HostelFund

A Startup Fund for Students by Students

[HostelFund @_HostelFund]

@Saksham252003 Not usually, but we check how lucrative the business is.

[Rishav Agarwal | Picxele @Rishav96agarwal]

4 Years, 750K+ Users, 6Cr+ Earnings by users one dream

I started @picxele in my college after not opting to sit for Placements and give up PPO from companies that are unicorn now 🦄

Publicly launched Picxele in June 2019

Ups and Downs throughout ⬇️

✅ 1st Year I was in dilemma of raising money we just got 10K users and 55L of revenue, and no one invested in our company

✅ 2nd year Corona came we moved home, sweet moment when we got 300K users and 3Cr+ Revenue, many investors showed interest and this was my time to decide to stay Bootstrapped

✅ 3rd Year when we had decent growth but comparatively low than 2nd year, and during this time we crossed 500K+ total users

✅ 4th Year I moved to Bengaluru to explore more as never got an opportunity, we crossed 750K+ users until May 2023

Post that we removed our app from Playstore as I was in the thought process of doing something else 😕

But in August I decided to rebuild the app again with new concepts by the same Business Model

Because I never wanted to change the Business Model that I trusted for over 6 Years through which I made aggregated revenue of 10Cr+❤️

And December 2023 was the time we completed and did internal testing and rolled out the app to all the existing users

Now January 2024 here we are again, the all-new @picxele V2

🚀 Now users can do the simplest task and make multiple submissions by getting it done via friends and family members

🚀 For skilled Freelancers/Gig Workers we have introduced Projects where we manage the Company work end to end and executed by Gig Workers having full control over us (We are not a Marketplace)

🚀 Sell Financial Products in your circle and earn more (Focusing only on Credit Card and Demat Accounts)

💰 Additionally earn coins while earning real money

🚀 Avail deals and offers from the coins you earn from different brands

The most important part is that we are now available on iOS also, I know the struggle 😁

Download the @picxele app and try it out, Companies can reach out to me to get their work done from us (You cannot list your work yourself as said we are not a marketplace)

Download Picxele App Here

😊 Android: https://t.co/bNGBgE07Eh

😊 iOS: https://t.co/pEyJmU1X0X

#Picxele #PicxeleVersion2 #GigEconomy

[Rishav Agarwal | Picxele @Rishav96agarwal]

This is the number of Demat Accounts we got Activated for a Fintech Brand in 3 Years via @picxele Gig Workers

The majority of them came in 2021 and 2022 since in 2023 last 9 Months we pulled down our app

And we are all set to launch our V2 after 4.5 Years

Already started onboarding Brands for Tasks and Project-based models

If you are a Company looking for any kind of On-Demand needs where you want to pay on Tasks/Project based models, feel free to reach out to me

PS: This is one among multiple types of tasks we do

[Startup India @startupindia]

Last few hours left to apply for the Together 4.0 Entrepreneurial Bootcamp & #VentureCompetition.

Apply now: https://t.co/HpNHl7E9EE

@SchulichSchool | @IndiainToronto | @_HostelFund | @TangentiaV | @TiEToronto | @YSpaceYU

#Together #StartupIndia #IndianEntrepreneurs #Startups

[Startup India @startupindia]

Apply today for #Together 4.0, multiple sector focused Entrepreneurial Bootcamp & #Venture Competition.

Click: https://t.co/HpNHl7E9EE

@SchulichSchool |@IndiainToronto |@_HostelFund |@TangentiaV |@TiEToronto|@YSpaceYU

[Startup India @startupindia]

Together 4.0 deadline extended till 10th September!

The journey starts here: https://t.co/HpNHl7E9EE

@SchulichSchool | @IndiainToronto | @_HostelFund | @TangentiaV | @TiEToronto | @YSpaceYU

#Together #StartupIndia #IndianEntrepreneurs #Startups #Business

[Startup India @startupindia]

Together 4.0 deadline extended till 10th September!

The journey starts here: https://t.co/HpNHl7E9EE

@SchulichSchool | @IndiainToronto | @_HostelFund | @TangentiaV | @TiEToronto | @YSpaceYU

#Together #StartupIndia #IndianEntrepreneurs #Startups #Business

[Rishav Agarwal | Picxele @Rishav96agarwal]

People see that today @picxele reached 750K+ users with approx 10Cr of revenues

But hardly anyone used to know Picxele and me when we used to struggle

I am just writing this to tell all early stage entrepreneurs, be silent and work on your dreams

Struggle alone and trust me somehow or the other the journey will be fruitful

Keep Hustling, without complaining much 💪

[Rishav Agarwal | Picxele @Rishav96agarwal]

