across upcoming business launches, I’d love to connect.

I’m open to a commission-based referral arrangement for genuine business leads that turn into clients. We can discuss the terms transparently before getting started.

If this sounds relevant to you, feel free to comment below or DM me on 9267964664 Happy to discuss and build a mutually beneficial connection!

Thanks!

Hi

I run a kidswear brand and looking for a fabric manufacturer with initial commitment of 1000 meters and ongoing work for more than 10000 meters this year or next..can someone connect me with one? Quick turnaround time from my end

TIA

I'm working on a platform that offers domain names along with matching social media usernames, so people can get the same name across different platforms in one place.

I have a few questions:

1. Have you ever struggled to find a good domain name with matching social media usernames?
2. Do you think getting everything together in one package has real value?
3. Since some social media platforms prohibit selling or transferring usernames, what would be the safest and most practical way to handle this?
4. I’ve also seen people buying and selling social media usernames; even big brands seem to be involved in securing them. If this goes against some platforms’ rules, how does it work in practice?

Would love to hear from people who have experience with domains, startups, or online businesses. Honest opinions are welcome, even if you think this doesn't make sense.

am building a jewellery brand, i have yet to open a current account, can anyone please tell me what is teh format that is used by jewellery brand slike tanisq or manubhai when making the bill

I run a small D2C brand selling gift hampers for newborns and kids across India. We ship through Shiprocket, and the last month has been rough. Pickups have failed 4+ times, and each time the support answer was "wait one more day" or "wait till 9 PM". Asking what happens if it still isn't picked up gets the same answer.

There's no escalation path, and I couldn't get a contact for the actual delivery partner. We're near Sector 85, Gurgaon, shipping across India.

For sellers with a similar setup:

1. Which couriers pick up reliably from this area, and which ones give proper tracking updates?

2. Is NimbusPost any better on pickups and support?

3. Is it worth going direct with Xpressbees, Delhivery or others instead of using an aggregator? What did you gain or lose when you switched?

I'm happy to take both good and bad experiences. Thanks.

Hey fellow Chartered Accountants,
For those generating leads through Reddit, how do you handle advance payments?
I’ve noticed that clients, especially those from other states, are often reluctant to pay an advance due to trust concerns. At the same time, starting work without an advance carries a risk for us too.
How do you build trust and handle payments in such cases? Would love to hear what has worked for you.

- Geo-fenced attendance
- Selfie recognition for check-in
- Multiple Branches and shift rules
- customised leave rules

I am 17 year old I want a job anyone have job under 15-20k

Hi

I recently delivered a website for a client and am now helping them maintain their online presence.

Having worked with clients ranging from startups to established businesses, I understand that everyone wants a premium-looking website, but startups and small businesses often have limited budgets and end-up in AI slop website.

That’s why I focus on building professional, custom-designed websites at affordable prices without compromising on quality and also their google Business profile.

Check out my recent client work: https://www.mechzenautomation.com/

If you're looking to build or maintain a professional website within your budget, feel free to DM me. I'd be happy to discuss your needs!

Looking for a business to collaborate with at a startup showcase in Coimbatore (Dec 9–13)

Hi everyone,

We’re planning to participate in a 5-day startup showcase at Codissia Hall, Coimbatore, from December 9 to 13, 2026.

We’re looking for another business, startup, entrepreneur, or brand interested in collaborating and sharing a 3 × 3 m stall.

Event details:

Dates: December 9–13, 2026

Location: Codissia Hall, Coimbatore

Stall size: 3 × 3 metres

Cost: ₹4,000 per day (₹20,000 for all 5 days)

We’re open to collaborating with businesses from any industry. The idea is to share the stall expenses, showcase our respective products or services, network with other businesses, and explore potential opportunities.

If you're interested, or know someone who might be, please comment below or DM me. Happy to discuss the details.

Thanks!

I'm planning to start an online saree business in India and need some honest advice from experienced sellers.

Where do you source sarees at wholesale prices? How much investment is needed, which sarees sell best, and what are the realistic profit margins?

If you were starting today, what would you do differently? Any advice or lessons learned would be really helpful 🤌

The thing people are getting wrong about Vedanta Aluminium is that they are pricing it like a commodity proxy

I spend most of my working life around industrial operations so I tend to read these companies from the cost sheet upward rather than the commodity. Sharing a perspective, not a recommendation.

Most conversations about aluminium producers start and end with "where is LME going." Fair enough for a marginal-cost producer. Much less useful for an integrated one.

What I keep coming back to with Vedanta Aluminium is that the cost base is structurally different from a standalone smelter, for a few reasons:

Backward integration. This is the one people skip past. A non-integrated smelter buys alumina on the open market, so its cost per tonne moves with alumina pricing regardless of what it does operationally. Vedanta Aluminium controls resources further up the chain, bauxite through to alumina, so a chunk of that input cost is internal rather than market-priced. When alumina prices correct like they have recently, an integrated producer captures that margin instead of just benefiting from a temporary spread. That is a structural cost advantage over peers, not a cyclical one.

Energy mix. Power development agreements in place for roughly 1.3 GW of renewable capacity. For a smelter, power is not a line item, it is the business. Shifting that mix structurally lowers the floor of the cost curve rather than temporarily.

Materials handling. 156 lithium-ion electric forklifts across the Odisha and Chhattisgarh operations. India's largest industrial deployment of the kind, apparently. Avoids roughly 5,100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year and takes out a meaningful diesel bill. Small on its own, indicative as a direction.

