Rahul Louis

Co-founder @zappr_delivery. I sometimes say profound shit! Views are personal.

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

Now this is a brilliant idea

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

Surya travels really setting the bar high! 💯 @redBus_in

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

Posting this because one of our riders called mid-delivery saying he was dizzy and couldn’t see properly. We had to get him back.

Heat strokes are real, and these guys work continuously. Please be mindful and also patient with all deliveries. Safety over convenience ALWAYS.

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

The Bangalore heat is getting unbearable, even for those of us indoors. Delivery riders are out in it for 8-12 hours every day.

If you’re ordering, please offer them a glass of water or something cold. It’s a small gesture, but it genuinely helps.

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

At what point do we start calling this war WW3?

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@divz_i_am @shivamxjha Hahahaha never thought about it that way!! Wild!

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

@divz_i_am @shivamxjha Wow what

[Gangadhar @gangadhar__s]

@LahotiVedang Received in under 30mins :)

[Vedang Lahoti @LahotiVedang]

We are happy to announce that.. 😝

(not a funding announcement)

You can now get JustPour in 30 minutes in Bangalore now ⚡

Starting today, most Bangalore pin codes can order JustPour on our website and have it delivered in 30 minutes.

1. Just visit https://t.co/yoKjlwoq0X
2. Enter your pincode at checkout, and you will see
3. “Free Shipping - 30 min delivery”, and you are covered.

If your area isn’t live yet, send us a message, and we will figure something out for you.

Be your own barista in 30 minutes, Bangalore. Order now! ☕

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

@divz_i_am Thank you!! I checked this out but it’s over 4km away from my office :(. Wanted to find something closer so I can go in between work.

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

Recommendations for good fitness places near HSR Sector 7? I would like to do something other than the traditional gym. Like Animal Flow, MMA, CrossFit, etc.

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

Bangalore traffic and infrastructure is so pathetic that any service delivered to your doorstep is peak convenience.

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

@LahotiVedang JustPour just launched and how!! Congratulations bro!

[Vedang Lahoti @LahotiVedang]

Introducing JustPour

Order now at https://t.co/JySbmJYlfQ

[Shaheer Ahmed @whoshaheer]

It felt dystopian when I heard of protein water. My first thought was - bhai atleast leave water alone

But then I spoke with Aditya who's building BeBrawn & packing 10g whey isolate in a can of water

Made sense when he explained - you dont always want to eat a bar, sometimes you're just not hungry. Or sometimes those extra nuts & whatnot adds calories you dont want

So he put it in water - as convenient as it can get

We partnered up & BeBrawn is now available exclusively on https://t.co/cEoV5JW9RV

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

Guys launching our latest product Zappr Shop. You can get the best deals on the coolest D2C brands here, delivered in 30 minutes. Best part, shop straight from the website so the brand retains the entire margin.

Please check it out ;)

https://t.co/Yfay0soHAW

[Shaheer Ahmed @whoshaheer]

Today, we launch zappr shop - only for folks in hsr, kora, bellandur, btm, & more.

Get the next big finds in protein, salts, sodas, sauces, & more

Everything delivered in 30 mins.

Go check if your pincode is live.

More brands coming. This just be the start. https://t.co/x5FqLOSFSv

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

Absolutely love the marketing team brain behind @wholetruthfood

[Shaheer Ahmed @whoshaheer]

This is either lazy reporting or intentional deception.

I have interacted with 100s of riders & this is the truth:

1. A bulk of earnings come from incentives. This could be between 40%-100% of base pay. Insurance cover extra.

2. Headline says "10-minute window". But only 1 out of the 3 gigs here was q-com. The other 2 were food delivery that existed years before q-com started.

3. Don't confuse Order as a unit of Gig. Each unit of Gig is either a time slot, a day, or even a week. Incentives are tied to each unit of gig or collection of such, based on slab-based targets of work done.

4. Time of day matters. Peak times (mornings and late-evening to night upto 10PM) are high-earner slots. The slot for the q-com gig here is 1PM to 7PM. That's only 1.5-2 peak hours.

5. The actual earnings per rider is Rs. 100 per hour (right from the horse's mouth: @deepigoyal ). And also explained in next point

6. After incentives, some riders earn up to ₹40-₹45k p.m. Yes, by working close to 14-15 hours a day. But... you know what? I've offered them a job for ₹32k, at 10 hours a day including breaks, but they refused. This cohort is overworking at will. Then there are some who work 8-10 hours a day and are happy with 25-30k.

7. Platform competition is real and very intense. If a gig worker is not making enough on a platform, he immediately jumps to the next one offering more. This system ensures workers are paid as high as possible.

I def agree there's *some* level of exploitation (company side) & classism (consumer / society side) that exist.

But the data reporting here is deceptive.

We need better reporting standards to fix problems rather than antagonizing the gig economy as a whole.

[Rahul Louis @Rahul_Louis]

Today I took an auto from HSR to Silk Board, got out, walked 100 meters past the junction and booked another auto to Richmond Road.

I saved 30 minutes and Rs 40.