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by linvin 4685 days ago
The problem in India is not about creation, but adoption, and it is mainly cultural.

Selling to companies is highly driven by relationship, and then cost. The company who was named as the topmost technology innovative company (http://www.nasscom.in/innovation-awards2013) is yet to find some solid traction.

And helping government? There will be no takers, since they want you to make solution as costly as possible (and thus more money can be allocated and spent, you know why).

So that leaves consumer-centric approach: "Help people help each other." Particularly because today everyone can afford a smart phone. But how much change people-only focus will bring about, we need to explore and debate.

We should very much welcome the efforts such as this one; but I hope we all appreciate and understand the underlying constraints.