How one Made in India App supports the other | Pritam Kumar’s Coco Moco App
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For many of us, the lockdown was the perfect time to do that one thing we always wanted to do. Pritam Kumar from Kolkata did precisely that by launching his Coco Moco app right in the middle of the lockdown.
Pritam has always had plans of starting his own small business that could solve an existing problem in the market. He realized that finding a professional electrician or a plumber when needed was a fairly difficult task for people with their daily routines. The reliance on local electricians/plumbers would often result in delays and compromised quality work. He wanted to solve this demand-supply gap for people in a cost and quality-efficient manner. He decided to launch the Coco Moco app to connect to professionals for household-related works.
The app was also Pritam’s way of emphasizing that the Made-in-India apps are of far superior quality and are more relevant to local users. It solves the problems that are well understood by the problem solvers.
Before launching his business, Pritam tried it out for 6 months to understand the practical aspect of the job at hand and was not prepared for the reality of COVID 19. During the lockdown, only digital modes of payment were acceptable. He had integrated multiple apps for accepting payments, which eventually became a lot to keep track of.
That’s where other made in India app, Khatabook, came to his rescue. Khatabook’s one-in-all QR code helped him resolve this problem. Sending the links to the vendors along with the bills just made the entire procedure hassle-free & easy. During the unprecedented time, the payment reminder option in Khatabook helped him get back the money that people owed him.
Pritam wants to expand the business to all of India and work more closely with Made-in-India brands and apps like Khatabook to gain the confidence of billions of Indians. He is proud of homemade tech brands and believes that made-in-India apps effectively fill up need gaps for local users.
