Thursday, July 06, 2006

About a new startup on the block & my internal conflicts

This is one post which has been in my drafts section for a long long time now. I've been thinking for a long time to write about his startup i-tasveer on my blog page. Its a startup started by a group of my friends. I can not provide much publicity for www.itasveer.com from my blog page which has zero page rank. But, since I've been among the most extensive users of i-tasveer I can sure provide an honest review.

I really liked the simple and intuitive interface offered by this site. The service it offers (taking print of digital phtographs through net and get it delivered anywhere in India) is obviously quite useful but the strong point of the site lies in its implementation. Lately lot of websites have come up for sharing online photos. Flickr being the most prominent. I started to use I-tasveer for this purpose because it was built in my backyard. But later when I tried other established names, I found they are just a bit too complicated for my taste and understanding. Initially I thought why would anybody like to take printouts of photos in computer? Wouldn't they rather see it on computer. It really doesn't works that way, now I'm regular in taking prints and sending them to my parents & relatives. Its just so damn convenient.

This startup was built with a two job model with most of the founding members working on it part time while doing different day jobs. What they have come up is quite amazing and inspiring.


Its good to blog after a long time. My last post on this page seems like a long long time ago. Why the hell such a long break? I might say that lot has been going on in my life. I'm continuously shuttling between Lucknow and Delhi and trying to board two boats at the same time. That's a valid excuse but deep down I know the real reason is something else. I'm having a conflict with my consciousness. I'm carrying a guilt and I just dont want to face my inner self, let alone writing my thoughts in public domain. Some people will argue to write about the conflict and this will help me rationalize. I would rather resolve my conflict and soon I'll be back with a clear conscience.

8 comments:

shweta said...

ahem welll ..on the road of confession box ...hmm ...dnt worry no need to confess in the blogs ...we r not priests newayz nd wldnt ask u to redeem ur sin ...watsoever it is ...chill ...everybuddy has sme or the other ..dnt carry a 10killo weight in ur head becuz of tht ...jst confess it to urself ...nd get rid of it as soon as possible ...in watever possible manner...

ahem i am not gud at lecture ...so well aapke ..comments ka inaugaration kar diya ...nd chill life is a roller coaster ...we cant see the gud if we cant see the bad in us ...
nd thts wat keeps it rocking ..amen!!!
shwets

Shishir said...

Hey shwets that was fast!!
Thanx for your advice and the inaugration speech :)

Anonymous said...

Mujhe bhi pata hai!!! Mujhe bhi pata hai your reason for shuttling between D & L ... :D
Shabbo

Varun Agrawal said...

I really am wondering about the reason for that shuttle..would somebody enlighten me??

Varun Agrawal said...

anyways Captain, did you happen to watch your latest flick Dead Man's Chest??

Anonymous said...

Well u did manage to spread the word to atleast 1 person the concept is gud and also used by Kodak thru there shops and they charge about 6-7 rs per copy comparitively it is cheaper and we can also send it
my sicere wishes tht u solve ur crossroads dilemma it is persons like u and ur friends who r trying to be entrepreneurs who r inspiration fr ppl like me and several others wannabe

Anonymous said...

Ahh, here go the insights on your blogs.
So you are an entrepreneur. Could not get your company name or what do you do?
Whatever. Warm Wishes.

Itasveer sounds a nice idea. Its easy, simple.
Offcourse people would not mind getting the hard copy of pics. Seeing on screen and holding in hands gives different experience.

Shishir said...

Shabbo > Tu chup kar jaa, band kar apni bakwas

Amorous>> Abhee dekhi maine dead man's chest. Mera naya blog padh :)

Abhi>> thanx alot for your wishes and visiting this page.

Pavaani>> Thanks for your wishes and insights :)