Friendship day stories are like fairy tales or so we read. But here are a few with a twist
Three friends Neeraj, Arpita and Inderpreet went for a vacation in 2015 to Amsterdam and the sight of millions of containers on the Rotterdam port left them speechless. Back home, after doing a detailed study, they realised that containers were mainly used where conventional buildings were not allowed and that nobody in the market had explored the idea that living out of a container could be a great experience Hence began the Journey.
—Neeraj, Arpita and Inderpreet
A medical emergency led this husband-wife duo- Ajay Gandotra and Nishi Gandotra, who were college friends, to start a platform that would help patients save half of their hospital expenses. Saveonmedicals (SOM), started in June 2015, is an integrated online healthcare aggregator that provides solution to customers’ requirements in a transparent way.
—Ajay Gandotra and Nishi Gandotra
They are a bunch of friends, who have shared and indulged each other’s laziness happily. living away from home, out of a bachelor pad, each of them had different tastes and preferences. DoneThing born out of their realisation that they could never be able to have something that would satisfy everyone. This meant either that we got everything we needed or that we had already used multiple mobile applications available.
—Karan Saharan, Chetan Agarwal, Sonal Saraogi, Shivani and Rohit Pansari
The biggest question they asked each other after using a bunch of mobile apps for a while was- “how long can we do this forIJ”As human beings, our daily tasks and needs are hugely dynamic and in a way limitless. The discussion ultimately led to the question which itself was the answer- ‘why shouldn’t to have someone who is doing it allIJ Thus came DoneThing in 2015.
—Sameer Sikka, Arindam Sen, Pratik Marwah, Sarvagya Mishra, and Ankit Ruia
It came from the realisation that it was time for a technology intervention in the educational sector in our country. The founders of iAugmentor have been interacting with the management and students of Tier 2/3 colleges for many years.
During this course, they understood that the problem lies in the approach to training and that there is a disconnect between students and trainers that has caused a growing disinterest in students. The current system is unable to track the ability of the trainers and effort of the students.