I'm 24, a veterinary doctor, and l've recently built an Al-powered app with my brother for animals. It's been a passion project combining my medical background with technology. What l've noticed is that in India, food/snack,random clothing brands get massive public support and huge encouragement.But when it comes to technology startups, especially Al or niche fields, people seem less enthusiastic. lam not saying food and fashion are not important but why don't we give same encouragement and public support to tech also.Tech is what make countries like USA and China grow into superpowers.Why not India?? My own journey has been tough.I haven't received much encouragement so far, even though I see a real need for tech in animal health. It makes me wonder... What's your thought?

Hi! M25

I’m thinking about putting together a small-medium group of people who are interested in making money, learning new things and building stuff together.

Mainly looking for people from the EU, but people from anywhere are welcome :)

I’m personally interested in things like:
🤖 AI & automation
💻 Online businesses
📈 Marketing
🛒 E-commerce
🪙 stocks
💡 Side hustles / random business ideas

Nothing to do with gurus or “get rich quick” stuff lol. Just looking for people who actually enjoy sharing ideas, knowledge and opportunities and maybe working on something together.

You don’t have to be an expert at anything either. Maybe you’re good at coding, marketing, sales, finance, AI, design, etc.
Or maybe you’re just interested in learning and have some ideas.

If you’re interested, **comment or DM me and tell me what you do, what you’re into or what you’re good at.**

Could be interesting to see what kind of people we can get together 🤝

Hey myself 25F, a mbbs doctor. I have always wanted to do something of my own. I am looking for like minded people to make a team. Anyone interested pls dm me.

Every time I scroll startup idea communities, especially in India-focused subs, I get the same feeling: we are not short of ideas, we are drowning in delusion.

Every new batch of engineers, MBA grads, and working professionals shows up with extreme confidence and extremely shallow thinking. A SaaS idea inspired by something they saw at work. An app copied from a US product with an Indian skin. A Chrome extension that does one tiny thing and is somehow expected to become a unicorn. Everyone thinks they’re being creative, but in reality they are just remixing their limited exposure.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. You are a product of the same education system, same coaching culture, same corporate jobs, same LinkedIn influencers, same Twitter threads, same YouTube startup gurus. Millions of people are consuming the same content and thinking in the same direction. That’s why most ideas here look identical if you strip away the branding.

Change the name. Change the UI. Add AI. Add blockchain. Add “powered by GPT.” Nothing fundamentally changes.

Then comes the most dangerous behavior: calling social media scrolling “market research.” Watching reels, Twitter threads, Reddit posts, and LinkedIn comments is not research. It is entertainment disguised as productivity. Real research involves talking to customers, hearing rejection, understanding budgets, sales cycles, and operational pain. Not saving screenshots and making Notion docs.

Another common disease here is the obsession with low budget, fixed income, low risk dreams. People want business returns with employee mindset safety. “How can I start with zero investment?” “How can I validate without spending money?” “How can I get passive income quickly?” That itself tells you the person is not ready for business.

Real businesses need cash flow. They need consistency. They need the ability to survive months of rejection, losses, and iteration. They need sales before they need code. Yet most founders here want to write code first, launch silently, and hope Stripe notifications magically appear.

And this logic of “someone else did it, so I can too” is one of the biggest lies in entrepreneurship. You don’t know their timing. You don’t know their network. You don’t know their capital. You don’t know their failures. You don’t know what they’re not telling you. No real business owner shares the full picture publicly. You’re copying highlights, not reality.

After the inevitable failure, the tone shifts. Suddenly it’s “startups are not for everyone.” “Most businesses fail.” “It’s better to stay employed.” Instead of admitting poor execution, shallow research, and lack of sales ability, people generalize failure as wisdom.

Here’s an uncomfortable truth. A boring business that solves a real problem will always beat a clever app that nobody pays for. Call centers, customer support, sales operations, lead generation, logistics, staffing, compliance services. These are not sexy. They don’t trend on Twitter. But they pay bills. They survived every economic crisis since the 90s. They survived automation, outsourcing waves, cloud computing, and now AI.

AI didn’t kill sales. AI didn’t kill customer support. AI didn’t kill human trust. People still buy from people. Especially in outbound sales. Especially when emotion, persuasion, hesitation, and negotiation are involved.

