Starting your own venture has become quite the rage these days. ᱵᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱤ. ᱟᱤ. ᱴᱤ. ᱠᱷᱚᱲᱚᱜᱯᱩᱨ ᱨᱮ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱯᱟᱥᱤᱸᱜ ᱵᱮᱪ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱸᱣ , ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱷᱚᱜ ᱢᱟᱞᱤᱠ ᱮᱥᱮᱨ ᱦᱚᱪᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ, ᱟᱞᱮ ᱠᱷᱚᱲᱚᱜᱯᱩᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱤᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱭᱱ ᱥᱴᱟᱠ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ ᱥᱟᱸᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱚᱭᱥᱚᱞᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱟ. We are talking about none other than Amritanshu Anand, co-founder of Betaglide, a powerful, reliable and easy to use tool to assist mobile application developers and testers to test their app over the cloud using real devices and real testers/users. Luckily for us, Amritanshu had been on campus for the past few days, and in this candid chat, he shares with us his saga of building this company from its foundations.

ᱠᱤᱭᱩ: ᱟᱢ ᱟᱤ. ᱟᱤ. ᱴᱤ. ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱩᱫᱷᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱤᱛ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱮᱭᱟ ᱚᱠᱟᱨᱮ ᱱᱤᱛᱤᱜᱟᱜ ᱩᱫᱮᱥ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱟᱤᱞ ᱱᱚᱠᱨᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭᱮᱫ ᱟ?
ᱮᱺ ᱤᱧ ᱡᱟᱣᱜᱮ ᱩᱫᱷᱚᱜ ᱢᱟᱞᱤᱠ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱚᱠ ᱥᱟᱱᱟ ᱞᱤᱫᱤᱧ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ ᱮᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱚᱸ, ᱟᱤ. ᱟᱤ. ᱴᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱤᱧᱟ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱮᱴᱮᱡ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟ. ᱤᱧ ᱠᱚᱱᱵᱚ ᱠᱚᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱨᱣᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱩᱫᱷᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱨᱚᱵᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱸᱣ ᱧᱯᱟᱢ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱯᱨᱵᱷᱟᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ. I made up my mind on becoming an entrepreneur. ᱮᱱ ᱨᱮᱦᱚᱸ, ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱱᱛᱷᱟ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱛᱚᱛᱷᱭ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱜᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱤᱧ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱵᱟᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱞᱮᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱨᱤᱧ ᱮᱦᱚᱵᱟ . ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱤᱧ ᱟᱤ. ᱟᱤ. ᱴᱤ. ᱠᱷᱚᱲᱚᱜᱯᱩᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱩᱫᱷᱚᱜ ᱢᱟᱹᱞᱤᱠ ᱥᱮᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱢᱤᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟ.

Q: Describe the genesis of Betaglide.
ᱮ.: ᱟᱤ.ᱟᱤ.ᱴᱤ. ᱨᱮ ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱹᱦᱤᱞ 2 ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ, ᱤᱧ ᱜᱷᱚᱴᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱟᱹᱥ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱡᱚᱣᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱛᱮᱥᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ, ᱤᱧ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱮᱯ ᱰᱮᱢᱞᱮᱯᱟᱨᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱟᱦᱤᱞ ᱦᱚᱪᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱛ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱩᱱᱠᱩᱣᱟᱜ ᱮᱥ ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱮᱱᱮᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱰᱟᱣ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣᱮᱜ ᱟ. ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱨᱟᱩᱰᱵᱤᱱᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ ᱦᱩᱭᱭᱮᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱟᱵᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱣ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱵᱟᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ. Following this, we would send our feedback to the app developers.

ᱮᱢᱨᱮᱦᱚᱸ,ᱠᱟᱤᱡ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱟᱞᱮ ᱞᱮ ᱟᱤᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱮᱯᱥᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱤᱸᱜ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ -ᱛᱷᱟᱯᱚᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱱᱥᱩᱞ ᱥᱤᱸᱜᱞᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱧ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱞᱟᱩᱰ ᱵᱟᱹᱭᱥᱟᱹᱣ ᱮᱯ ᱴᱮᱥᱴᱤᱸᱜ ᱯᱞᱮᱴᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱵᱮᱛᱟᱜᱞᱟᱤᱰ ᱢᱮᱛᱟᱜᱟᱜ, ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱭᱩ. ᱮᱥ. ᱯᱤ. ᱰᱤᱵᱟᱤᱥ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱥᱟᱸᱣ.. We entered TATA FirstDot.in, a startup competition and we were shortlisted in the Top 20. This gave us the confidence to move ahead with the plan. ᱤᱱᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱮᱢ. ᱟᱤ. ᱴᱤ. ᱡᱤ. ᱮᱥ. ᱮᱞ.(ᱜᱚᱞᱚᱣᱟᱞ ᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱟᱯ ᱞᱮᱠᱥ) ᱨᱮ ᱦᱮᱯᱨᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱞ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱮᱱᱟ. This enhanced our confidence by leaps and bounds. ᱮᱱ. ᱮ. ᱮᱥ. ᱮᱥ. ᱥᱤ. ᱚ. ᱮᱢ. 10000 ᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱟᱱ ᱞᱤᱴᱤᱞ ᱤ. ᱞᱮᱵ ᱴᱟᱠᱟ ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱫ ᱱᱟ ᱤᱧ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱥᱴᱟᱨᱟᱴᱟᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱴᱤ.- ᱞᱮᱵᱥ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱸᱜᱞᱚᱨ ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱮᱣᱛᱟ ᱠᱤᱫᱤᱧᱟ. ᱚᱱᱟ ᱥᱮᱢᱟᱱᱟ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ, ᱪᱟᱣᱞᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱥᱟ ᱯᱚᱱᱛᱷᱟ ᱦᱮᱯᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱴᱮᱠ ᱯᱷᱟᱸᱰ ᱤᱱᱣᱮᱥᱴᱢᱮᱨᱴ ᱥᱤᱨᱠᱯᱷᱟᱹ ᱡᱤᱛᱟᱹᱣᱮᱱ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱱᱚᱝ1 ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱟᱢᱮᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱰᱮᱞᱟᱨ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ.

