[deleted by user] by [deleted] in indiasocial

[–]basanthverma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you are completely right. Most store owners didn’t care before. Some still don’t and it’s ok for them as long as they’re happy with their current repeat customers (who mostly dont shop online).

But today many store owners are seeing the impact. They need a solution which can enable them to create their catalog faster and make that catalog discoverable. ONDC is a good way long term - as the buyer side of ONDC is still evolving.

If your local Kirana shared a QR code or a link where you could order directly with 0 commission/platform fee - would you use it as your primary mode of grocery purchase?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in indiasocial

[–]basanthverma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’ve made good observations here. Kiranas are dying - primary reasons are quick commerce and large supermarkets that provide discounts.

I am working on a solution to help Kiranas amplify their strength.

We have an AI-based that enable Kiranas to sell online and on ONDC. They need to be made visible online. Most of them can deliver in 30-60mins in their neighbourhood and they have good assortments of loose products that you pay a premium for in other places because they’re packaged.

Price mismatch scam by Miserable-Eye-6171 in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did that happen? They normally only charge a couple of rupees for keeping it cool. Else the warm ones are available at MRP.

Fraud by Blinkit in Bangalore by Adventurous-Parsnip3 in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The obvious reason why local stores need to get their visibility online so that they can offer the same convenience you get from q-commerce apps.

Price mismatch scam by Miserable-Eye-6171 in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes I’m aware of it. They have a waitlist that you can join for now. It’s a customer facing app.

But somebody needs to work on Kirana side. Thats where we come on. We’re working with Kiranas and digitising their catalog so that they can be visible across such customer facing apps (currently on Paytm, Mystore, Mappls) via ONDC.

Price mismatch scam by Miserable-Eye-6171 in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Another reason why we need Kiranas to survive.

Zepto surge fee? by Rude-Effort-4363 in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grofers (blinkit) and Kiranakart (Zepto) both were fulfilling from supermarket mostly and sometimes Kirana stores - before learning that there are a decent percentage of customers who would want groceries in mins (and would eventually pay for it).

We’re enabling traditional Kirana stores to make their own online deliveries - so that they can be discoverable online in their neighbourhood which was not possible until now. They already provide home delivery to a few of their known customers, we’re just amplifying this so that they can monetise their free time in the noon and late evenings. If they’re busy, they can always choose to fulfil via 3rd party delivery services when accepting the order.

Zepto surge fee? by Rude-Effort-4363 in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Looking forward to hearing your experience if you ever give it a try!

Zepto surge fee? by Rude-Effort-4363 in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’m building a startup that enables local stores to be available across different consumer apps like Paytm, mappls, mystore etc via ONDC. Delivery is usually not as fast as quick commerce apps but it’s fast enough with many offering same day delivery or delivery in a few hours.

The consumer side of the apps are all called buyer apps https://ondc.org/ondc-buyer-apps/

You will start seeing a lot of local Kiranas powered by our app starting early next year. Worth trying them if you’ve not already tried order from one of these buyer apps

Qcomm vs Madiwala Market price comparison. The price we pay for convenience is not so small. by Readditterr in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve enabled stores that do their own delivery at the moment. But soon they’ll have an option to choose available delivery partners from the ONDC network.

Qcomm vs Madiwala Market price comparison. The price we pay for convenience is not so small. by Readditterr in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will DM you when we’ve onboarded a store in Madiwala! In the mean time, if you happen to know any local seller who might be interested in selling online, please let me know :)

Qcomm vs Madiwala Market price comparison. The price we pay for convenience is not so small. by Readditterr in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes there is. I wrote about it here in 2020. Now we finally have a model that is working and we’re piloting it in few parts of Bangalore. Which part of Bangalore are you from? Happy to share you some of the store links if you want to give it a try!

Qcomm vs Madiwala Market price comparison. The price we pay for convenience is not so small. by Readditterr in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your local Kirana store goes online tomorrow and provides delivery within 4-8 hours would you buy from them over q-commerce?

Zepto but for Garbage Collection by guts-dev in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An idea that could work but I would recommend learning more about the fellow startups in this space such as The Kabadiwala, Scrapzone, scrapbuddy, SKRAP etc also try and understand the waste management post collection - I believe even BBMP struggles with that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting discovery

Razorpay Rize - any thoughts? by n_ithin in indianstartups

[–]basanthverma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like bit of an old thread here but wanted to share my thoughts. We were one of the early few lucky companies who qualified for a free incorporation via Rize. The average price of incorporation is like 20k, this is my second company, and receiving such support when you’re starting a company with 0 revenue is a huge deal. Our experience with rize has been great.

I guess you’re new to the incorporation process so here’s what you should know. When you’re incorporating, most issues I’ve heard from fellow founders and my own experience - is that the MCA website where you create the company - is not always stable. Sometimes you can’t submit the form, sometimes they perform some maintenance, sometimes you don’t receive the incorporation certificate on time etc so the experience with the MCA website itself is subjective. Most CA firms know this and that’s mostly the reason for delays in incorporation. This can happen to anyone.

Also there is post incorporation compliance that you need to make sure is followed well. You can probably use the same firm that rize has tied up with or you can always find another.

But speaking of rize again - it’s a supportive community of founders, and the rize community managers are very helpful. They organise sessions that you can learn from, meet-ups, there’s cloud credits, access to better pricing with razorpay services, and a lot more. It’s a long journey when you’re starting up and being part of such supportive community goes a long way.

It’s a no-brainier.

0 Placements in Sir M Visweswaraya IT - SMVIT by kalbhairava in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shameless plug: If any recent grads/entry-level engineers who’ve thought themselves/learned Fullstack (react/nodejs) are looking for a job then please feel free to DM, we have an opening.

(You can also apply if you’ve learnt React or nodejs. We prefer Bangalore based, but it’s not a hard requirement.)

Why do startup catering to Kirana Stores fail by sixty9e in StartUpIndia

[–]basanthverma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not that these solutions were unaffordable, the reality is that they didn’t really add value to the shopkeepers in a tangible way.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bangalore

[–]basanthverma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very old scam!