Gaurav ,
Here is one more that you might like
And you don't have to seek my OK , for posting any of these on
your blog
Just send me the link when uploaded
Warm Regards,
Hemen Parekh
(M)=91 – 98,67,55,08,08
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Turning Back the Clock ?
Many
years back , King Canute realized that a tide cannot be stopped from coming in
But
it seems that some of us still think that it is possible to arrest / reverse
the " March of Technology " !
How
else can you explain the recent decision of the Road Ministry that Uber / Ola
taxies must install taxi-meters currently found in Kali-Pili taxies / Auto
Rickshaws ?
Because
, after all , a taxi by any other name is still a taxi , and must comply with
the provisions of The Motor Vehicle Act ?
What
will the North Block / South Block mandarins do when the following happens ?
#
Google / Alibaba ( internet giants ) and Tesla /
Mercedes ( car manufacturing giants ) , put on the roads ,
autonomous ( driverless ) cars which
will pick up a passenger from anywhere and take him
anywhere else
#
And summoning this
taxi and paying the taxi-fare will be through a mobile app ?
#
When this trend picks up , people will stop buying
" personally owned " cars and
existing car-manufacturers
will themselves , morph into " Taxi Manufacturers / Aggregators / Service Providers
" , in direct competition
with today's Uber / Ola ?
Instead
of trying to turn back the clock , I hope the powers-that-be , read my
following blogs and reconsider their
decision
TAKE
AWAY :
*
For Kali-Pili Taxi Owners
Stop
depending upon " Sarkar Maa-Baap " ! By harnessing technology , turn the
tables on Uber / Ola !
To
beat Uber at its own game, pool your fleets all over India and make available a
Kali-Pili within 3 minutes anywhere in India , with your own Mobile App , " Kuber " ( Kali-Pili
Uber )
If you unite , your " Aggregation " can be 10 times
bigger than Uber !
With
your clout with the governments ( Central+States ) and with local RTOs , force Uber / Ola , to
install in their taxies , Digi-Met
tablet meters and Fare-Calc applications
for calculating fares ( no surge pricing , since Fare-Calc will be running off the Servers of local
RTOs ! )
*
For the Policy Makers in Road Ministry
Instead of playing a Regulator ( for
over-pricing violations by Uber / Ola ) , become a Facilitator for the App-based Taxi Aggregation
Industry
Control surge-pricing by increasing competition ( supply
exceeding demand , at all times )
Encourage ( through easy / simple rules ) , 10 more Ubers / Olas
to come up in the country in next 3 months
!
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Monday, 16 May 2016
DNA ( 16 May 2016 ) carries following news-report :
" LMO for apps to
replace fare meters "
In this report , Shri Amitabh Gupta , Controller
of Legal Metrology Organization ( LMO ) , is quoted as follows :
"
There are couple of mobile phone-based applications available on
the internet which can calculate the fare based on distance and waiting time.
If
genuine applications are verified by the LMO, then any auto rickshaw or taxi
driver can download it on their phones and then use them.
Since they would be verified by the LMO, there would no
question over the issue of malpractice.
This
way, gradually the electric metres would give way to such applications that
appears to be useful and are in line with the latest technology "
Congratulations
, Shri Gupta , for this initiative !
This
is , indeed , good development and reinforces my following suggestion / blog
:
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Sunday, 14
February 2016
As I observed in my earlier
blog ( 05 Feb 2016 ), Theodore Levitt wrote in his seminal essay,"
Marketing Myopia " :
If you don't obsolete
yourself , someone else will . So keep asking yourself : What business are we
in ?
Levitt gives example of
American Railroads , which failed to ask themselves this question and got
obsolete by American Car manufacturers and American Airlines . No more people
wanted to travel by trains !
Whereas it may take 10/20
years before Car Manufacturers themselves get obsolete ( by manufacturers of
Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality / Holographic / Hepatic devices and
web-services - making travelling unnecessary ) , according to me ,
taxi-rickshaw Meter Manufacturers are in the
danger of getting obsolete , within the next TWO YEARS !
Expect some Indian Start-Up
to come up with a digital taxi meter (
to be called , DigiMet ? ),
resembling a 8" tablet , with a screen on both the sides , visible to both
, the driver and the passenger
DigiMet will
be integrated with :
* GPS
based Google Map
* Mobile
App ( called , FareCalc ? ) downloaded
from the web site of the Authority fixing " Tariff " ( RTO ? )
Passengers will also need to
download / install , FareCalc app on
their smart phones
As requested by the passenger
, taxi driver will enter the destination location , in DigiMet
Immediately , DigiMet will display the following routes to
the desired destination :
* Shortest
route ( distance-wise )
* Fastest
route ( time wise ) , taking into account the traffic conditions on different
routes
DigiMet will
also display , the amount of " fares " payable for each route ( also
displaying tariff : Rs per Km )
Now it is the passenger's
turn to select / choose the route that he wants the driver to take
The taxi / rickshaw will
start only thereafter !