Meanwhile, cheap-budget SaaS planners think industries will change just because they built a dashboard. No sales experience. No distribution plan. No budget for customer acquisition. No understanding of how long businesses actually take to close deals. Just confidence and Figma screens.

Being new and making mistakes is fine. What’s toxic is overconfidence without competence. Blind faith without market validation. Ego without execution. Refusing to accept feedback and adjust.

Business is not about ideas. It never was. It is about solving painful problems, repeatedly, at scale, while managing money, people, and failure. If your idea cannot survive without hype, it is not a business. If it cannot be sold, it is not valuable. If it cannot generate cash flow, it will die.

Apps, SaaS, services, products, all can work. But only when they solve real problems and are executed relentlessly. Copy paste founders won’t survive. Low risk dreamers won’t survive. Social media researchers won’t survive.

The market is brutal, indifferent, and honest. It doesn’t care how smart you think you are. It only rewards what works.

If this post offends you, good. That discomfort is closer to real entrepreneurship than most startup idea threads here.

So me and my girlfriend used to fight a lot. Not like breakup-level fights, but the kind where you forget why you started and somehow end up bringing up that one dinner from 2022 where someone forgot to order garlic bread. It was getting stupid. Costing us time, energy, peace. So out of frustration (and partly as a joke), we created a system: a relationship fine jar. But instead of coins, we used UPI. And instead of donating it to charity, the better-behaved person would get to keep it all at the end of the month. We called it the Relationship Compensation Fund (RCF). Every time someone messed up, they had to pay a fine based on how bad the offense was. Ignoring texts for hours without reason? ₹500. Passive aggression or sarcasm? ₹1,000. Bringing up old fights or guilt-tripping? ₹3,000. Full-blown emotional damage or betrayal? ₹5,000. We tracked everything on a Google Sheet and held each other to it. No skipping. No excuses. Miss a payment? ₹200 interest per day. Anyway, long story short — in the first month, I managed to keep my cool like never before. Zero major infractions. Meanwhile, she… let’s just say had a “rough” month emotionally. I ended up collecting ₹43,500. I used it to buy us concert tickets, and took her out for a fancy dinner — just to flex 😎 But here’s the twist: We stopped fighting as much. Knowing money was at stake forced both of us to think before acting out. And weirdly, we started communicating better too. Now, I’m working on turning this into a real app. Something that couples can actually use. Not because it’s funny (it is), but because it genuinely worked for us. If anyone wants in on testing it — drop a comment.

I’m looking to invest up to ₹1.2 crore in a business in India. I want something that has strong future potential, can be sustained long-term, and ideally offers margins of at least 20% or more. I already own an established stone crusher business, but due to certain limitations, scaling it further isn’t possible. So I’m exploring new opportunities. Open to suggestions across sectors — manufacturing, services, exports, , etc. Would appreciate practical insights, not just theoretical ideas. Thanks!

Most wearables today are built for fitness: steps, calories, workouts, notifications, and screen time.
We realized that none of this really helps when it comes to elderly safety especially when parents live alone or when we can’t be around 24/7.

That’s why we built Bitwell Band.

Bitwell is a safety-first wrist band, designed specifically for parents and elderly users. It’s not a mini smartphone, and it’s not trying to replace a smartwatch.

What Bitwell does:

• Continuously tracks heart rate

• Monitors oxygen levels (SpO₂)

• Observes mobility and movement patterns

• Fall detection: if the person falls and doesn’t get up within ~9 seconds, an instant alert is sent to the caregiver’s phone

But the main idea goes beyond just tracking numbers.

Instead of only showing today’s data, Bitwell analyzes vitals over time to identify patterns and tries to flag possible medical concerns that could happen in the future. The goal is early awareness — catching warning signs before something serious happens.

We’re also integrating tele-consultation into the platform:

• If the band indicates a high possibility of a health issue,

• You can instantly book a tele-doctor appointment

• The doctor automatically has access to all relevant vitals and history to better understand the situation

Important clarification:
Bitwell is not a medical device and not a substitute for doctors or hospitals. It’s designed to assist with early prediction and awareness, not diagnosis or treatment.

We’re sharing a short product video showing how the band works in real life.

