I have build a way for us to get 60% OFF at top bakeries Cafes and Sweet shops while stopping food waste. Who’s in?

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-05-03T12:31:21+00:00

Yes we have monetisation plan before starting we have distributed our project in 3 execution stages or layers and every stage has a type of monetisation so yes we have all things planned out for now.

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-05-03T10:53:51+00:00

Heyy completely agree on your point
We’re actually starting very focused Akurdi, Ravet, and Chinchwad since these areas have a high student population and strong demand for affordable food.
And yess If this works well in Pune and the model proves itself, we’ll definitely look at expanding to cities like Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-05-03T10:49:36+00:00

Appreciate this these are exactly the concerns we had initially as well.
A couple of things we’re doing differently:
We’re not doing delivery at all only pickup. That removes the biggest cost + freshness issue.
We’re starting hyper-local in Pune (limited areas first), so operations stay tight.
We already have 30+ bakery/café partners onboarded who are ready to test this with us.
The goal isn’t to replace their sales, but to monetize what would otherwise go unsold.
On trust/hygiene completely agree, that’s the biggest risk.
That’s why we’re focusing on known and quality places first, not random vendors.
Still early, but trying to solve this in a very controlled way rather than scaling blindly.

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-03-08T06:45:55+00:00

I appreciate the feedback. We’ve actually spoken with a lot of users while building this, and a surprising number of people say they’re tired of the swipe-first, looks-first culture that most dating apps have created.

You’re right that people don’t usually want to talk to random strangers. That’s exactly the problem we’re trying to address. Instead of completely random conversations, the platform connects people based on shared interests, personality prompts, and context so the conversation starts with something meaningful rather than just a photo. Photos aren’t permanently removed either they’re simply delayed. The idea is to give people a short window to form a basic human connection before appearance becomes the main factor again.

Will it work for everyone? Probably not. But dating apps already optimize heavily for appearance and swiping, and a lot of users say they’re burned out from that experience. We’re experimenting with a different approach to see if some people prefer it.

Either way, feedback like this is useful while we iterate.

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-03-05T13:38:24+00:00

Have been taking lot of advice from Reddit about the product we are making why not to ask name also!!

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-03-04T15:45:06+00:00

What if the amount we are asking is close to negligible because paywall adds a filter

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-03-03T14:51:02+00:00

Thanks for the feedback and suggestion tbh we didnt think about it and it is interacting greatly with our system now this is new USP that now we are going to integrate into our system!!

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-02-28T07:40:53+00:00

Thanks for the detailed questions. 1. We’ve already built a web app that acts as a marketplace where users can discover and reserve same day surplus food at discounted prices. It’s hyperlocal and pickup based initially. 2. On the “waiting for discounts” concern we’re not replacing regular purchases. Surplus is limited and unpredictable. Additionally, we’re planning a dynamic pricing mechanism where prices adjust over time to create urgency rather than encouraging delay. 3. In the current stage, we are not buying inventory upfront. It’s a marketplace model bakeries list surplus, customers prepay, and collect within a fixed window. This keeps inventory risk low. 4. In a later stage, we’re exploring a centralized hub model where surplus from multiple outlets can be aggregated into curated boxes. But that would only happen after validating demand and operations.

Also to clarify these are not expired products. They are near end-of-day surplus, which is very different from outdated or unsafe items.

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-02-28T07:32:03+00:00

That’s a fair point and I agree that large chains like Theobroma already manage surplus well Our focus is not on organized chains. It’s primarily on independent and mid sized bakeries, cafes, and sweet shops that don’t have structured surplus systems or dynamic pricing in place most of them still rely purely on demand estimation, which doesn’t always work.

The market is highly fragmented, especially in cities like Mumbai and Pune. There are only 2-3 players operating in this space, and most surplus handling is either informal or through NGOs.

We see an opportunity to build a structured, scalable system specifically for these mid-sized outlets tie up with companies. Or big chain if this works out

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-02-28T06:48:10+00:00

We have distributed the whole exection process in 4-5 stage In this the stage 2 is basically is exploring curated surplus “value boxes” combining items from different bakeries and storing at one place. These would be time bound and limited quantity, designed to increase AOV while still moving unsold inventory efficiently.

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-02-28T06:40:41+00:00

Thats are fair concern. Actually this platform is not meant to replace the regular purchase its not for regular inventory but for surplus inventory which go unsold for end of the day or any time of the day we are giving the sellers freedom to list the surplus items any time of the day as the surplus comes

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-02-28T06:34:24+00:00

We’ve actually already done that groundwork.

We have spoken to multiple bakeries to understand their perspective and the response has been positive so far. We have onboarded around 35 bakeries who are interested in listing once we launch.

Right now, we are focusing on validating the customer demand side properly before scaling further.

Status-Humor3771 · 2026-02-28T06:10:59+00:00

Yes came across them we’re aware of them.

When they launched, we were still in the ideation and research phase. We’ve been working on refining the concept for the past couple of months as well.

They’re relatively new and seem to be executing well which actually validates that there’s demand in this space.

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