" How will people know about your app in India" my mom asked me a day before our launch...
Well, we at
@schmoozeorsnooz
had the same question and threw our hands at as many different methods of 0 to low-cost user acquisition...🧵
I think one of the biggest reasons for weight gain for youngsters today is the Swiggy, Zomato minimum order amount.
To not waste Rs.49 every day, Indians are ordering way more junk than they need..
Starting up isn't easy. Everytime visa issues, uncertainty of fundraising in a foreign land & fragile health of my parents in India tried to weigh me down, I would recount these words of Phil Knight and continue to work. Excited to graduate from
@StanfordGSB
with my
@Nike
pic
@skooookum
So, the catch is, 9.6% is a combination of fixed and variable rate. The fixed rate has been 0% for many years now, and it is the variable (due to high inflation) at 9.6% that’s driving this up. The variable rate can change every 6 months and the party will be over
Starting a new challenge today - Everytime I feel like taking a break, I am going to read a book instead of scrolling on IG. Let’s see if we hit the “ Avg CEO reading 56 books a year” mark…
I was distracted during my
#investor
meeting today as I saw my phone notifications pile up!
Yes, Reddit, Inc. was engaging with us, and our team couldn't stop gushing over it! Celebrating the
#smalljoys
in the journey of
#david
taking over the
#goliath
Down by not Out.
@vijayshekhar
is that cockroach which won't die.
The man has struggled for 20+ yrs before becoming an overnight success, teaching a masterclass in perseverence to decades of entrepreneurs in India.
Independent of my views on
@Paytm
as a company and stock,
Since 90% of the companies today have announced their pivot to dating...
Schmooze is launching a SaaS product to help their transition with our plug-and-play modules.
@OnTheGrapevine
Chandler Bing has been such a huge inspiration for us in our Schmooze (
@schmoozeorsnooz
) journey.
From being the funniest F.R.I.E.N.D there, he graduated to the perfect boyfriend and husband there could be 🧵
Since it's been 23 days since New Year, we wanted to re-visit some key metrics for
@schmoozeorsnooz
and see how we are doing on our New Year Resolution.....👩💻
What do you think we found?
From 0% attendance to 0% non-compliance; This BITSian Day at Schmooze was about how all of us missed wearing our BITS t-shirt !
But then, this BITSian Day was also about our upcoming India launch. And amidst all the things to do, we all forgot about the t-shirts 😅
#bitsian
@Reddit
X Schmooze was always going to be a match made in Memeland.
So was extremely delighted when Reddit invited me for an AMA with its users.
A lot of you on
@X
have asked me about my journey building Schmooze - will be happy to answer all your questions there.
We thought
@Reddit
engaging with us was
#lit
but
@StephenAtHome
took our bar higher !
So excited that
@colbertlateshow
covered us today 🥳
And the trend of waking up to surprise coverage continues 🥺
Found out
@StephenAtHome
mentioned us in last night's show without us knowing beforehand..
We are ecstatic! Seeing our logo up on
@colbertlateshow
gave us ✨chills✨
Here's to the Schmooze name becoming recognizable everywhere 🚀
#thelateshow
#colbert
When the boss is away, the team is at play!
Just when Zuckerberg was wrapping up with the Ambani party, his holiday seems to be costing Meta. Looks like Murthy was right afterall 😂
As a startup Founder the problem that comes to me the most is “the chicken and egg problem”..
But what do I do ? I am a vegetarian.
#founder
#vegetarian
#vegjokes
Don’t worry Rohit Sharma. CSK will be your new home - place for legendary captains, winners, anyone sidelined by their previous team and of course dads.
Just realized that we are also an
#ai
company !!!
America - India
Ooh wait - we also use AI for generating matches and memes! But just never talk about it, coz of all the fluff existing out there.
#VCs
, our DMs are open :)
But our calendars are not :P (JK)
While Schmooze is still live only in 6 cities and we have a lot of ground to cover, the highlight of our India launch has been one of our teammates finding love on Schmooze ❤️ We started with a team of 13 single people. Now, off to match 12 more with the love of their lives!
Situationship, Delusionships, talkationships... every relation seems to be sailing on its own ship these days!😭
Catch a glimpse of what the guests on TwithV think about these ships before they sail 🚢
Let's take a moment to internalize that
@MarkZukerberg
who seems to have slid to 20th position on the "rich list" and lost a fortune, is still Under 40!
The day Dr. Verghese Kurien ( for setting up our beloved Amul Corp) and E. Sreedharan ( Metro Man of India) are awarded The Bharat Ratna India would have risen above petty politics in recognizing greatness
Meme-company birthday cards are the Best !
While the team has taken its creative liberties, I want to clarify that I am still available for modeling assignments..