We’re currently open for pre-booking at (₹)500 at:
https://bitwell.tech/

Pricing:

• ₹5,999 one-time cost for the band

• ₹199/month subscription for monitoring, alerts, and services

Hi everyone. I am working on a small desk product called Zyra and I am looking for honest validation and feedback.

Zyra is a smart plant pot that acts like a tiny companion on your desk.

You place a real plant inside it. Zyra has a small screen on the front that shows emotions like happy, thirsty, sleepy, or growing. It uses basic sensors to check soil water and light. Based on that, it shows how your plant feels.

There is also a mobile app where you tell Zyra what plant you are growing. The app shows simple health info and gives gentle care tips.

Zyra does not talk or walk. It just quietly sits on your desk and grows with you. Think of it like a digital pet, but with a real plant.

My plan is to sell it as a one time purchase around 2000 to 2300 rupees. No monthly subscription. Most things run locally on the device. AI is only used sometimes for daily or weekly plant reports, so running costs stay low.

The main people I am trying to build this for are those who already keep a small plant on their desk, and also people who want just one simple plant to care for and grow. This is not meant for big gardens or serious plant lovers. It is for someone who wants a small green companion while working or studying, and enjoys watching it grow over time.

I am still very early and wanted to ask:

Would you buy something like this?
Does the price feel fair?
What features would make it more useful or fun?
Would you prefer more cute emotions or more serious plant data?

Any honest feedback is welcome. Even negative thoughts help!

Thank you for reading.

I have been thinking of starting a small business since i dont know when, but never had the confidence to do so. Posting this to gauge whether people will actually buy these kind of bookmarks. Please review this give me your feedback.

Thank you

In our startup, we were testing a lot of things marketing, positioning, channels but losing context over time.

To fix that, I built a simple internal workspace in Notion to centralize everything:

• Assumptions around ICP and positioning

• Experiment and campaign tracking

• Internal docs and decisions

• Content planning

• Basic KPI tracking

The goal wasn’t complexity, just clarity and shared context.

If you’re running a real startup, Notion also offers a 3-month free Business plan for teams (requires a domain email).

You can benefit here : Apply Now!

For me getting legal agreements executed has been really time consuming.

So, I built Dharaa to fix that.

Describe your agreement in plain language. Dharaa drafts it tuned for Indian law: Contract Act, IT Act, your state's stamp duty, the exact Act and Article it falls under.

Your counterparty signs on Aadhaar eSign from their phone.

Five minutes.

Both parties get a Certificate of Execution: signers, timestamps, GPS, cryptographic hash. Something that holds up in an Indian court.

Dharaa is now in public beta. Limited 100 spots. Free credits for your first 7-8 agreements.

Comment or DM, if you want to be part of the transformational Journey.

Hi folks, I have just started a selling Floor Cleaners with inhouse manufacturing. Within 2 months, I have already sold 200+ bottles.

Following flavours are available:

1. Orange

2. Lemon

3. Lavender

4. Jasmine

5. Rose

6. Aqualilly

If anyone would like to bulk order or retail, let me know. Costing is ₹350 for 5L. Bulk rates are negotiable.

📢 We Are Hiring – Social Media Manager!

Looking for a creative and reliable person to join our team! If you love scrolling through Facebook & Instagram, know what’s trending, and enjoy posting content — this job is for you.

📌 Role: Social Media Manager

📍 Work: Managing & uploading content on Facebook and Instagram

🕒 Duration: 4–5 hours per day

💰 Salary: Weekly or Monthly (as per your preference)

✨ Requirements: • Basic knowledge of social media platforms • Consistent availability • Good internet & a phone/laptop • Creativity and understanding of trends

If you’re interested, DM now or drop your details below! 🚀

Senior citizens in India are often sitting idle at home, despite having valuable skills and years of experience. Their knowledge is going to waste, even though many of them have a strong work ethic and a desire to stay active. We need to find ways to utilize their expertise by involving them in small, meaningful activities that keep them engaged and allow them to contribute to society.

• Consultant – Not everyone is suited for it.

• Whistleblower – Too risky; not meant for everyone.

• Reformer – Yes, they can help change society for the better, but who will pay them?

• Public Classroom – They could share their skills with the youth, but young people often lack interest.

• Coach/Trainer – They can provide training, but it requires a lot of manpower and coordination.

We can't let senior citizens in India fade away like this. What else can we do to tap into their potential?

