Look before you leap: These 8 startup ideas are failing miserably

There are just way too many new products in the market. But a quality job in a good MNC is limited. As a result it’s easy to float an HR startup but too hard to stay afloat. Also, the quality of employees brought by these startups are often not as good as the ones hired by the employers themselves.

Unless you are creating something to help the restaurant owners, your effort will go down the drain. This takes a lot of inventory, continuous flow of funds and a bigger workforce. This business is a rather risky affair.

There was a time when receiving hot food at doorstep after a long day’s work was merely a far-fetched thought. However, with its advent, several players jumped into fray. Today, it’s no big deal if you get food delivered. Also, complaints regarding delivery services are increasing by the day and restaurants are finding it difficult to cope with it.

Planning to become another Grofers or Big Basket? Let us caution you, don’t try this at home. In last few months, there have been numerous deaths of online grocery providers. The grocery industry runs on a tight value chain, establishing unit metrics and profitability becomes a challenge. Apart from that, the retailer has to pay 5 to 6%, when he hardly makes 8 to 10 % margin. In spite of doing this, the online grocers do not deliver the same customer experience as delivered by the retailer.

While India is en emerging market of Ed-Tech startups, this space is yet to win investor confidence. In his blog on why Ed-Tech startups don’t succeed, Avichal Garg pointed out that several entrepreneurs in the education space build the wrong kind of business models. For entrepreneurs, education seems to be a product with deep-rooted problem. However the truth is that an average person thinks of it as a cost problem. Garg also wrote, “Building in education does not follow an Internet company’s growth curve. Do it because you want to fix problems in education for the next 20 years.There are opportunities in education in servicing the poor in the US and building a company in Asia — not in selling to the middle class in the US.”

Of course dating through app in this country is a new thing. But, definitely it’s not a viable business idea. With so many start ups, a Quora user Chandra Kalle points out that not many survived in the market. It’s only Truly Madly or Woo that are still popular. Since it involves a lot of privacy sharing, dating through technology isn’t something that mass wants.

Even 3 years back, any press meet would have bloggers as priority. People having a good social media following was deemed to be a grand way to promote a brand. Of late, the brands have realized it’s no fun. While blogging is a different ball game altogether, average brands are no more interested in investing in blogs.

Yes, many people dream of starting another Amazon. Trust me, this is surely going to fail. This kind of ecommerce or even if you are taking a slice out of the same thing, has reached saturation. Also this kind of a start up would require a lot of moolah to be plugged in which in no way guarantees survival.