At the end of the journey ,
passenger will have the options to pay the fare ,
* In cash
* By
entering his Credit Card details into the DigiMet
, or
* Through
his Mobile Wallet ( using NFC ? )
The Mobile App will also need
to have a provision for any " Waiting Time " charges to be added
When the destination is
reached , DigiMet will display :
* Distance travelled
* Time taken
* Waiting Time ( if any
)
* RTO approved tariff (
Rs per Km )
* Fare amount payable
Any revision in the tariff
will get updated automatically in DigiMet
as also on the smart phone of passenger
For taxis / rickshaws running
on Hybrid fuel ( producing less Co2 ) or Electric Vehicles ( zero emission ) ,
both , the driver and the passenger will get " Carbon Credits " , which will also get displayed on the DigiMet as also on the FareCalc Mobile App on the smart phone of the passenger ( @ 20 %
of the fare payable ? )
These amounts will get
transferred to their respective Jan Dhan
Bank Accounts ( thru DTB ) , every
quarter
I suppose some variation of DigiMet / FareCalc
can be introduced in all State Transport buses and intra-city Municipal buses
I hope , the current
manufacturers of taxi - rickshaw meters are asking themselves :
What
business are we in ?
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01
Aug 2016
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
From: gaurav kamath
[mailto:gouravkamat93@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 12:56 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SEIZED - NOW
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 12:56 PM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SEIZED - NOW
Hi Sir,
Great insights and I am greatful to get such ideas from your
end. I would like to portray this idea on my blog with your permission.
Thanks and Regards,
Gaurav Kamath
Ph:9743295272
On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com>
wrote:
Share
- Your - Soul / Outsourcing Unlimited
Business Line (
23 July , 2016 ) carried an interesting report re mushrooming of "
Rent-a-Friend " services in Japan, where you can " rent " ( on
hourly basis ) , a fake friend , a family member or a companion for various
occasions
One Nashimoto even
" rents " himself out for " conversation " to 30 / 40
clients a month ( 70 % women ), for $ 10 per hour . He has an online service .
All kinds of people
( young and old / rich and not-so-rich ), engage him for reasons ranging from,
* lack of
family support / keeping company ( physically or online )
* social
isolation / detachment from society
* desire to
speak out freely without inhibitions
* advice on
dealing with bosses..........etc
Now , online space
is overflowing with some genuine ( and some , otherwise ) , " Escort
Services " in many countries ( including , in India ) , which are very
expensive
And for every rich
person in need of such an escort service , there are a hundred , not-so-rich
and needy persons , who just need someone online , from time to time , to pour
out their hearts !
I believe ,
thousands of educated / unemployed Indians are well placed to render such
" Listening " services to needy persons all around the World ,
remotely , using Skype / FaceTime
Here is an outline
of my suggestion , re how young / educated / unemployed Indians can offer such
service :
# VEHICLE
This strictly " Online " service will have a platform called ,
www...COUCH...com ( supported by a Mobile App )
# USERS
There will be two kinds of users who will register on this site , viz:
* " Talkers " , who want to
engage someone who will listen to them / sympathize with them
* " Listeners " , who
will listen patiently / ask occasional question / offer advice - sympathy
- empathy
# REGISTRATION FORM
For both type of
users , the Registration Form will require to submit following details :
* Personal Details ( Name / DOB / Gender / Nationality /
Bank Account No / Photo / Short Video etc )
* Family Details ( Who are members of
immediate family ? )
* Contact Details ( Address / Mobile No / Email ID /
Skype - FaceTime ID / WatsApp..etc )
* Social Media Footprint ( Facebook / LinkedIn
/ Twitter : No of Friends - Contacts - Connections - Followers )
* Cultural Exposure ( Countries visited / lived-in ,
with stay-periods / Foreign friends )
* Educational Details ( Degrees / Colleges ) .
Listeners having degree in Psychology will get ranked higher !
* Language Details ( Languages spoken / fluently -
reasonably well )
* Experience Details ( Where worked / for how long )
. Retired / Worldly Wise , Listeners get ranked higher !
