Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2

Re:Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2 by LeonM on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @07:03AM (#20756170)

Is getting fuel in India really such a hassle that people are willing to pay a premium to get the fuel delivered to them? How big is this market?

I live in Europe, and have never been to India, so I don't know about the situation there. But personally I can't imagine paying for a service that would maybe save me 5 minutes per week.

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Re:Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2 by type-2 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @08:36AM (#20756677)

I opened their website and they show refilling generators. In india electricity is unrelieable even in the best cities(including bangalore.) So every office and apartment has generators.

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Re:Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2 by LeonM on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @10:09AM (#20757291)

Ah, that makes sense! Thanks for the clarification, I should have visited their website before posting my comment.

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Re:Startups from Y Combinator’s S19 Demo Day 2 by tim333 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @07:56AM (#20756459)

From my experience, no - its not that big a hassle. However labour is really cheap in India so if someone will deliver it for not much cost why not.

Though I might worry a bit about the what if someone spills petrol and drops a cigarette business. Petrol stations have underground tanks and some distance from habitation to deal with that.

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