City Pages... similar to Yellow Pages 
 Created by local resources 
 Long Form Article Types 
 Supplemented by Videos 
 Ad supported by local ads from small and Local business 
 Can't be a full online model  
 Has to be mix of online+ Local resource person on ground.

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On my last trip to Chikkamanglur, I spent whole day just roaming across the city.   Majorly it was because we were unaware about where to go, where to get good food, places to visit, when to go whe...

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On my last trip to Chikkamanglur, I spent whole day just roaming across the city. 

Majorly it was because we were unaware about where to go, where to get good food, places to visit, when to go where, missed going few places and eventually we missed few spots over there. 

This is when an idea came, can’t we plan better with the help of local(guides we used to have) and for every body who is travelling/planning a trip we can assure they have better experience while on trip? 

What do people over here think? 

I am trying for idea validation, so that I can launch MVP and test market better.

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Headout for India- Grapevine

Will you be interested in making your itinerary planned by AI?
Following things I will consider
1) flights suggestion based on your timings and cost optimised
2) hotels suggestions based on your requirements
3) places to roam around based on your likes and dislikes.
4) restaurants suggestion of any types with menu inbuilt.
5) local transportation with prices comparison
Add any other points if you wanna incorporate.

I am planning to work on this idea.

AI itinerary planner for vacations

Tech Lead

GVs pls play devil’s advocate & give feedback for hypothesis below - 

Often for travel be it weekend gateways, or long travel, or mid week fun we found often the process is long & fragmented

Like there are N steps - from searching where to go, then endlessly scrolling, asking frnds for recommendations, visiting insta pages. 

Once you finalize destination then comes stay, same loop of visiting 3/4 ota sites, juggling between all over again if the budget overshoots etc etc and then finally booking it ... not going into flights and other things for now

You see the user journey is tedious, this can be solved via a Al planner which will engage with you in a natural conversation form & aggregate experiences for you at 1 place, does this ring bells?

Pls comment good/bad/ugly feedback thanks, and if you are interested to pursue this together, dm !

Looking for a cofounder with expertise in Al, I have exp in strategy & sales with exposure to travel/hospitality sector; tier 1 mba engg acads

(Thoughts on idea) AI planner for all travel needs

Consultant

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Been thinking about going for an international trip lately. Asked a bunch of friends, but it looks like it's just gonna be me. Anyone here who has travelled solo? Thoughts on those "Make My Trip" packages? Or any other cool recommendations?

Traveling alone

Security Engineer

How do you do solo trip? Meet new people? Any pro tips? New life goals!

Business Development Manager

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Age 30, married, expecting to be alive till 80
50 L in cash
Own house & car (no plan to sell any of them)
No kids, no loans, no expectations, just basic life
Nothing from family

Excel calculation is hinting yes :)
But need practical advice

Can someone retire with just 50 Lakh in hand at 30.

You can't have the same car for 50 more years. 
  
 Your house will need pieces of renovation in the next 50 years. 
  
 Your body parts will start crumbling in the next 50 years.  
  
 Inflation will continue to eat your money in the next 50 years. 
  
  
 So no way you can survive with 1L per year for the two of you.

Software Engineer

Growth Manager

Outside of India.
Budget 5-10 lakh . Need not be that high. If it's less but still great that's better as well.

Consider atleast couple of week's time.

What are good places for honeymoon?

Data engineer

Do people want this / imagine an app wherein you could ask for the club scene (crowd quality), or crowding at a beach or a restaurant few mins before you decide to go, and someone on the ground uploads it for you - we reward the supplier and the requester pays. Extended to beaches, airbnbs, hotels etc

Startup idea :(looking for a cto) a- Crowdsourced Vibe Check app (you ask and someone uploads a live short video)

Program Manager

The number of times I've heard people say shit like 'traveling makes you grow as a person'. Someone please specify what this growth looks like because I've never experienced it.

I don't think traveling is life-changing. I think most people have a romanticized, cinema-like idea of traveling that has been exaggerated even more because of social media. 

It definitely is fun to go on a vacation. But in most cases, that's all it is -- a source of entertainment. Maybe an ice-breaker the next time you go to some pretentious party. 

Am I missing something?

Is travelling overrated?

It depends how & where u travel.  
  
 I will put a quick example - Someone close to me always assumed ki roads usually breakdown in monsoons because it is normal in india. Once they traveled abroad and to a tropical island where rains are very common. After seeing the roads there, first comment was - “Roads don’t break always due to rains”. So, this was a life long learning for that human, broke the mirage of road quality and execution in India.  
  
 Similarly, once I went to a 3-days long trek with a friend to inner jungles of SEAsia. We had to carry drinking water with us & took bath in flowing river. If you have seen “Iss jungle se mujhe bachao” (desi version of fear factor) was shot there. This friend of mine after landing back made a statement “yaar jisne bhi shower invent kiya hai, it’s a big gift”. Takeaway from this travel was - He was able to appreciate the simplest thing which we take for granted.  
  
 Many people learn new things about culture, practices of a new place. My personal surprise was when I traveled to Bali and saw similarities between theirs n ours practices. Helped me to go back n read about various things of empires.  
  
 Multiple such stories, so yeah, it depends!

Product Manager

Also do post some places worth visiting in/around bangalore.

