The 2 Greatest Moments in Custom Software
Services History.
The big question is this:
Are Custom
Software Services worth investing?
When we look up to Google
for 'people succeeded with custom software' this is what it suggests,
Well, the uncertainty makes
complete sense.
I mean, here I am, writing
about it.
Let’s
look into some quick stories…
The
2 Greatest Moments in Custom Software
Services History
#Story
1
Two mates from the college
who struggled to find menus of restaurants around came up with a simple idea.
Idea:
Restaurant search and discovery service.
What
sets them apart?
Well, they run a website
with 90 million visits monthly, 2000+ employees and their net worth US$547million
approx.
HOW?
They began their service in
the 2010 and in the year 2011 they launched at multiple cities all over India
alongside custom mobile applications that connect the service providers,
vendors, and the users.
By the year 2013, they raised US$16.7 million.
By the year 2013, they raised US$16.7 million.
They call it, Zomato.
#Story
2
An employee of Microsoft
Bangalore, joined hands with a dual degree graduate who had several years of
experience working at multiple startups, came up with an idea, subsequent to
his bad experience with a cab driver.
Idea:
A
quality cab booking service.
What
sets them apart?
An online transportation
network company, with 5000+ employees and a yearly profit of US$−110 million.
HOW?
In the year 2010, instead of
buying and renting cars they partnered with a number of taxi drivers and gave
them the magical touch of technology. A customized mobile application using
which people could book their cabs, around the clock.
They named it, OLA.
And the rest was history.
The
question, ‘Are Custom
Software Services worth investing?’ now
I pass it on you…