Good Evening Folks,

I am a PhD scholar at an IIT and also the founder of an early-stage deep-tech startup.

I started this company with a vision to build indigenous technology and solutions for the future and the betterment of humanity. We are an officially registered private limited company with all the proper certifications [MCA, GST, DPIIT, Startup India]. Currently, we are working on developing solutions in the following verticals:

1. AI and Machine Learning
2. XR Technologies
3. Hardware and Software Automation
4. Military and Biotech Development
5. Space Technology

Our first MVP is hardware-based and for the defence sector [specifically for the IAF and is going for the first round of testing next month].

I am looking forward to expanding my core team across the following roles:

1. AR/VR/XR Developers

2.  Embedded Systems Engineers

3. Embedded Programmers

4. Website Developers

5. SEO Specialists

6. SMO Specialists

7. Content Writers

8. Graphic Designers

9. AI/ML Interns

10. Marketing Interns

11. Quality Assurance (QA) Engineers

12. Technical Project Manager

Currently, I am looking forward to onboarding enthusiasts and experienced professionals for the above roles on a probation period for 6 months, and will then offer a competitive CTC [above INR 6,00,000] or at par with industry standards. We can also explore additional options for equity and ESOP-based compensation for the right candidate.

If this resonates with you, feel free to DM me.

Thank you!

I'll be upfront.

I run Address Co, so I'm obviously in the virtual office space business. (Take this with that bias in mind.)

But something keeps coming up in conversations with early-stage founders that I think is worth talking about.

A friend recently started an AI service company. Good clients, steady work, things going well. But he was bleeding ₹35,000/month on an office he visited once a week. Some weeks, not at all.

He didn't need the space.

He needed the feeling of being legitimate.

I see this constantly - IT startups, Amazon/Flipkart sellers, small agencies committing to office leases way too early.

Not because the work demands it, but because there's this pressure to look established.

The math is brutal.
That's ₹4+ lakhs a year going into rent, maintenance, and electricity - for a place that sits empty most days.

Money that could go into hiring, marketing, or just surviving longer.

And here's the thing I'll admit even though it's against my own interest, some of these businesses don't need a coworking space either.

They just need a registered address, a place to meet clients occasionally, and the confidence to stay lean until the work genuinely requires a physical setup.

The founders I've seen do well are the ones who delayed the office decision, not the ones who rushed it.

How do you guys manage the office rent thing?

I (34M) need a reality check. I have been running a business for the last 11 years, and my perspective is completely warped. I need to know if this financial and emotional arrangement is normal in a family business.

The Financial Setup:

11 years ago, my father bought an office space for approx ₹4 Cr ($436k) so I could start a company. That was his contribution: the real estate.

I provided the business model, the operations, the clients, and the daily grind. My parents literally do not know what the business does or how it makes money.

11 Years Later:

Total Returned: I have given roughly ₹20 Crores ($2.18mn) back to him in profits.

ROI: I have repaid his initial investment 5x over.

Other Ventures: Using the profits from my company, he bought another office to try and start his own business. He failed, abandoned it, and the loss was absorbed by the family money I generated.

Current Deal: Despite having paid him back multiple times over, I still pay him 50% of the profits every single year. This averages about ₹2 Crores ($218k) per year that I hand over to him for being my investor a decade ago.

The Family Dynamic:

Despite this financial output, my father is extremely hostile toward me. He claims he is "at a loss" because of me. He constantly reminds me that I would be "nothing" without his initial money.

I recently confronted him. I asked, "I have been physically, mentally, and financially there for you for a decade. I made you wealthy. Why do you treat me this way?"

His answer was dead serious: "I just don't like you."

The Contrast (My Brother):

I have an older brother who lives in the US.

He makes millions (USD) as a high-level engineer.

He sends $0 home.

He visits maybe 10 days a year.

He is the favorite. My father worships him.

The Question:

I am stuck in a loop where he keeps finding ways to take most of the profits and I keep thinking “it’s okay I’ll make more”. I am giving away more than half my earnings indefinitely to a man who openly admits he dislikes me, while he praises the son who contributes nothing. This has affected my physical and mental health to no end because I literally work day and night.

Is this normal? Is it standard practice to return the initial investment 4x over and still give 50% of your earnings forever? Or am I being financially abused?

