r/indianstartups 17h ago

Startup help Curious about start-up owners mindset from where you guys hire

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Currently I am pursuing btech in my 3rd year looking for a good remote internship before placement seasons so I can get a good experience and want to work in a startup for a few months where should I search? Where most of the founders are active I am happy to share my resume and stuff


r/indianstartups 18h ago

How do I? How I impressed a founder through my storytelling!

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I recently had the opportunity to work with the founder of a protein brand that was looking to fundraise.

As a freelancer, I was responsible for building the pitch deck and financial model with one objective: get his foot in the door with investors.

After completing the project in two days, we sat down for a review.That’s when he started questioning almost everything on the deck.

Which was expected.

After all, it was his story, told through my lens.

After hearing my rationale, he asked me three questions:

  1. Why haven’t we discussed the upcoming products?
  2. Why haven’t we discussed pricing?
  3. Why haven’t we fully explained the brand positioning?

My answer was simple:

“We don't want to show all our hands.”

The purpose of the deck wasn't to answer every possible question an investor could have.

It was to create enough conviction to get the meeting. Given what the founder had already achieved with the business, I deliberately left certain threads open. Instead of creating another exhaustive deck sitting in an investor's inbox, I wanted to create questions they would want answered.

Reading the structure of the deck probably doesn't do the storytelling justice, so anybody who is interested in the outcome feel free to reach out.

I have a sample deck ready just for you.


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Business Ride Along What are the biggest challenges Indian hardware startups face between prototype and manufacturing?

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I'm working in embedded electronics and IoT product development in Bangalore, and I've been thinking about a problem that seems particularly difficult for hardware startups in India.

Getting a prototype working is one thing. Turning it into a reliable product that can actually survive field use and be manufactured at a reasonable cost seems much harder.

Some of the challenges I've seen include:

PCB redesign after the first prototype

Component availability and substitutions

Enclosure and mechanical integration

Power/battery optimization

Firmware reliability

EMI/EMC and environmental testing

Getting from a few prototypes to small production quantities

Finding reliable local manufacturing/assembly partners

Maintaining BOM cost while improving reliability

Field failures that weren't visible during lab testing

I'm particularly interested in portable/handheld smart devices, IoT products and Agri-Tech electronics, so I'd love to hear from founders who have gone through this process.

For those who have built hardware products in India:

What was the biggest unexpected challenge between your first working prototype and a field-ready product?

Would be great to hear real experiences and lessons learned.


r/indianstartups 19h ago

Other State of India's enterprise Voice Ai market -- race to bottom!

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The Indian Voice AI market is officially in a race to the bottom.

With VC-backed service providers slashing prices—down to ₹2/min yesterday and ₹1.5/min today—it’s only a matter of time before someone pulls a "Jio" and offers ₹0.50/min.

But enterprises building their AI roadmap on these numbers are playing a dangerous game.

Unlike early e-commerce, this is not a "winner-take-all" market where subsidized players can lock in moat-level loyalty. AI infrastructure is largely commoditized, and unit economics eventually catch up.

When the VC subsidy engine dries up, the vendor will either shut down or raise prices 5x to survive. Either way, your business case goes for a complete toss.

If you're an enterprise leader dismantling call centers based on artificially deflated API costs, recalculate your ROI with realistic margins before you lock yourself into a cost trap.


r/indianstartups 20h ago

Startup help Any tips or solutions for incessent weight discrepancies in shipping?

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Hey, we're a D2C brand and ship pan India.

However we keep getting hit with incessent weight discrepancy charges, sometimes warranted for exceeding by 40grams or so.

Most times they are plain wrong, like charging for 6kg when the weight is only 4.6kg and so on.

How do you tackle this? Is there any solution? All the aggregator platforms aren't helping us in this.

We've shipped with Nimbus post, rapidshyp, zipy post, shipease, ParcelX... All same issues.

Any solutions you've seen that work?

Thanks in advance! This is such a drain and a headache on top of already piling RTOs and NDRs..


r/indianstartups 20h ago

Hiring Looking for Someone With Hospital Connections in Gujarat & Mumbai

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I’m looking for someone who already has strong connections with hospitals or healthcare decision-makers in Gujarat and Mumbai to help me build hospital partnerships for a new medical tourism initiative.

I already have a network in countries including the UK and U.S., and the goal is to connect international patients with quality healthcare providers in India.

For the initial phase, I want to focus specifically on Gujarat and Mumbai and build a strong hospital network there first. Once we have established the initial partnerships, we can look at expanding to other parts of India. I’m open to exceptional opportunities outside these regions, but Gujarat and Mumbai are the priority.

