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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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