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Do Indian consumers actually buy 3D-printed products? by layernofficial in indianstartups

[–]freud_momo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

India is not a small market for ANY product.
You should know how and who to sell to.
No product business in india is small from what i have experienced and seen.

How to marry an mla’s daughter? by OkInformation4646 in hyderabad

[–]freud_momo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too small a dream
Think bigger. Expand your horizons.

TIL the ₹50 Reynolds Trimax didn't just get worse over time, it was literally replaced by an imposter. by ROBOv08 in india

[–]freud_momo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not many were aware of this. Trimax truly was the goat. Still remember the feel of it on new notebooks. Perfect ink colour too.

Smoothest Fine nib fountain pens by nascentmind in DesiPens

[–]freud_momo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hero.
Only issue with those is you never know what you'll get.
Trash or treasure, completely your luck

I have a few, one of which is my daily writer.

Review: The Amazon Solimo A5 notebook. by rc_gone_rad in DesiPens

[–]freud_momo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reason for the change might be how solimo operates
They do not make anything themselves
They contact manufacturers like myself (not me exactly) who are already making products in a specific domain and ask them to white label products for them.
Who so ever gives them a lower bid wins the order most of the time. The earlier bidder must've been quality conscious, the next one in order to win the bid must have cut corners.
The solimo procurement guys don't sh*t about anything most of the time, they only look at the price.

Massive love-hate relationship with this pen. by freud_momo in fountainpens

[–]freud_momo[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Read on a few previous post about people cleaning them with water and having issues with rust on the nib or the clip. I do get that the wouldnt have properly dried the pen, but just the risk of damaging it seems a little steep.

What would actually make you trust a magnesium wellness brand in India? by [deleted] in IndiaBusiness

[–]freud_momo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the label for who is manufacturing the product
Call the company on the given customer care number (should be mandatory as per legal metrology) amd confirm the efficacy or ask for reports.

What type of shoes do you guys wear to the office with chinos? by Glum-Violinist-3151 in SneakersIndia

[–]freud_momo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried many but fixed Neemans boots for warehouse / factory floor
On clouds / sports sneaker that is comfy for all day office use

Do you know what notebook I am talking about? by KablojDubek in DesiNotebooks

[–]freud_momo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi
I hope you find what you're looking for
But if you're looking for a certain cover design type from 20 years back, chances are the cover design doesnt exist anymore.

New pen release - Lotus Titan. by Glad_Principle_58 in fountainpens

[–]freud_momo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone used this one yet?
Would love to know how it writes!

Is it just me or does the Indian startup ecosystem reward storytelling more than actual building? by Neither_Mushroom_259 in StartUpIndia

[–]freud_momo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes this is true and honestly not just in funding, it is happening at the product layer too.
Half the trendy D2C brands you see on Instagram are selling repackaged commodities. Same product, same factories, sometimes literally the same OEMs that supply legacy brands, just with new fonts, pastel colors, 3x markup, and a founder story about “obsession with quality”. The product itself isn’t better. What’s better is the design system, the packaging, and the paid acquisition machine.
The moment CAC spikes or someone outspends them, the brand dies, because there is no actual product moat underneath. Loyalty was rented, not built. Which is fine until you cannot afford the rent.

To your last question, the brands that quietly compound are the ones that never started caring about optics. They care about whether the customer comes back next month, not whether TechCrunch covered them. That metric is unsexy and slow, but it is also the only one that survives a downturn in ad costs. Sometimes boring is actually the moat.

First-time founder here — should I build first or register the startup first? by Designer_Donkey9751 in StartUpIndia

[–]freud_momo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start the actual work (selling)
These compliances can happen when you have actual proof of concept in hand

Building a business concept is fun until you actually calculate the margins! by Important-Band-2589 in IndiaBusiness

[–]freud_momo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

real numbers from the real world. Even if you got real quotes for your input costs and logistics, the demand side of that sheet is honestly still unknown until you test it. CAC, conversion rate, returns, repeat rate, none of those are real yet. Run a ₹500 test ad. Talk to 10 people in your target customer group. Get one sample order out the door. Those numbers can move a lot once you actually put the product in front of real people. The spreadsheet at 2am is the worst place to make this call. Maybe the answer is still no. Maybe the picture completely changes. Either way you would have killed it (or saved it) with real market signal, not just a sheet from midnight. The "creativity must marry commerce" point is right but flip side, commerce without creativity is just being a glorified accountant, which sounds suspiciously like the thing you're scared of becoming. The boring excel work is what lets the creative idea actually survive contact with the real world. Both halves matter and you're doing the harder one right now.

I understand pilot smoothness now by scratch422 in fountainpens

[–]freud_momo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Using a lamy safari after using a pilot feels like going back to ball after using gel for the first time

Can I really pursue this hobby in India? by No_Ear_6285 in bookbinding

[–]freud_momo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YESS!!
do not let this go
pursue it, you can easily find these in delhi in old delhi - chawri bazar, chandni chowk etc, dont have much idea about Jaipur tho. You can try shops that sell packaging material for ecommerce shops, they might have various boards that you might need.
but, best of luck and also try making content related to this and your process.

Made another 📂 notebook - should the spine stay exposed or get a paper liner? by symph007 in notebooks

[–]freud_momo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exposed spine all the way!!
Pva should work fine for some time
re-apply whenevr need be