I’m not talking Ketto or Milaap, not donation-based. Not Wishberry either, more for films and passion projects.
I mean a proper preorder-based launchpad for actual products.
Think:
DTC goods
Creator-led drops
Fun, weird, “build it if people want it” kind of stuff
Right now, every second founder is launching planners, candles, wearables, games, etc. But where do you test demand before taking inventory risk?
Kickstarter & Indiegogo aren’t built for India: Stripe payments are a pain USD pricing turns away local buyers No UPI support No community here
What if there was a platform where: You sell before you build You get paid in INR via UPI/Razorpay Creators fund other creators Drops feel like launch events
Would you use something like this to launch? Would you back a drop if it spoke to you?
Curious to hear from other founders, makers, and early-stage builders here. Is this a gap?
Many kickstarter projects never ship .. they keep raising for v2, v3
India is a low trust society.. founders would just run away with money 🤷🏻♀️
Do an escrow, similar to CLP in RE
You get money on milestone
Meanwhile platform gets Money without Interest until all milestones are hit
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