* Availability Details ( Available from - to / GMT-
Local time )
Based on the
completeness of the Registration Form Details , a software will rate and rank
the Listeners , which will
be visible to
the Talkers
There will be
facility to update / edit the data submitted
Upon registration ,
users will be assigned USER ID and PASSWORD
In addition , Listener will be assigned a unique COUCH /
INTERVIEW-CABIN number
# SEARCHING DATABASE OF LISTENERS
Talkers will be able to search the database of the registered Listeners , except for their " Contact
Details "
Talkers can , then select / shortlist , a few
listeners of their preference
# SERVICE CHARGE
Talkers will pay $ 2 per hour to the portal , which will credit this amount to
the Bank Account of the concerned
Listener , after deducting 10 % as its own
commission
# PAYMENT MECHANISM
Using online payment gateway , Talkers will
deposit a minimum of $ 20 , on the portal as PRE-PAID amount
As Talker continues using the service ,
credit balance will get displayed ( in $ and in " Hours " terms )
There will be facility for online ( or through Mobile ) re-charging of the
account
# PROCESS
A
Listener can login anytime and occupy his
own virtual COUCH / CABIN ( " I am now
available for listening " )
As soon as he does , a GREEN light will
shine on the CABIN , showing the online availability of the concerned
Listener .
This green light will tell the Talkers :
" Welcome ! I am ready to listen "
The light will turn RED , as soon as a Talker walks into Listener's CABIN ( " I am engaged right now " )
Any time a Talker logs in , he will find if
any Listeners ( that he had previously
shortlisted ) are available online
If he finds one , he simply CLICKS on the CABIN icon and enters that VIRTUAL
cabin !
Simultaneously , both the Talker and the Listener , turn on their Skype ( on Mobile or
Tablet ) to start the talk
Remember , Skype ID of neither the Talker , nor the
Listener , is ever visible to each other !
All conversation / transaction , can ONLY take place through www...COUCH...com
( no bypassing ! )
The
entire conversation will get recorded ( Video + Audio ) and can be downloaded
by the Talker ( but not by
the Listener ) , if he so desires
Portal
will be obliged to make this recording available to a Court of Law , in case of
any litigation
Portal
will carry a WARNING that it reserves the right to remove any Talker or a Listener
, if it finds that its
service is
being misused / abused ( will need defining , in detail )
# REPUTATION SYSTEM
At the end of each " talk / conversation " , Talker will be obliged to " Rate " the concerned Listener
on a 5 point scale ( Excellent > Horrible ) .
Cumulative / Average " Rating " will be prominently
displayed for guidance of all Talkers . Of
course , a Listener can see his own rating as soon as he logs in
At some
future date , it should be possible ( through appropriate software ) , to
introduce following variations in
pricing
of the service ( ie ; Hourly Rates ) :
*
Surge Pricing ( depending upon the
DEMAND of any given Listener ) ie: No of Talkers waiting for a given
Listener at a given point of time
*
Reputation Pricing , based on points
accumulated by a given Listener from all
past ratings
# USAGE HISTORY
For each user ( Listener or Talker ) , there will be a Usage History page of
all the past transactions / talks ; as
also Credit Balance ( for the Talker ) and
the Earnings ( for the Listener )
# PRIVACY
The portal will NOT reveal any info / data (
including Audio-Video recording ) of any user to anyone else.
However , portal will reserve the rights to subject those Audio recordings (
but not Video recordings ) to
an Artificial Intelligence ( AI )
software , which can , over a course of time , come up with a SOFTWARE ROBOT
that can take over the role of the HUMAN listeners ! If you have any
doubts , ask Ray Kurzweil !
When that happens , this portal may morph into a PPO
( Psychology Process Outsourcing ) !
The portal will also reserve the rights to use the Audio recordings for
offering Voice-to-Voice language
translation mobile app for the benefit of world-travelers
# PROMOTING THE SERVICE
To an extent , the portal may affect the jobs of local Psychologists /
Psycho-Analysts who offer low level
consulting in any country. They will be in danger of being " Bangalored
" ! So , it is bound to face resistance
from those vested / threatened interests !
But foreign Hospitals / Educational Institutions / NGOs / Medical Colleges ,
etc could be targeted for promoting
# BUSINESS MODEL
Business Model will be in the nature of " Sharing
Economy " , where those owning / possessing " Idle / Spare /
Under-utilized " assets / resources , will offer the same to those in need
/ when in need , for a price
Eg:
Millions of private car-owners use their cars for ( may be ) two hours per day
. Uber aggregates this spare
capacity and makes it available to travelers who do not own ( or wish to own )
their own cars
Both parties benefit . Economy also benefits by fuller utilization of the
spare/surplus capacities of millions of
assets
All in all , I think
this is a great opportunity for some Indian Start Up to seize
For an depth idea (
Page Write-ups for web site / User Interfaces ) , look up :
# www.hemenparekh.in >
Reports > OnlineJobsFair
Carpe Diem !
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25 July
2016
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with regards,
hemen
parekh
Marol
, Mumbai , India
( M
) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08
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