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is which was started with an aim lot of startups took part in it. We somewhere in Europe that you
to build largest network of co— operate at a stage that we do not can implement here in Lucknow
working spaces is now India’s need to provide motivation. We and if it can work good idea.
most premium co-working space fund startups and if you are not What has digital era given us?
that provides A-Z amenities motivated you are not a startup. It has made us realize that
required to run a business. You do not need to motivate a humans are humans wherever
Confirmtkt is working towards startup. You need to handhold they might be. Yes, there is a
providing confirm tickets a startup for getting them out of cultural difference which means
to India travellers who face their problems, to provide them the food habits and clothing
difficulties while travelling due to funds, to provide in finding a habits might be different. But
unavailability of train tickets. The talent and practical issues faced if I find something that works g
algorithm based network predicts by them in running the company. better in US and Europe, it will
ticket confirmation chances and also work good here in India and
also suggests alternative travel How do you see government’s that is what most startups have
routes and options. initiatives in encouraging been able to copy. I always tell
startups? them do not copy, you can never
Apart from Confirmtkt, are there Government’s role in encouraging copy a solution. Just try to add
more tourism-focused startups startup is immense. If they would some India tadka to whatever
under incubation? not have encouraged startup you do, don’t lose the India
There are a few that have not culture in the country we would essence. So there are so many
been subjected to media attention best entrepreneurial practices in
including IBT Rooms and Deyor I always tell them India yet there are none. Every
Camps until now. IBT Rooms is do not copy, you best practice works until someone
a product of The Holy Buddha can never copy a finds better way to do it.
Tourism which is one of the solution. Just try
leading platforms for providing to add some India Any message for today’s youth?
best travelling solutions in India tadka to whatever If you want to do a startup, be
and Nepal. It is still in between you do, don’t lose sure of the startup idea. Also,
the idea generation and execution the India essence. have at least that much money
stage. It is expected to come up So there are so many that you can make a MVP
in full-fledged manner by April (Minimum Viable Product). Then
best entrepreneurial
this year. It is currently registered go out and seek funds and also
practices in India yet
in Uttar Pradesh and we plan to seek funds when you need them
there are none.
expand it to whole of India soon. the least. Seek funds from those
There is Deyor Camps that not have been talking about it at who can guide you to be a bigger
operates in India and abroad as the first place. The politicians are business and then help you find
well. Deyor Camps is technology the leaders of the society and in more clients. And why get the
friendly platform that provides our case both the Prime Minister funds when you need them least,
great agent and tour operator Narendra Modi and Chief so that you get the least equity
experience. Minister Yogi Adityanath are to get maximum of the money
With increasing cultural very much interested in startup for recovery. You should never
tourism in Uttar Pradesh, we ecosystem. They understand that sell out your maximum idea
would love to guide young startups can do much better in to somebody else. Lot of the
lads in making Uttar Pradesh a terms of generating more revenue startups do this mistake and they
religious tourism hub of India. and generating more jobs than end up losing or closing their
any other existing organization. startup.
Do you conduct any motivational Always go to someone you
programs? What are the best can understand and expand your
We do not conduct any entrepreneurial practices in business and for that expansion
motivational programmes as India? get you more clients and for
business is all about money and There is no more of India left. clients deliverability, get you the
not motivation. However, we Everything is so local in the more money. Not the other way
conducted a seminar on fund global structure because of the that I will get you the money and
raising IT Ministry and Tie technology and the digital era now I will find you clients and
Lucknow was a part of it and a that if you find a good idea now you make more products.
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