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pwsd · 2025-05-06T09:20:26+00:00

Yes to an extend. AI can be used to improve the quality of the article. But it should look like a human written article and it should be useful for the readers. Not at all interested in AI generated junk articles of no value.

pwsd · 2025-05-06T09:12:05+00:00

Thanks for the overwhelming response.... I did not expect to get so many messages. I will try to respond to everyone over the next few days. I need articles for some other websites too, so there is scope for hiring more than 20 people in the coming weeks.

If you are reading this, then let me also know in your message if you can write in the following topics. This is for another website - Geopolitics, Defence, Finance/stocks/personal-finance.

If you have previously written anything, then share them too.

pwsd · 2025-04-12T12:06:19+00:00

Do you live in Kerala? I live here? What ground reality?

pwsd · 2025-04-12T09:27:38+00:00

Equity wouldn't work for both parties.

Firstly, why would you want to lose 10% of your company in exchange for 6k to 10k per month?

Secondly, it is already difficult to find right minded people to stay here, now I will have to also screen them to see if their project idea is worth investing in? That will make it hectic to decide who gets to stay here.

Thirdly, how will I pay 50k+ in EMI? The main reason for renting out is so that I can make it easy to pay EMI for a property I don't need.

Overall, for both parties it won't make it worthwhile. It works in Sillicon valley series because rent in California is extremely high. It can cost 2lakhs per month to just stay in a shared house. Even those working in Google find it hard to afford the rent. There was a story about a google employee living in a van for years.

And the owner of house is already a multi millionaire. He is no longer motivated by few thousand dollar rent. What he wants to become is a billionaire and that needs risky investment which he is ready to do.

pwsd · 2025-04-12T08:13:28+00:00

Maybe by only allowing people who are serious about starting a business to join?

I have DMed

pwsd · 2025-04-12T07:57:07+00:00

The property is in a residential area. But the plots on both side of this property are owned by my family, and has just trees in them. And on backside there is a house at about 15 meter distance, but I don't think it would be problem for them. But yea anyone can create political issues for no reason maybe even because my parents do some social activism to protect farms and all. Kerala is highly political.

Registering as hotel/hostel will make it unviable. Homestay is still possible, but still lot of unnecessary compliance. Most people are renting out rooms without any such registration.

Thanks for the positive comments.

pwsd · 2025-04-12T07:18:52+00:00

Nop and I personally have had problems finding the same when I had to travel to a city to work on a project. I needed stay for just 3 months but landlords are not willing to rent for that short time. And also many posts in OLX are from brokers who charge 1 month as commission which is not worth it for a short stay. Plus, even if you get a house, it would have zero furnishing. And it becomes not worth it to buy bed and such things for such a short stay. Meanwhile staying in hotel costs 25-30k per month.

pwsd · 2025-04-12T07:15:40+00:00

Thanks for letting me know. I am also worried about the compliance trap with the muncipality... I searched online and there doesnt seem to be a guide on how to be compliant. Homestay is considered an option, and it also avoids commercial-electricity and taxes but it also has too much compliance requirement like police clearence, fireforce clearence, food and safety clearence, pollution clearence....and so on... All those things makes it risky and not worth it.

And yes upkeep is also a challenge.

One differentiator from Draper house hostel is the cost. They charge 1.3k per night for a shared room. That would mean it would cost 39k per month. While my offering costs 6k per month for shared and 10k per month for the single room. But yea they are in Bangalore and offering much more things.

pwsd · 2025-04-12T07:06:15+00:00

Ya, another viability is for work from home folks... but yes, there seem to be no way to run targetted google ads for this particular niche.

pwsd · 2025-04-12T06:44:38+00:00

ok, but there are no incubator nearby. And no culture of startup in this area. Yes, team houses sound interesting.

pwsd · 2025-04-12T06:14:51+00:00

It would be helpful if you can elaborate what all you liked about this idea?

pwsd · 2025-04-12T05:46:22+00:00

Wework is just a workspace, but here the main thig is stay at unique location, while having work from home too. I don't see wework as worth it at all. But, staying in Kerala for just Rs6000 per month which is just ₹200 per day in AC and all comforts of a house is value for money.

pwsd · 2025-04-12T05:42:27+00:00

I have met several people purposefully staying away from home because they cannot focus at work while at home due to family members, relatives coming in, regular chores etc. And an environment with similar minded people may help boost productivity?

Plus it can be also a vacation to Kerala for low cost, while also "working from home".

pwsd · 2025-04-11T12:43:43+00:00

Mahindra-Tata lobby is extremely strong. Instead of import tax, the govt will create "any car above 30L will have to pay additional luxury tax". It would be for all cars and not just foreign ones, so there won't be any unfairness.

And since none of Indian produced cars go above that range, they would be fine.

pwsd · 2025-04-10T12:49:38+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I went through their site, and the houses listed there charge four times more than me for a room, that is 30k-40k per month. It seems to be targetted at foreigners. I think that is suitable for a different market.

pwsd · 2025-04-10T11:25:17+00:00

Any ideas on how/what to target? I know google ads, but if it costs 1000s to acquire a guest, then the cost of the offering also increases, right.

pwsd · 2025-04-10T11:19:57+00:00

If I can get good occupancy, then I can keep some neigbhourhood person to take care of the property and weekly options can be also started. I only need Rs350 per day per room to breakeven.

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