StartupDash Bengaluru
Okay, the initial impression after seeing the startups pitch here was just Wow! I mean I kind of lived in cocoon where i'm impervious to the happenings in the startup ecosystem in India. Man! People are doing such great stuff and building cool products.
We definitely live in a time where Entrepreneurship is considered so seriously than ever before. No more is it for those only really passionate about something. It has transformed(more like evolved) into an arena where real definitive problems are solved using technology freely available for developers and people interested in solving them. People who want to make a difference in society by carving their names on cool products which make our lives easier.
I have seen startups doing work similar to what we have been building at eSchoolNetwork and talking to them have really kindled my desire to make our product much better than what it is today. Adding real value to customers is what is really required in a country like India and focus should definitely be on root problems than to build fancy add ons which the customer will think of as nice to have and optional.
Education is an evolving space in India with many startups and companies taking the plunge by tagging the word 'Technology' to it. But lets take step back and think "Are we really solving a problem?", "Is there a need for what your are building?". Talking to customers is the only to find out. DO NOT BUILD SOMETHING WHICH NOBODY WANTS TO USE!
Hopefully, the insights got from here will have a good impact on the way we are working at eSchoolNetwork.