This article was originally published on NCrypted. You are wrong if you think Flipkart pioneered the Indian startup story. It wasn’t even India’s first E-Commerce startup. Of course, Flipkart’s recent US$16 billion acquisition by Walmart (for a 77% stake) ‘sort of’ validated the Indian startup story. But, it wasn’t the pioneer of this saga. Flipkart can be contributed as the Indian startup story’s poster boy as many founders and entrepreneurs got inspired by the success...
Articles by Kunal Pandya
Kunal is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and startup evangelist. He has helped build and scale up several businesses and products from the ground up. Apart from NCrypted, he serves as an advisory and is on the board of several of our client companies that we partner with.
Insights Into The Uber Business Model
This article was originally published on NCrypted. Uber has taken the on demand economy vertical by storm. Formerly called UberCab, the startup was founded in 2009 in San Francisco by Travis Kalanick and Gerrett Camp. Both the founders are serial entrepreneurs as Gerrett earlier co-founded StumbleUpon (a social discovery engine) and Travis founded Red Swoosh which he later sold for $19 million. The name was later on changed to Uber in 2010, which simply means...
How much does it cost to build a website and an app like Airbnb?
This article was originally published on NCrypted. A ready-made vacation rental script from NCrypted costs only $749 for the Enterprise Edition. And it has all the standard features along with an advanced admin panel console to let you get started with your own Airbnb clone website. The product is called BistroStays – a vacation rental software – and comes bundled with features that help automate your B&B business. Got surprised as to why is it so much cheaper? There is no hidden...
OYO Rooms Business Model, How does OYO Rooms make money, How does OYO Rooms Work
This article was originally published on NCrypted. The business model of the over hyped budget hotel network OYO Rooms doesn’t make sense to me for many reasons. The next unicorn (a private company valued at over US$1 billion) in waiting appears to be the next bye-bye story to me. In case you didn’t know, we were the technology partners of OYO Rooms (with the parent Oravel Stays) when it was into an Airbnb type of...
NCrypted launches the brand new Enterprise Edition of BistroStays BNB Vacation Rental Script
This article was originally published on NCrypted on Dec 28, 2013. We are very delighted to announce the official release of the most awaited enterprise edition of our BNB vacation rental product – BistroStays. As promised, it is currently priced at a special introductory offer during this festive season; BistroStays price, however, may get hiked in January 2014. So, hurry now if you are planning to start your own BNB (Bed & Breakfast) website, vacation rental website,...
How much does it cost to build an app like Uber?
This article was originally published on NCrypted. The cheapest and fastest way to go to market with your own on-demand taxi booking app would be to go with an Uber clone service provider, customize it a little bit to give your app the required uniqueness, and get started. Ready-made apps with a little customization would cost less than $2k per app. However, most entrepreneurs wouldn’t want to go with another me-too ready-made app or scripts for obvious reasons....
Is it a good idea to start my internet business with a ready-made mobile application?
This article was originally published on NCrypted. There are several ready-made and do-it-yourself (DIY) mobile app platforms popping up nowadays. But how much should you trust such platforms for a serious business? Many times clients request for a ready-made mobile app from us and when we explain why it is not a good idea, they struggle to understand. So, I thought of penning it down with reasons as to why it is probably not a...
9 things to consider for your startup before you start
This article was originally published on NCrypted. Startup or starting an online business venture requires long-term technical, functional, financial, and emotional commitment. We work with startup founders and entrepreneurs every day, listen to the problems that they want to solve, see them passionately wanting to start their dream project. While doing this, we have created a plethora of do’s and don’ts, kind of a knowledge-base, for startups. We are now able to understand why some...
Why you should not work with freelancers from freelancing sites such as Elance, Upwork, Freelancer
This article was originally published on NCrypted. “Should we hire a freelancer for the development of our product?” This is a good question entrepreneurs, startups and businesses ask often. The answer in most cases would simply be a big ‘NO’. Let us discuss why. Your project is a team work and not an individual task Outsourcing your entire project to a freelancer is not advisable for several reasons. Such scale of projects generally require an...
Should you build a mobile app first or a mobile friendly website?
This article was originally published on NCrypted. Internet entrepreneurs know by now that the future of the web is mobile. But, that does not mean web is dead, and mobile simply does not mean only mobile applications as well. Is it better to get started first with a mobile optimized website or a mobile app rather? The debate, in most cases, is rhetorical. But, what is right? What comes first? A mobile app or a...
