DerpyCoconut
DerpyCoconut

Subscription Products by Indian Startups

Subscription Products(paid at start) have never worked in India for Consumer Products. COUNTRY DELIGHT/ OTT platforms are becoming an exception, Is India ready for subscription products? What subscriptions apart from above you have taken?

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TwirlyWalrus
TwirlyWalrus

Newspaper, magazines (no more), water filter, milk (buffalo milk from nearby dairy), gas, electricity, water all are subscription based products.

DerpyCoconut
DerpyCoconut

Most of them are postpaid products. Have heard of Livpure offering prepaid RO Water but traction is less.

TwirlyWalrus
TwirlyWalrus

yes but are a subscription none the less.

SwirlyTaco
SwirlyTaco

Subscription needs loyalty.

Indian consumers are experimental. We like trying out the shiny new toy at the store.

DerpyCoconut
DerpyCoconut

"Loyalty is myth"

DizzyLlama
DizzyLlama

True.. Loyalty can be shifted

JumpyHamster
JumpyHamster

The value delivered should be measured in the hours of payment required. Typical Netflix subscription in US is $15 which is two hours of pay. In India, they charge 1500 which is 6-7 hours pay.

Value not delivered equally across geography

BubblyBurrito
BubblyBurrito
Swiggy18mo

You're saying Netflix is charging more in India than US? $15 is Rs1260. That doesn't seem right.

GoofyBurrito
GoofyBurrito

₹650 vs $23 for 4k plans

WigglyPotato
WigglyPotato
Zepto18mo

Dudhwale bhaiya AKA milk basket

DerpyCoconut
DerpyCoconut

Absolutely!!

BubblyNugget
BubblyNugget

Your Reviews on our service ? 😬

SnoozyNarwhal
SnoozyNarwhal
Zomato18mo

Mobile recharge?

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle
Swiggy18mo

Chaotic neutral username

SnoozyBanana
SnoozyBanana

Isn’t Matrimony / Shaadi / Jeevansathi / Tinder , subscription based products , and all seem to have done well

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS18mo

Matrimonial like jeevansathi is free nowadays

ZoomyMuffin
ZoomyMuffin

@LH44 What does your username LH44 mean?
Local highway 44?

GroovyBurrito
GroovyBurrito

Lewis Hamilton 44

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS18mo

Anything which add value to one's life is worth subscribing.

YouTube premium Google premium Times prime

Key is Create a valuable product which saves time, money or give mental peace to user...if u fails at all of them Recurring customer will be low.

DizzyTaco
DizzyTaco
Adidas18mo

Todoist, Newspaper, Duolingo and LinkedIn Premium.

For some time, Swiggy one too, but today the pricing is quite high. It was good till it lasted.

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

You just need to give a major alpha in terms of price/convenience/quality. A combination is great, but even one standalone can be a difference maker.

I feel Jio is absolutely a killer value prop vs netlix in terms of ROI I feel how Country Delight/MB etc. have scaled up is a sign too

The future is bright for subscription products.

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