Atul Rai of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Atul Rai is the founder of Staqu, an AI (Artificial Intelligence) startup working in image understanding domain, bypassing the need of human inference to describe images.
Rai, hails from a small village in Azamgarh, U.P. But with sheer hard work and determination, he has managed to associate with companies like Paytm, Yepme, Roposo, Tradeindia etc. within 6 months of launching Staqu.
Apart from Fashion eCom, Staqu is also working with some of the top OEMs in India including Karbonn, which recently launched Fashion Eye, based on Staqu’s AI and other brands like Panasonic, Lava, and Micromax.
“No one can stop you just because you are from small town. Just throw yourself in the direction of your dreams, work hard, work hard and work hard! Believe me, it works,”
he said.
Pranjal Prashar of Bihar
Pranjal Prashar realized the immense power of social media, long before it became the buzzword. He worked towards not just harnessing but also profitably leveraging this uncontrolled and unabashed power of social media. He did so by finding a solution for positive online reputation management of the players in the hospitality industry. And thus his idea of REPUP took shape.
Despite being from a working middle-class family in Bihar, Prashar’s dream did not hesitate to take a fly. Today he is looking to bring 500 hotels onboard RepUp.
His first product “Piquor” was launched in 2013, a brand advocacy platform for hospitality businesses.
Speaking about his startup, he said,
“Businesses were already getting serious about online reviews and comments. Restaurants were running out of business because of blogs and social posts. The solution was needed and there was a white space so we decided to jump in.”
We hope these stories have successfully filled you with enthusiasm and encouragement to follow your dreams and not stop till they have been achieved.
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