Q: We all know that starting up is not easy. ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱵᱟᱠᱟᱣ ᱡᱟᱛᱨᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱚᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱢ ᱦᱩᱭᱟᱛ ᱢᱮᱭᱟ?
ᱮ.: ᱵᱮᱥᱟ, ᱟᱤ.ᱟᱤ.ᱴᱤ. ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ, ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ ᱛᱮ, ᱟᱢ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱣᱜᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱚᱛᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ. ᱛᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱤᱧ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱩᱱᱩᱢᱮᱱᱟ, ᱤᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱤᱧ ᱥᱟᱸᱣ ᱥᱤᱠᱷᱱᱟᱹᱛ ᱚᱛᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱛᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱪᱷᱟᱰᱟ ᱛᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱴᱤ-ᱞᱮᱵᱥ ᱵᱟᱸᱜᱞᱚᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱚᱦᱚ ᱟᱫᱤᱧᱟ, ᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱤᱧ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱫᱩᱵᱤᱫᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱡᱮ ᱤᱧ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱ ᱡᱮ ᱠᱷᱚᱲᱚᱜᱯᱩᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱡᱤᱵᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱤᱧ ᱯᱮᱞᱮᱥᱢᱮᱸᱴ ᱠᱚᱨᱰᱤᱱᱮᱴᱟᱨ ᱦᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱨᱤᱥᱩᱢ ᱥᱟᱸᱣ, ᱤᱧ ᱥᱚᱞᱟᱦ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱤᱛᱤᱭᱟ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱥ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ. ᱤᱧ ᱯᱟᱹᱦᱤᱞ ᱫᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱤᱪᱜᱟᱱ ᱵᱤᱨᱚᱫᱷ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱚᱴᱟᱫᱤᱸᱜ ᱟ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱤᱧᱨᱤᱱ ᱜᱚᱵᱟᱵᱟ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱵᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. In the initial stages another major problem was the lack of funds and this was a little discouraging. The attitude towards student startups in India is always condescending. Investors feel that a student startup will last only for their college tenure and hence they are hesitant to invest in it. This is what we endeavour to change with our venture. ᱮᱴᱟᱜᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱛᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱮᱯᱨᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱟᱨᱡᱟᱣ ᱚᱰᱚᱜ ᱩᱪᱷᱟᱹᱱ ᱞᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱟᱵᱚ 5 ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱞᱚᱜᱚᱱ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱮᱥᱠᱚᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱞ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱲ ᱞᱮᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹ ᱨᱟᱹᱯᱩᱫ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ. But we had the persistence and determination to move on.                                                               

ᱠᱤᱭᱩ: ᱢᱤᱫ ᱩᱫᱷᱚᱜ ᱢᱞᱤᱠᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱵᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜᱟ?
ᱮ.: ᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱟᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱥᱟᱸᱣ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱨᱚᱢᱚᱡ ᱥᱟᱢᱤᱞᱟ. ᱟᱞᱮᱴᱷᱮᱱ 9 ᱠᱷᱚᱱ 5 ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱩᱞᱴᱟ, ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱪᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱫᱷᱤᱱ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟ. ᱚᱠᱟ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱤᱧ 4 ᱯᱤ. ᱮᱢ. ᱨᱮ ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ ᱤᱧ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱥᱮᱛᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱞᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ3. We have no weekdays or weekends; every day is just the same. ᱮᱱᱨᱮᱦᱚᱸ, ᱟᱵᱚᱨᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱨᱤᱱ ᱨᱟᱠᱟᱵ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡ ᱥᱟᱸᱣ, ᱟᱞᱮ ᱱᱤᱡᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱦᱟᱲᱛᱤ ᱟᱱᱩᱥᱟᱥᱚᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱟᱞᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. Another great aspect of working in a startup is the amount of travel. ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱤᱧ ᱵᱮᱸᱜᱞᱚᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱯᱟᱨ 'ᱨᱤᱧ ᱵᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱜᱮᱣᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱤᱛᱩᱧ ᱨᱚᱧ' ᱡᱮᱰᱮᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱢᱮᱱ ᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ, ᱤᱧᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮᱜᱮ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱟ, ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱝ ᱱᱤᱡᱮ ᱡᱚᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱜ ᱟ, ᱤᱧᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱥ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣᱟ. ᱢᱤᱫ ᱩᱫᱷᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱦᱩᱭᱩ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱢᱚᱱᱮ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱯᱩᱭᱥᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱢᱟᱱᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱟᱱᱤ ᱱᱚᱠᱨᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱚᱱᱚᱝ ᱡᱟᱱᱟ ᱦᱚᱪᱚᱭᱟ.