7 Cohorts, 4000+ Applicants, 163 Selected and 54 Left in 8 Months

Above stats are of Dhandho Fellowship

I am very brutal in terms of keeping people in Fellowship

Because it's too tiring to keep repeating the same things if people don't follow

The least i expect from Founders is at least be attentive

The selection process is also very straightforward

Firstly from filtering the profile to getting on for 5 Mins call

And to check even if they are even active or not

I straight away remove people who fail to follow instructions

The core agenda of this Fellowship is people discussing about

✅ Product Development
✅ Business Models
✅ GTM and Marketing Strategies

Keeping aside on how to raise funds, that's important but it never comes without having the above 3 Points

As of now touched base with around 5000+ students via Dhandho Fellowship and @_HostelFund

And 500+ Student Entrepreneurs have already participated in the Survey which I am doing

Said earlier aim is to reach 10000+ Student Entrepreneurs across India before i release the landscape of the Student Entrepreneurship

Thanks to amazing folks like @balajikridha @The_SaadJamal and more for helping me in conducting this survey and @ankurjain2k for motivating me

Also thanks to our amazing partners @easyleadz @HeyoPhone @DFstartups @ShuruUp @assistbuddi @FuelerHQ @dastawezz

[Rishav Agarwal | Picxele @Rishav96agarwal]

Students Entrepreneurs will be the next set of people who are gonna shape the future

Been writing and speaking about Student Student since long

Know a couple of people and ventures working around the ecosystem

Via Dhandho Fellowship did come across 4000+ startups

2500+ applicants via @DFstartups

@_HostelFund led by @ankurjain2k and I reviewed more than 2000+ pitches

And more across the system

Definitely there will be common among these set of people

But we strive to pick the right set of student entrepreneurs

Conducting a study among Student Entrepreneurs

To know more about the ecosystem gaps and aim is to reach 10000+ Student Entrepreneurs across India

Do participate in the survey if you are a Student of Early Stage Entrepreneur
https://t.co/4XrQDvtfAT

[Rishav Agarwal | Picxele @Rishav96agarwal]

Quality of Student Entrepreneurs is deteriorating day by day

Because every other student wants to be a founder

Kyu ki Coooool dikhta hai and LinkedIn pe likhna hota hai

50% end up fighting with their Co-founders

40% lose their focus and keep doing random shits

95% wants to raise money straight away

Only few try out the things desperately and aspire to excel

And i am not saying the data points randomly

I have had my own research done in the last 6 months since I started Dhandho Fellowship

But ache log dhundhna toh hamara adhikaar hai and irrelevant logo ko ignore karna hamara choice

So with that coming up with exclusive Cohort for Student Entrepreneurs with @DFstartups

Applicable for Students, Dropouts or 2020 Graduate

Balaji and I keep ranting around good student founders

But we both have been decently successful finding some gems

And we thrive to keep doing the same in the coming times

Hence we decided to run this joint cohort

Wishwas karo mai sabko select bhi nahi karne wala

And one's getting selected you cannot measure the quantum of benefits you will get

This will not be applicable to startups who got Selected/Rejected in both the places

Definitely you come across this post you would love to join

Register Here
https://t.co/2yV6eHzR3U

Know about the Cohort
https://t.co/1aZXkRkRBL

[Rishav Agarwal | Picxele @Rishav96agarwal]

Adhik Jaankari ke lie, diye gaye link pe click karein
https://t.co/6hUlTYHbr4

[Rishav Agarwal | Picxele @Rishav96agarwal]

Looking to evaluate student startups via @_HostelFund

Tag if you know someone :-)

[HostelFund @_HostelFund]

#behuman #honesty #courage #empathy #hostelfund

[HostelFund @_HostelFund]

What keeps us motivated always are stories like these.
Started as a student startup and is now a $40 bn company.
Was it easy or as per the plans?
Not sure.
but definitely, @MelanieCanva has a story of persistence and grit, the qualities that every #studprenuer should have

[Polina M. Pompliano @polinapompliano]

While no one was looking, Melanie Perkins (@MelanieCanva) built Canva, an online graphic design business valued at $40 billion.

Canva is one of the world's most valuable private companies & the most valuable female-founded & female-led company.

This is Melanie's story 👇

[Saksham @ECell_IIMU]

"We are delighted to announce that Mr. Manikantan Namboodiri, VP, HostelFund will be a part of our esteemed panel of investors-cum-judges for Prarambh ’22, 9th edition of flagship Startup Conclave of Saksham, the E Cell of IIM U.

#ItStartsAtU #Saksham #startups #iimu

[YourStory @YourStoryCo]

From creativity to capacity, witness the business trends in India through these quotes, excerpts and stories!

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✍🏼- @MadanRao

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[HostelFund @_HostelFund]

Happy New Year! 🎆

#startup #startupindia #startups #startupideas #happynewyear #happynewyear2022 #newyear #newopportunities #opportunity

[HostelFund @_HostelFund]

Well! Dude is “literally” correct.🤭

#startup #startupindia #startups #startupideas #happynewyear #happynewyear2022 #newyear #newopportunities #opportunity

[HostelFund @_HostelFund]

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