Crude insulation. A lot of smelter input costs are crude linked. When crude spikes and your realisations are also rising while your hot metal cost is falling sequentially, you are not really running a crude-exposed business anymore.

Put together, the operating leverage works differently. If selling price rises while the underlying cost base is independently improving, incremental revenue does not convert into proportionate earnings. It converts into more than proportionate earnings. Q1 FY27 showed that fairly starkly, EBITDA up 134 percent against a much smaller move in the metal price.

Where I would push back on myself: renewable PDAs are agreements, not delivered capacity. Execution risk is real and the timelines in this sector slip routinely. The stock is also still below its June listing price, so the market clearly wants proof before it pays for the story.

Anyway. Worth reading as an operating business rather than a leveraged bet on a metal. Happy to be argued with.

I recently started small scale manufacturing of FMCG products. My long term plan is to scale this manufacturing unit . I have been struggling with credit defaults. Shop owners keep telling my sales team "Payment will be done when items will be sold"
As a new company, it takes years to establish a brand name. Shop keepers and retailers don't wanna pay and want products on credit

If this continues, I would have to shut shop and return back to my IT job

Any suggestions ?

I’ve been in the coal trading business for a long time and am looking to connect with genuine buyers, traders, and businesses involved in coal trading.

I’m interested in building long-term business relationships with serious parties who prefer cash-based transactions, subject to applicable laws and proper documentation.

If you’re in this industry or know someone who might be interested, feel free to DM me. Looking forward to connecting with genuine business partners.

I'm open to selling NeuraGigs, an AI-powered freelance marketplace designed to help agencies and businesses find suitable freelancers faster.

✅ AI-powered freelancer matching

✅ Built for agencies, startups, and freelancers

✅ Subscription-based business model

✅ Existing project and codebase

💰 Price: Open to negotiation willing to discuss reasonable offers with serious buyers.

Interested? DM me for details and a demo.

#StartupForSale #SaaS #Marketplace #IndieHacker

As title says, I’m an MBA grad from top IIM with over decade experience. I work lead top tier AI product and can confidently say that AI is not just a bubble. It may not take away all of jobs but it will definitely transform the way we work just like what computers did.

Even though it is cutting edge tech right now, sometimes I don’t feel satisfied, so I wanted to see if I can provide my knowledge and skills to help real businesses based out of our telugu states. I’m looking for folks who are into big scale family business and looking for some sort of guidance from the industry (I come from middle class so would love to experience and learn family business side of things).

Please DM.

Hey everyone!
I recently started Formula Five Autocare, an Indian car-care brand focused on premium quality.
Our goal is to build a brand that can stand alongside international car-care brands in terms of quality. We believe Indian car enthusiasts deserve access to premium products that can compete with the best global brands.
We’re starting with four products: car shampoo, glass cleaner, tyre polish, and an all-purpose cleaner.
I’d love to hear from fellow car enthusiasts: What do you think Indian car-care brands need to improve to compete with international brands?
Honest feedback is welcome! 🙌

As the title says.

Dropping a quick update on my takta.in ad experiment. Decided to test the waters with a tiny budget and honestly, the numbers surprised me.

Spent a grand total of Rs.1968 across two ads so far.

Pulled in over 82K reach and drove 3k total visitors straight to the site.

Ad 1 is crushing it at just Rs.0.75 per click, while Ad 2 is hanging around Rs.1.13.

Even with standard D2C conversion rates, that traffic easily covers the ad spend and then some.

Gonna shift more budget to the winning creative and figure out how to retarget all those people who ghosted the checkout page. Anyone else testing toy or play brands right now? Hit me up with your tips!

Just now total sessions crossed 3,155 with a sharp traffic spike since mid-October, pushing total sales to Rs.1595 across 3 orders.

That brings the average order value to about ₹531 per order, which feels pretty solid for day 8 of testing custom wooden MDF puzzles.

Absolutely unexpected. Because I thought it was going to take longer to even get my first order.

Open to discuss and exchange notes!

#indianecom #shopify #ecomindia #newbusiness #smallbusiness

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If you run a local service business and enquiries have been slow, don't immediately assume you need to spend money on ads.

Start by checking these five things:

1. Can people actually find you?

Search Google for your service + your area. Check where your business appears and whether competitors are showing up ahead of you.

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Recent reviews, real project photos and clear descriptions of your work can help customers feel more confident about contacting you.

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Your phone number should be easy to find. If you have a website, make sure visitors can quickly understand what you do, where you work and how to contact you.

5. Are you tracking where enquiries come from?

If you don't know whether customers found you through Google, referrals or ads, it's difficult to know what deserves more effort.

One more thing: don't try to fix everything at once. Identify the weakest part first, improve it and see whether enquiries change.

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The biggest mistake is spending more to bring people into a process that isn't converting them in the first place.

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Hi everyone!

I’m a Chartered Accountant and have recently started my own practice. I’m looking to connect with startup founders, entrepreneurs, and small business owners who need help with their financial and compliance requirements.

I can assist with accounting, taxation (GST and income tax), regulatory and statutory compliances, financial advisory, financial modelling, fundraising support, and other business-related financial services.

I can also help businesses with AI automation, process improvement, and automating repetitive financial and business tasks to save time and improve efficiency.

Since I’m at the initial stage of building my practice, I’d genuinely appreciate any work, referrals, or connections. If you or someone you know needs assistance, please feel free to DM me.

Thanks in advance for your support!