ᱠᱤᱭᱩ: ᱟᱤ. ᱟᱤ. ᱴᱤ. ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱱᱩᱵᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱢ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱟᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱣᱟᱫ ᱢᱮᱭᱟ?
A: IIT Kharagpur has always played a crucial role in my startup and this whole voyage has been of paramount importance to me. I would sincerely like to thank the director, Dr. P.P. Chakraborty and the professors who never failed to assist me in any way. They allowed me to drop out of college to pursue my dreams. Also, another vote of thanks goes to the IIT alumni network, who helped me beyond my expectations, in terms of guidance, networking and even funding.  The Entrepreneurship Cell helped me come into contact with several like minded people which enhanced my idea to develop it to its full fledged form. After our initiative, IIT Kharagpur has introduced the credit system, wherein students can finish their course in 3 and a half years. It feels good to see that we had a role to play in this regard.

ᱠᱤᱭᱩ: ᱟᱢ ᱭᱩ. ᱮᱥ. ᱮ. ᱥᱮᱱᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱸᱰᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱟᱯ ᱞᱟᱠᱪᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ. ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱤᱠᱳᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱤᱱᱮᱜ ᱵᱮᱜᱟᱨᱟ?
ᱮ.ᱺ ᱭᱩ. ᱮᱥ. ᱮ. ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱟᱯ ᱞᱟᱠᱪᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱢᱟᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱣᱤᱥᱮᱥ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱴᱮᱠ ᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱟᱯᱥ ᱚᱥᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱦᱮᱯᱨᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟ. Any global product has to be in Silicon Valley. ᱣᱟᱥᱛᱚᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱜᱮ ᱛᱟᱠᱱᱤᱠ ᱟᱢᱮᱨᱚᱠᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱨᱤ ᱭᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱦᱟᱵᱤᱪ ᱥᱮᱴᱮᱨᱚᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱯᱮ ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱜ ᱟ, ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱡᱮ ᱚᱸᱰᱮ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱟᱴᱤᱸᱜ ᱮᱡ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱣᱮᱵᱚᱦᱟᱨᱮᱠ ᱟ. ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱪᱷᱟᱹᱟ ᱭᱩ. ᱮᱥ. ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱵ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱚᱸᱰᱮ ᱯᱷᱟᱸᱰ ᱡᱟᱨᱣᱟ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱟ, ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱡᱮ ᱥᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨᱚᱱ, ᱭᱩ. ᱮᱥ. ᱴᱟᱠᱟ ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱪᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱦᱮᱨᱮᱲ ᱨᱟᱡᱥᱣ ᱟᱨᱡᱟᱣ ᱚᱰᱚᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱴᱨᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱨᱚᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱫᱟᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ.

ᱠᱭᱩᱺ ᱱᱤᱛᱚᱠ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱯᱮ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢ ᱵᱮᱛᱟᱜᱞᱟᱤᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱢ ᱧᱮᱞᱟ?
ᱮᱺ ᱟᱞᱮ ᱭᱩ. ᱮᱥ. ᱮ. ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱞᱮ ᱮᱱᱮᱪ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱥᱩᱨ ᱟᱜᱟᱢ ᱨᱮ, ᱟᱞᱮ ᱭᱩᱨᱚᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱩᱛᱷᱤᱥᱴ ᱮᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱦᱟᱵᱤᱡ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱭᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱭᱟ. Also, we have set ourselves an achievable target of reaching out to nearly 20,000 app developers. As for long term aims, we want to expand our domain in terms of moving on to apparels, automobiles, television and consequentially the Internet of Things (IoT).

ᱠᱤᱭᱩ: ᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱟᱵᱚᱨᱤᱱ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱱᱫᱮᱥ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟ?
A: Don’t startup because you think its cool to do it. ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱟᱜᱚᱡ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱠ ᱟ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱯᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱣᱟ ᱟᱹᱧ ᱢᱮ, ᱚᱱᱠᱟᱱ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜ ᱟ ᱛᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢ ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱜᱤ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱫᱤᱱᱢᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱵᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲ ᱥᱟᱱᱟᱢᱟ. ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ,, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱩᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱢᱮ ᱛᱤᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱢᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱟᱱᱤ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱠᱭᱩᱢᱮᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱮᱢᱚᱛᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱ, ᱵᱷᱤᱸᱫᱟᱲᱚᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱮᱴᱮᱡ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱮᱴᱮᱡ ᱢᱚᱱᱮ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱠᱩᱠᱢᱩ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱛᱢᱣᱤᱥᱣᱟᱥ.