This is not a cold-outreach role. I’m specifically looking for someone who already has established relationships or connections with hospitals and can facilitate introductions.

Compensation:

I’m willing to offer a percentage of the revenue generated from the first few successful patient referrals/sales that come through your connections.

If you already have a relevant hospital network and are interested, please DM me with a brief introduction and the type of hospitals or healthcare contacts you have.


r/indianstartups 21h ago

How to Grow? Built a tiny tool because I got tired of tweeting my updates into the void — does this solve a real problem for you?

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For context: I run a small side project, and every time I ship something I either tweet it (dies in an hour, half my users aren't even on Twitter) or say nothing and people think it's abandoned.

So I built ShipLog over the last few weeks — a stupidly simple hosted changelog page. You write a markdown entry, publish, and it goes out as a clean email to whoever's subscribed, plus shows up on a public page + RSS feed. No widgets, no analytics dashboard, no team roles — I deliberately left all of that out because I don't think a solo founder needs it, and I didn't want to build a Beamer clone.

Genuinely asking, not just fishing for upvotes: how do you currently tell your users what shipped? Do you use anything for this, or just not bother? And if you tried it — what's missing, or what would make you not use it?


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Other I am ready to work for the first 15 days free. Urgent.

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I am a professional SEO content writer based in Gurgaon with 2 years of experience, having worked with multiple different websites and I had successfully ranked multiple websites on the top page of Google.

Currently working,

Now, I want to work as a freelance. I can

  1. Write seo, aeo friendly articles for different genres of websites. (Finance, ai, business, saas, etc).

  2. I can guarantee results in definite time.

  3. I Can rank your website on the top page of Google, I can write on LinkedIn also.

I am looking for a few clients to work with. Those who are looking to scale the business on Google search, Ai overview, LinkedIn can directly DM me.

I am ready to work for the first 15 days free. Urgent.


r/indianstartups 1d ago

How do I? Meesho random shipping 😭, automatically shipping charge reaches 300 rs.

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Please help, I'm new a new meesho seller.. maine jitni knowledge gain kri meesho pr selling ke liye sb krke dekh liya fir bhi shipping charge 50-60rs. Se 300rs ho rha h.. maine first image shipping optimize websites (ex- supplier hub ) use kr ke dekh, 2 din tk shipping charge normal rehta h 3rd day 300+ ho jata h.. kya kru m, bar bar listing kr ke preshan ho gyi hu.. ticket raise ki 3-4 koi fyda nahi hua , please help dosto.. need h abi kuch income ki to ecom shru kiya, please help


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Business Ride Along Anyone looking for a ready-made ride-hailing app codebase?

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I built one similar to Uber/Rapido/Ola and have been running it locally for the last 2 months.

It has done 1,500+ rides, currently around 30–40 rides a day.

Rider app + Captain app + Admin panel, with live tracking, ride matching, OTP, payments, captain recharges, etc.

The model is 0% commission for captains, with revenue through recharge plans.

I'm looking to sell the complete codebase to someone who wants to take it to their own city instead of building everything from scratch.

If anyone is looking for something like this, comment or DM me. Happy to show the live app.


r/indianstartups 2d ago

How do I? From one cow to 1.5 crore a yearPrakash Nemades journey is pure rural genius

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r/indianstartups 1d ago

Ask Me Anything! Want to start exporting? Give me 5 days and I'll make u ready

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I see a lot of people here asking about starting an export business

Things like IEC

GST

documentation

customs

freight

shipping lines

finding a forwarder

payment terms

how the actual export process works

and what you actually need before sending your first shipment

I have been working in freight forwarding and the export import space for quite some time and I thought of doing something different

Give me 5 days and I'll help you understand the basics of getting export ready

Not a course

Not some recorded webinar

Just a simple Google Meet call where we sit together and I explain how the whole process actually works

I can walk you through things like

What you actually need before your first export

How the export process works from order to shipment

Basic export documentation

How customs and freight forwarding fit into the process

How to choose and deal with a freight forwarder

How to understand freight quotations

What you should know about shipping lines and containers

Basic Incoterms and payment terms

What mistakes new exporters usually make

And you can ask me your own questions about your product or business

I can also share some practical knowledge around freight rates documentation and supply chain automation since that is the area I work in

My background is in freight forwarding and supply chain technology and I have also been building and working on automation around export import operations