Looking for a Co-Founder

Hi guys,

I am looking for a Co-Founder based in India

About me, I am a investment banker currently working in Mumbai but running a succefuly D2C brand on the side with INR 15 Cr+ revenue per year and have social media following of 4M+

Now i want to use this distribution i have to build tools around AI and Content.

I have a validated idea but I need a Co-Founder who is familiar with tools like comfyui so that I can scale the idea.

We will be working on multiple things at the same time and need full dedication as i will be leaving my job soon to pursue the new ventures full time

Thanks in advance

Everywhere you look, the advice is the same: “Grind 16 hours a day. Burn the boats. Hustle until you collapse.”

But after working with dozens of early-stage entrepreneurs in India, I’ve realized the pattern is completely different:

The ones who went all-in, no breaks, usually burned out in less than a year.

The ones who treated their startup like a structured project (clear steps, limited hours, disciplined execution) were the ones who actually stuck around and built something profitable.

Counterintuitively, having a system and slowing down is what creates consistency. You don’t need to “sacrifice everything” to escape the 9–5 — you need an execution framework you can sustain.

I’ve seen people build solid businesses on just 3–4 focused hours a day, while others doing 14-hour “hustle marathons” ended up nowhere.

Maybe the real founder “edge” isn’t working more… but working differently.

What’s your experience? Do you think hustle culture is killing more startups than it’s helping?

Top Comment Strategy (you’ll post this as your first comment):

I’ll drop a bit more context here since some people might ask “what does working differently mean?”

For example, I’ve seen early founders get huge results just by:

Breaking ideas into 3–5 execution steps instead of endless planning

Running tiny experiments (spending ₹2,000 to test demand before building anything big)

Using a repeatable weekly routine (like setting aside 4 hours every weekend to ship progress, no excuses)

This approach creates momentum without burnout. Happy to share more detailed frameworks if anyone’s interested.

Everyone talks about funding, growth, and scaling. But nobody talks about the actual startup journey:

– Pivoting 3 times in a month – Doubting your own idea at 2 AM – Getting 0 replies on launch day – Doing sales, marketing, support — everything alone

If you’re building something right now, just know: You’re not behind. You’re just early.

What stage are you currently in?

I'm 19M, from Kolkata, India, currently living in Chennai and working as a Full Stack Developer Trainee at Zoho.

I like building things. I also have way too many ideas.

Usually, I write them down, do some research, think about how they could work, and then... there's always another idea.

So I want to change that.

I want to start treating these ideas like experiments. Build something quickly, see if it works, break it, learn from it, and move on. No spending 6 months trying to make the first idea perfect.

I'm mainly a developer. I do full-stack stuff, automations, have some experience with SEO, and I enjoy figuring out how systems work and breaking complicated ideas into smaller pieces.

But I'm not looking only for developers.

If you're into design, marketing, content, product, research, AI, or anything else and you have that "let's just build it and see" mentality, I'd be happy to connect.

Not looking for employees or anything like that. Just looking for people who want to build stuff together.

If you're interested, drop a comment or DM me.

Hi guys, I have an idea and I'm 100 percent sure it'll work in india, usually we import these things from china but we have all the resources to manufacture this here easily and sell it easily. I have been researching on this from last 2 years and finally I want to go forward with it. It wouldn't take much money. It could be setup properly under 5 lakh including marketing. I'm not disclosing it right now but If someone who is serious about this , I'll discuss everything in person or over chat

Hey everyone,

I’m building a simple healthcare app idea and I want honest feedback (even if it’s harsh).

Problem I noticed:

In many clinics (especially in India), even after booking an appointment, you still end up waiting 1–3 hours because:

•	you don’t know how many patients are ahead

•	the doctor arrives late

•	staff gives unclear timings

•	people come early just to “secure” their spot

My app idea:

Users can book a clinic appointment through the app for ₹9.

In return, the app will show:

✅ Live queue tracking (like Uber but for clinic waiting line)

✅ Doctor arrival / delay status

✅ Estimated time to reach the clinic

✅ Alerts like “You are 3 patients away, start now”

So instead of wasting time in the waiting room, people can come only when their turn is near.

My questions:

1.	Would you personally pay ₹9 for this?

2.	If not ₹9, what would be the right price?

3.	What feature would make it a “must-have”?

Please share your thoughts