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Y Combinator Application Advice for International Companies(medium.com)
3 points by adi_agarwalla 10y ago|0 comments
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Kisan Network (YC W16) Is Hiring Core Team in Delhi: Engineers and Ops/S&M/Biz Dev(angel.co)
1 points by adi_agarwalla 10y ago
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Thanks for the questions. We have designed our own cost effective mechanisms to handle the costs that you mentioned. We are a facilitator, not a middleman.
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Thanks for the question. We are currently in public beta in only one location in the country and as a result, the marketplace isn't live for everyone to be able to use. But, we are expanding this year to more locations in the country!
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Currently, we haven't started looking at international buyers. So unfortunately, I can't answer that as of today. The second aspect is something we have definitely thought about and which does hold a lot of value as we move forwar
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Yes, a lot more needs to be done for this sector. But as you observed, a part of it does require a lot of input, in terms of capital and time.
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Thanks a lot. You are very right in saying that middlemen make most of the profit in this industry and we are trying our best to ensure that both end buyers and sellers get the best deal possible because of the efficiency we bring into the
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Nothing like that as we don't need one! As for MBTI, mine is ENTJ.
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
You can reach us at founders@kisannetwork.in!
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Thank you so much. Really appreciate it.
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Pricing is usually fixed for a 2-3 day period. Generally, market fluctuations take place outside of this. For the crops, our team ensures that the quality requirements for buyers are met. As for the buyers themselves, ensuring they meet our
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Just like other marketplaces, price is decided by market conditions. But where we come in is that unlike the physical marketplaces where auctions are the way crops are sold, on Kisan Network, the farmer gets a value depending on the quality
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Yes, farmers in general and especially in India face numerous challenges. From our own interactions with them, we found this to be their major one as it is directly linked to their livelihood and the income they make.
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Yes, trust from farmers is extremely important. Maybe the most important aspect here and we work daily to ensure and build that. We haven't faced those sort of issues yet.
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
A couple of major reasons. There are so many aspects of a startup that go beyond where you are operating and the kind of market you are targeting. YC's advice with these matters is very valuable. They have started accepting internation
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
The cut depends on the crop and even specific varieties within the crop. Yes, pricing is transparent to farmers.
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by adi_agarwalla 11y ago
Co-founder Aditya here. I'd love to answer any questions you may have, so please free to fire them my way! The reason why we decided to build this is because the agricultural market in India is plagued by a middleman driven inefficient
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Kisan Network (YC W16) is an online marketplace for Indian agriculture(techcrunch.com)
40 points by adi_agarwalla 11y ago|32 comments
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Uber v/s Lyft – Who has the better app experience?(medium.com)
2 points by adi_agarwalla 12y ago|0 comments
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by adi_agarwalla 12y ago
Comments / feedback / questions appreciated. Thanks
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Uber v/s Lyft – Who has the better app experience?(medium.com)
18 points by adi_agarwalla 12y ago|1 comments
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Yelp Mobile (Android) App Thoughts and Analysis(medium.com)
1 points by adi_agarwalla 12y ago|0 comments
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by adi_agarwalla 12y ago
I was unaware that Yelp has that issue regarding business hours. If that is the case, I can understand their current approach. Though in such a case, they could fit in the hours (even if approximate) in the search results page so that the u
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Yelp Mobile (Android) App Thoughts(medium.com)
6 points by adi_agarwalla 12y ago|2 comments
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Airbnb Redesign – What works and what doesn't?(medium.com)
2 points by adi_agarwalla 12y ago|0 comments
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by adi_agarwalla 12y ago
Comments / feedback / questions appreciated
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by adi_agarwalla 12y ago
A redesign that works mostly! Check out my initial thoughts on it. Thanks
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Airbnb Redesign – What works and what doesn't?(medium.com)
3 points by adi_agarwalla 12y ago|2 comments
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Airbnb Reviews – How it’s done currently and what else could be done?(medium.com)
1 points by adi_agarwalla 12y ago|0 comments