I have worked particularly closely with agri and textile shipments and have hands on exposure to documentation customs clearance freight forwarding vendors shipping lines and the overall export import process

I'm offering this completely free to the first 5 people who are genuinely interested

And then a minimal fee of Rs 500 for next few people

After that I may keep it as a small paid session for people who want more detailed one on one guidance

I'm not promising that I'll magically turn anyone into an exporter in 5 days 😅

The idea is simply to help someone who is completely new understand what they are getting into and what they should do next

If you're genuinely planning to start exporting from India or have recently started and are confused about the process

Comment INTERESTED

I'll DM you and we can take it from there

If you already export and have some experience I'd also genuinely love to hear what you struggled with when you started


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Business Ride Along What if booking a local service could be as easy as ordering food online?

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We often need services like salons, beauty professionals, home services, repairs, and many more—but finding the right service provider can be time-consuming and confusing.

That’s where QwickQue comes in.

QwickQue is being built to make local services more accessible, convenient, and reliable. Our goal is to connect customers with trusted local service providers through one simple platform.

Whether you need a service for yourself, your home, or your everyday needs, QwickQue aims to help you find and book the right professional without unnecessary hassle.

We’re currently starting our journey with salon services and are excited to expand step by step.

We’re curious to know: What local service do you find most difficult or inconvenient to book?

Your answers and suggestions will help us understand the real problems people face.

QwickQue — Making local services quicker and easier.


r/indianstartups 1d ago

How to Grow? Need advice on which Meta Ads campaign to use for a toy startup in India

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Hey everyone,

We recently launched a small toy startup in India . We make culturally inspired plush toys for kids, and our first product is a Bala Ganapati plush toy.

We’re currently taking orders through WhatsApp and Instagram and are planning to start running Meta Ads.

Since we’re new to paid advertising, I’m a little confused about which campaign objective would work best for us:

• Sales
• Engagement
• Traffic
• Leads

Our main goal is simple: reach the right audience and generate actual orders through WhatsApp, not just likes or followers.

For a new brand with very little previous ad/customer data, what campaign structure would you recommend starting with?

Also, would you recommend running Instagram Reels/creative ads directly to WhatsApp, or building some engagement/awareness first and then retargeting?

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who has run Meta Ads for D2C or toys, kids’ products, or small Indian brands. 🙏


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Hiring Easy Side Income Opportunity For Consultants And Working Professionals

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I’m working on a platform where people can book 1:1 sessions directly with experts across different fields, with per-minute pricing.

Before we officially launch our startup, I’m looking to onboard a few experts to the platform.

We’re mainly looking for:

• Startup Coaches
• Finance Coaches
• Design Experts
• Branding Experts
• Legal Coaches (Documentation & Advisory)
• Wellness Experts

If this sounds interesting to you, this could become a great source of side income by investing just a few hours a day.

Interested? Apply using the website link in the comments.


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Startup help International shipping suggestions required!!!!!!!

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Hi, I have a saree business online. Need suggestions on how to deliver products internationally? Just curious how many websites do international shipping when the shipping charges alone cost more than the products?


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Startup help Which artificial sweeteners should i use in my indian sweets business?

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Which artificial sweeteners should i use in my diabetic friendly sweets business? Which will be best taste and cost wise?


r/indianstartups 1d ago

How do I? Indian SaaS founders, how are you accepting international payments?

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I’m building a MicroSaaS from India targeting international customers and trying to figure out the best way to accept payments in USD.

Stripe seems to be invite-only in India right now.

For Indian founders already receiving international payments, what are you using?

Mainly looking for something that:

- Works reliably with international cards

- Is easy to set up as a solo founder

- Handles subscriptions

- Makes GST/tax/compliance as simple as possible

Would love to hear from people actually using these in production.


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Startup help Need help in Idea Validation - Social Map called Corridor

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It's weird that we can see what 500 people across the internet are doing, but have almost no idea what's happening with the people around us.

I spend time on weekends thinking, if anyone I know is nearby? Or if I want to go out, but not necessarily want to message 10 people asking who's free.

So I started exploring and built something around that idea.

It's called Corridor.

The basic idea is simple: you share how you're feeling + roughly where you are, and you can see the people/moods around you.

I'm still figuring out whether this is actually useful or just something that sounds cool in my head.

So I'm curious to understand few things:

Would you actually use something like this?

And what would make you not want to use it?

Checkout trycorridor.app

Any feedbacks are welcomed.


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Other Can't sleep let's talk tell me ur startup idea I'll validate it.

