And yet, the worst part is so much of my life is dependent on this very name! For Food there isn't a day when i don't use the super efficient and awesome services of Swiggy or Faasos(Till they dropped that awesome Fusion Breakfast from the menu that is), or even Scootsy when i want a Thumps Up! Yes, Scootsy has no minimum amount to order, and they even deliver at 3AM in the morning! Did i also mention that Swiggy takes no delivery fee? Thats right, Free delivery from Swiggy.Its Insane, like how are you going to earn??
If that isn't the Shitty part, then it surely gets dirty when the realism sets in. There was a time 6 months ago when Foodpanda had really awesome discounts of nearly 50% per order, it was also the time where i had Pizza and Pasta everyday for Dinner, forgot how my Canteen-wallah looked like, and gained a good 10 kilos. Today, Foodpanda barely has any offers, it's 'minimum order' amounts to deliver now are nothing less than 300RS, and they also down-sized like crazy when it came to the choice of restaurants.
Food aside, there are Start-ups to get your laundry done, pay your bills, and also send your friend some money. It's insane!
Nearly all of these start-ups are unhealthy, they have these enticing promo codes and cashback offers, and all they do is burn Venture Capitalist money. With some plans to earn 5-10 years down the line. Yeah, right. Whatever happened to a real businesses?
On the contary, there are however some B2B Start-ups that are doing some amazing work. They are bootstrapped so there is no question of VC's, they mainly deal in Tech and are really a positive addition to the economy. Its only the B2C losers i am worried about.
I think we're at that phase where its time to ban start-ups, there are like 10 of them doing the same thing anyways. Or hopefully, the start-up bubble bursts. Its time these 'Imaginary' businesses closed down for good. Yes, they got many people employed for good, and No if 'Scootsy' closes shop i won't be able to get a Thumps up at 3 in the morning, HOWEVER i'll still live for good.
The only thing i'll possibly miss is the Tracking feature of Swiggy, where you could Track where exactly your Driver was via the App. For an Measely Order of 80 Rupees Swiggy made me feel like FBI/KGB/Mossad and it couldn't have been less awesome. But what's going to happen when the realism sets in?
There should be a fine line between a business and a start-up, its time we all discovered that. Only, the first one never goes out of fashion.
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