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Thanks for your comment. No I did not watch "The Intern" but I will now ;) Most of the signups are willing to pay, the target market is middle and upper middle class seniors who have decent savings and can afford a reasonable amount for quality service to fulfill their aspirations. Since the nature of aspirations are diverse the amount can be anything from INR 500 per month for a drawing class to say INR 250,000 for a Europe tour (thats roughly $10 to $4000 range) You made an excellent suggestion regarding focus on a narrow niche. I would definitely consider it. Probably start with 1 or 2 top requested services and then add on more later. I have not heard about Road Scholar pgm, will google and find more about it, sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing. Wow, feels so great to get feedback from HN community.

Apply HN: SecondInnings – Provide Second Chance to Senior Citizens(For India)

Probably its too early for me as I just started exactly 2 weeks back, but any feedback is welcome and much appreciated. Problem:- An average Indian 60+ year young man would have made numerous sacrifices and/or compromises for their family. But now that their kids are settled and perhaps have kids of their own, these folks have much free time to spare. This is the time when the feeling "I wish...

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