Many Indian startups mirror American giants:
Flipkart (Amazon)
Ola (Uber)
Paytm (PayPal)
Zomato (Yelp)
While adapting ideas for local markets has driven success, when will we see a truly original global startup from India?
What’s your point of view on this?
Some Indian unicorns are inspired by American companies.
For example:
Zomato is similar to doordash
Flipkart resembles Amazon
Ola is modeled after Uber
Which startups are currently booming in the U.S. that have
Starting a Startup ≠ Reinventing the Wheel
You don’t need to be unique to build a successful startup—you need to solve a problem better than others. Many of India’s biggest startups weren’t original ideas; they were adaptations.
Flipkart → Amazon-i
If your absolute end competitors are giants.
START UNIQUE.
Just like how rapido first entered the market with the term "bike pooling" and now it's a leading competitor to ola and uber in India in terms of auto or cab rentals.
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Vaibhav Babruwan Shingde
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Some unicorns in INDIA
(examples)
Food- zomato/Swiggy
Clothing -Zudio/Trends
Travel- Ixigo/MakeMyTrip
Ride-Uber/Rapido
Hotels-Oyo/Goibibo
ecommerce - Flipkart/myntra/Amazon
Payment-Paytm/Phonepe/Bharathpe
Grocery Delivery-zepto/Instamart
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