[iev6]

This is a huge area in India and i can imagine it's bigger in the US. Congrats on launching Mellow!

Seems like most of the site is desktop only and not mobile friendly? I couldn't place a bid or see more details on my mobile

A search function & categorisation for listings can make it v useful for a typical supplier/buyer to navigate

[talhof8]

Thank you!

On it, working on a mobile version as well.

Note taken for the categorisation.

Really having a hard time kickstarting this two-sided marketplace though. Real chicken & egg stuff right there.

[leobg]

Was about to ask. How do you get people to use it? They have been running their business just fine for all these years. I would assume they think they have no problem that needs solving. I’m sure they’d love it once they use it and get results. But I imagine just getting them to give it a try will be an uphill battle. I see that you do have quite a few very recent ads on there, though. So you seem to have found a way?

[talhof8]

Cheers!

I’m hoping smaller suppliers will be willing to fill-in the vacuum and looking to compete, grow and extend their reach.

Definitely seems like an uphill battle at the moment, but I’m willing to fight as long as the problem persists (i.e, buyers suffering from lack of suppler competition).

The auctions on there are from businesses, though. Planning on manually sending those RFQs to relevant suppliers myself.

Edit: Also hoping suppliers with excess items will be willing to deliver for better prices.

[leobg]

What are these people using now? Is there any place where they already advertise their needs? Then you could find them there and offer to extend their reach by duplicating their ad on your site.