WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

Shutting it down

Hey guys,

With a heavy heart and after 10-11 months of constant work I am shutting my startup down. Thanks for all the love and support.

What happened was I was able to build the product but couldn't raise enough funds to get the required gov. licenses to go live. I did build a demo mode to let people test out what the app was supposed to be and got more than 250+ sign ups.

For everyone who signed up and where asking me for the invite code sorry but please do test out what it was supposed to be. Use invite code- QWERTYUIOP to access the demo mode. All data will be deleted with in the end of this month so no worries.

Thanks again for all the love and support and let's see what I can build tomorrow.

Invite Code - QWERTYUIOP

17mo ago
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Round 1 by Grapevine
DancingCoconut
DancingCoconut

Tried selling the company?

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

Sell what? An app which is not live yet? No real users & no revenue.

People laugh at me now

DancingCoconut
DancingCoconut

Infra , system the software i mean

MagicalQuokka
MagicalQuokka

Aww shucks, mate. Loved your posts om Grapevine and was excited for what's next in what you were building.

I'm sure you'll do amazing things in whatever you choose to build tomorrow.

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

Try the app in demo mode - QWERTYUIOP

At least you can see my vision ❤️ thanks man for the love and support

MagicalQuokka
MagicalQuokka

Will do for sure!

WobblyBagel
WobblyBagel

What all government licences are required?? How can we know about them ??

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

I was going to use the Account Aggregator framework so needed the FIU license like RIA, PFA or IA. Meaning Registered Investment Advisor or something like that.

Don’t have the 50lacs and something like that for depository amounts

WobblyBagel
WobblyBagel

Thanks for telling. What all difficulties did u face ?? What would be your advice for others?

SnoozyUnicorn
SnoozyUnicorn
Student17mo

Just checked it out, it’s really awesome. I definitely think you should not give up on this, there’s no other app which does this properly. This is a must need for everyone since everyone’s now having multiple bank accounts, credit cards, mutual funds, stocks etc. Maybe get a co founder from IIM or something? They’ll have contacts from whom you can get an angel investment maybe. Definitely someone’s gonna make a similar app in the near future, this is a must need.

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

Had few interviews with some IITians and IIMs. God the attitude is off the roof. No responsibility no empathy but wants 50%.

I just wanted to know if what they can contribute ?

SnoozyUnicorn
SnoozyUnicorn
Student17mo

If they can get you an angel investment, somehow put up with the attitude for the sake of the company. I honestly don’t think you should shut this down due to lack of funding. I am pretty sure a lot of people will use this app, and I can think of multiple revenue streams. IndMoney tried something similar wherein you can add all your multiple bank accounts and mutual funds, but it doesn’t do a good job.

SqueakyPenguin
SqueakyPenguin

Seems like a good application to me.
What were the reasons that investors weren’t ready to invest in this?

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

See what is happening with all the fintech guys bleeding money.

Jupiter raise 300million to build an app for Federal Bank? Niyo switched to travel tech. PhonePe isn’t going after money… No one is doing good.

Even my big competitor is Fold which got like 5-10k installs in last 10months? Investors don’t like that man. Sorry and even I have realised it’s not worth it

SqueakyPenguin
SqueakyPenguin

Oof, sorry to hear that man. Onto a new idea, for a next startup then?

PrancingCoconut
PrancingCoconut
KPMG17mo

Very sad to see hear this. 🌇🌇 All the best for your future endeavours. I hope learning from this will make u better at what you do. Dont stop. 👍👍

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

It hurts but that’s how it works right.

PrancingCoconut
PrancingCoconut
KPMG17mo

Tried your app. UI and UX is flawless. Ekdam makkhan.. 😍

MagicalPanda
MagicalPanda

I really loved the UI of the website and app ♥️ you did really great work with monochromatic color pallette

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

Thanks, tried to make it feel premium

MagicalPanda
MagicalPanda

Just a question tho. How do you plan to monetize it ?

PeppyNoodle
PeppyNoodle

You still working on the mobile adspace idea?

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

You remember that? 🥹

It was supposed to be a side project as I am not good at B2B but everyone including investors seems to like it. I don’t know how to sell is the only problem

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean
GroovyNoodle
GroovyNoodle

Looking forward to the next problem you'll work on @SuperSaiyanGoku 💪🏻

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

I will post something soon

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean

This time no funding needed, or I hope so 🥹

DizzyWaffle
DizzyWaffle

@SuperSaiyanGoku
Thats sad. I am sorry about this outcome.

Let us speak if you are up for it. Generally. Past, present and future.

I also need some help for our startup and maybe we will hit it off.

DizzyWaffle
DizzyWaffle

I am at 4sushant@gmail.com

WobblyJellybean
WobblyJellybean
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