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Its funny how things we taken for granted in third world countries like India are becoming startups here: In India, you can call up some neighbourhood grocer a
by rgovind 12y ago
Its funny how things we taken for granted in third world countries like India are becoming startups here:
In India, you can call up some neighbourhood grocer and he will deliver goods in 5 min. The best approximation for it in US is Instacart
In India, you can go to a tailor, give him cloth, ask him to measure you. He will make a custom made shirt in 24 hours to 3 days. Here, its a YC startup
Again in India, you go to ANY restaurant, they will give you coffee mixed with milk. Here, it has become a startup. Almost no one in India I know drinks coffee or tea without milk.
Different economics I guess
- chaostheory 12y agoYes that's mainly possible because there's a massive imbalance between the poor and the rich i.e. there's barely a middle class unlike what we have in the US (for now). I'm also going to guess that manufacturing is almost non-existent as well for that to happen I'm not totally sure what this has to do with Philz Coffee though
- asavadatti 12y agoThe Indian middle class was estimated to be 250 million people in 2007, by McKinsey & Company. Source: http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/In_the_news/Next_big_spenders_Indian_middle_class http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/In_the_news/Next_big_sp...
- chaostheory 12y agoWhat's your point? That's only 22% of the population. In the US the middle class forms about 60% of the population.