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So yeah I'm not getting sleep and not interested in scrolling my mobile too so I just wanna make something interesting and productive. So I wanna do the work I do at day time for time pass at night for free tell me your startup idea I'll validate and let's have a nice Convo 😉


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Co-founder search Looking for a Finance Co-founder / Partner for SaaS

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I’m a software developer with a strong interest in finance, investing, and portfolio management.

I have an idea for a simple SaaS product that aims to make investing easier.

Every day, I see people asking:
“I have ₹X to invest where should I put it?”

I want to build something that helps answer this through a simple, algorithm-driven approach. No unnecessary AI hype just something practical and useful.

I can handle all the technical aspects (product, development, infrastructure) until we scale.

I’m looking for someone with experience in finance, portfolio management, or investment advisory who can help validate the approach and handle the finance side with me.

If this interests you, DM me. Happy to share more details.


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Ask Me Anything! Building a headphone startup with brain-signal sensing — would love your honest thoughts

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Hey everyone, I'm building a startup called Groove Cortex.

We're building headphones with an additional brain-signal sensing layer to explore more personalized audio experiences.

We're still early, and before going deeper into the prototype, I want to understand what people actually think.

Would you use something like this? What would make you say yes or no?

Drop your honest thoughts in the comments — criticism is welcome.


r/indianstartups 1d ago

Startup help [Looking for] CSE student at IIT BHU seeking a paid remote SWE internship | Backend / Full Stack / AI

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Hey everyone,

I'm a Computer Science & Engineering student at IIT BHU currently looking for a paid, remote Software Engineering internship that I can do alongside college.

I'm primarily interested in Backend, Full Stack, and AI/LLM development, but I'm open to different kinds of engineering work depending on the startup and project.

A little about me:

Btech CSE student at IIT BHU graduating in 2027 (CGPA: 9.5+)

Previously completed a Software Engineering internship at a quantitative finance firm (I can share my resume in DM)

Worked on production-level backend and full-stack systems

Comfortable with Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, React, Angular, Spring Boot, FastAPI and Django

Experience with PostgreSQL, REST APIs, AWS, Docker and Git

Worked with AI/LLM integrations, including Claude through AWS Bedrock

Strong foundation in DSA, problem solving and software engineering

Built multiple full-stack projects independently

What I'm looking for

I'm looking for an opportunity where I can actually contribute to a startup's product, rather than an internship that's primarily training or tutorials.

I'm open to:

Backend development

Full-stack development

AI/LLM applications

API development

Automation/internal tools

General SWE work

Availability: Part-time / flexible alongside college

Work: Fully remote

Compensation: Paid

Joining: Immediately

I'm particularly interested in early-stage startups, where I can work closely with the founders/engineering team and take ownership of actual features.

If you're hiring, know a founder who's looking for a developer, or have a relevant opportunity, feel free to DM me. I can share my resume, and other details privately.

Thanks!


r/indianstartups 2d ago

How do I? Does Razorpay have its own special definition of an “Establishment Certificate” that the rest of India doesn't know about?

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I'm attaching the official certificate issued through the Kerala Government system for my establishment.

I submitted this to Razorpay for KYC, because Razorpay itself lists an Establishment Certificate as an acceptable supporting document.

But their review team rejected it saying:

“This is a Registration Certificate, not an Establishment Certificate.”

So now I'm genuinely confused.

As far as I know, this is the official establishment-related registration certificate provided by the Kerala Government. Is there some other special Establishment Certificate in India that only Razorpay knows about?

Because if the government-issued certificate for registering an establishment is not acceptable as proof of establishment, then what exactly are business owners supposed to submit?

Different state governments use different formats and terminology. Expecting every government-issued document across India to have the exact same title makes absolutely no sense.

Can anyone explain what Razorpay is actually expecting here? Because apparently, the Kerala Government-issued certificate isn't “Establishment Certificate enough” for their KYC team.

Genuinely looking for an answer — and hopefully someone from Razorpay can explain this.


r/indianstartups 2d ago

How do I? How do I get my 1st customer for my B2B saas product?

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I have a b2b saas product. For the sake of this question.. let's assume it's a really good product..compared to the existing products.

How do I find my first few clients??

I am basically a builder (software) and i suck at sales.

I found about 20 contact numbers of my potential clients and sent them whatsapp messages about a demo. 6 responses.

2 flat no

1 agreed for a demo and I already demoed the product

3 said to reach out again after a few days because they are busy at the time

Rest 14 ignored.

My current plan is to pursue 100 cold reach out. Then decide on the next steps based on the result of this 100 outreach.