Anybody wants to share his/her solo trip experience. Heard a lot about it.

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I work for an American company. My CMO is flying down to India in January next year. I'm looking to build an agenda for her visit and don't want to bombard her with a lot of presentations. I'm looking to build experiential learnings that build empathy for Indian market and experience the "wow". 

What are some creative ways to make her experience Indian tech landscape and market? For example:

1. She smokes. So taking her to a pan-wala and making her pay via Paytm to experience small ticket size, convenience and Soundbox.
  
2. Getting her to order snacks via Zepto to show integration between Zepto and Payment apps + Speed of delivery.

3. Taking her to Nehru Place to show depth of mobile penetration and obsession for accessories.

4. Getting her to drive past a few competition billboards and TV ads. (We don't get brand building budgets)

What are ways to influence your foreign bosses?

Marketing Manager

Hey guys I’ve never travelled solo in my entire life. Where and How should I start?

There are few questions I’ve like:
1. How to handle accommodations?
2. Concern about the safety and security.
3. How to decide which places to visit. I mean can’t roam around uselessly, must have a list of places to visit.
4. Whom to believe, in the sense that, a lot of people are ready scam you when they find you are new here, how to handle that.

If you travel solo very often, then suggest some pointers to keep in mind.
So, guide me here plzz.
Thanks 🫡

How do you plan solo travelling ?

Software Developer

We from Indian Ecom experience what are the possible option available in foreign countries? 

Can anyone help us to get through? 

Fed up off with Bengaluru's water and language crisis. Chennai's heat and unwelcoming treatment from localites, Air pollution of Delhi Gurgaon, cost of living and dhakamukki from Mumbai metro.

Baki metros ka toh pata nhi.. Help me!!

Suggestions

How to think about this?
Imagine going to travel somewhere and you can't upload a photo or status anywhere. What will you choose? Foreign or India and why?

Context : I have always been an Indian traveller enthusiast. I really have no interest in going to foreign countries to travel. For me, it looks just like a status symbol and nothing more where you just keep on posting status and come back.
And I totally understand everyone has their own perspective but one thing which I don't understand is why the people who are travelling to foreign countries feel so cool about themselves. One of my friend (same CTC) travels a lot to foreign countries and he keeps telling me that I must be jealous of his lifestyle which I am not at all. I will definitely be jealous of a person who will be visiting unknown Indian travel spots but not of him.

Travel : Foreign or India?

From last 15 days I am having a startup idea with no big players, emerging market in India, anyone interested to discuss or give suggestions for it. Field is cab services.

Looking for suggestions for startup idea

I've been stuck with a strong urge to go on a vacation somewhere. The last I went was in March 2021; since then, only work trips (if at all)

I have visited 16 out of 29 states for work or family holidays. 

Now need the confidence to travel solo.
How do I start? I have a little money stashed, so the budget can be managed.
I have my passport, but waiting to be used :(

Please help me with the nitty gritties, how to plan, what to look for, and how to spend in a foreign place.

And Suggestions for places are always welcome.

Start Travelling SOLO

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Bangalore is a lonely city. 

Even lonelier if you don't have friends whom you already know. 

Fortunately, I was lucky, and having lived here for 5 years since my college started here , I want to help!

I'm creating a small community of folks in Bangalore where like-minded people can meet, talk, help, and become friends over good food! without having to spend much on meetups and apps to socialise. I Do not know why, even i feel lonely many times in this city, 

Lets create a community not restricted to particular area and create a home feeling for outsiders from Bangalore too, making our work, life, networks, pocket, purse, mind friendly.

PS: At least have a have a hand full of friends to navigate Bangalore traffic in weekdays



To all the techies, feel free to approach; we might not know what we might find common for all of us. Also, also board games are fun in Bangalore



Please message me to get the invite link; my DMs are open!

Making a community in Bangalore

Data Analyst

Other than the ability to attract talent, what other drawbacks would one face, if he/she is to startup in Jammu.

PS : Jammu is Jammu. It’s not Kashmir

Starting up in Jammu

I know a lot of people love working from home. But small rant here. 
Honestly, straight out of college I thought I would do too. But no, I absolutely do not.

Why? 
1. No personality development. It's honestly like an online college all over again (1/2 of my college "life" was online). I talk to a screen, waste a lot of time otherwise. 

2. I don't have a room to call my own. I know this is going to make me sound like a privileged brat but I need my privacy to feel my full confident self. My family members are always on top of my head and spy on me during work. No they really do.

3. I hate, absolutely LOATHE approaching people on teams. I'm more social, confident and comfortable working in an offline setting be it presenting something or talking to senior folks in general. 

4. I have NO life outside of the computer/home. My hobbies, interests everything are inside the tiny room I share with my parents. I still have 2 different desks (which are literally next to each other) for work and personal stuff respectively. When I had offline semesters, it was really awesome as I had balance.

I graduated in 2023 and of course I have a lot to learn, but I'm seriously thinking about searching for another job that's not WFH. I'm still early career and I think I should not be working remote. Am I stupid?

I cannot work remotely.

Work from home is hellish for extroverts. There is no alternative. I've tried co-working spaces. But nothing beats the actual office experience. 
  
 If you're young, go to office and build your network.

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