u/Much-Sleep2455 — reddlx

▲ 4 r/StartUpIndia

Built something for coaching institute owners in India — honest feedback needed

Hey 👋

Been lurking here for a while and finally

building up the courage to share what I've

been working on.

I spent the last year talking to coaching

institute owners across Bangalore and kept

hearing the same frustration — "Students

can't find us even though we're right here

in their city."

So I built AcademyHunt. It's a discovery

platform where students search and compare

coaching institutes, and institutes get

direct student enquiries for free.

Currently have 500+ institutes listed and

24,200+ monthly visitors. Completely

bootstrapped, no funding.

Three honest questions for this community:

If you ran a coaching institute, would

you trust a new platform like this for

leads or stick to word of mouth?

What would make you pay for a listing

platform after the free tier?

Any red flags you see in this model?

Would love brutal feedback — not looking

for validation! 🙏

visit : Academyhunt

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u/Much-Sleep2455 — 2 days ago

▲ 2 r/IndiaStartups

Indian SMB owners — how much time does your team waste finding answers buried in WhatsApp, emails and SOPs? Built a fix

Hey r/IndiaStartups! 👋

This is something I kept seeing at every

Indian business I spoke to.

A new employee joins → asks 50 questions

everyone already knows the answers to.

A manager needs a number → it's somewhere

in a 200-page report nobody can find.

A customer call gets delayed → because

nobody remembers the exact return policy.

Sound familiar?

The worst part? The answers EXIST. They're

just buried in WhatsApp chats, old emails,

SOPs nobody reads, and someone's brain who

might leave tomorrow.

So I built Cognivo.

What it does:

Upload your documents, SOPs, and policies

→ your team asks questions in plain language

→ gets the exact answer with source in seconds.

Works in Hindi, English, and other Indian

languages. Built for India — not adapted

from some Western SaaS tool.

Who it's for:

SMBs in retail, logistics, manufacturing,

healthcare, education, finance — any company

where people waste time finding information

that should take 10 seconds.

Where I am right now:

Early stage. Planning ₹49/user/month.

Looking for 10-15 Indian SMBs to try it

completely FREE and give me honest feedback.

I'll personally onboard every early user

and be available throughout your trial.

Three questions for this community:

Does this match a problem you've actually

faced in your business?
What would make you trust an AI with your

company's internal documents?
What's the first thing you'd upload?

Drop a comment or DM me if you want to

be an early tester.

Or sign up directly here 👇

🔗https://app.emergent.sh/showcase/shamani/95751158-cd16-4a02-8b9a-c804d9e59520

Would love brutal honest feedback from

this community. 🙏

u/Much-Sleep2455 — 5 days ago

▲ 1 r/IndiaStartups

Launched AcademyHunt — built to solve the coaching institute discovery problem in India

Hey r/IndiaStartups!

Long time lurker, first time poster.

Built AcademyHunt (academyhunt.com) over the past year to solve a problem I kept seeing — Indian students paying ₹50K–2L for coaching institutes they chose based on hoardings and word of mouth, with no way to compare options.

What we built:

- Compare 500+ coaching institutes side by side

- Real Google Maps reviews embedded

- Transparent fee structures

- Direct student enquiry system

- Covers JEE, NEET, UPSC, Software, Data Science & more

Current traction:

- 24,200+ platform visitors

- 12,500+ students helped

- 2,000+ enquiries sent

- Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore covered

Built with Lovable + Supabase. Bootstrapped, no funding.

Honest feedback welcome — what would make this actually useful for students or institutes?

academyhunt.com

u/Much-Sleep2455 — 12 days ago

▲ 1 r/IndianAcademia

How do you choose the right academy or training institute? I wrote a guide after seeing how confusing the process can be.

Many students spend weeks researching academies, coaching centers, and training institutes before enrolling in a course.

The biggest challenge is that every institute claims to be the best, making it difficult to compare options objectively.

I recently wrote a guide covering:

How to evaluate trainers and faculty
What to look for in course curriculum
Placement support and student outcomes
How to compare multiple institutes
Common mistakes students make before enrolling

I'd genuinely love feedback from students and professionals who have gone through this process.

What factors do you think matter most when choosing an academy?

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u/Much-Sleep2455 — 19 days ago

▲ 2 r/careerguidance

If Entry-Level Jobs Need Experience, Where Do Freshers Go?

Every expert was once a beginner.

Freshers don't need miracles—they need opportunities.

Hire potential, not just experience.

What's your take? Should companies be more open to hiring freshers?

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u/Much-Sleep2455 — 23 days ago

▲ 10 r/careerguidance

If you could start your career over in 2026, which skill would you learn first?

If you could go back and start your career from scratch in 2026, what is the very first skill you would learn?

Not necessarily the highest-paying skill—but the one that would give you the biggest advantage today.

Would you choose:

AI & Automation?
Sales?
Digital Marketing?
Coding?
Public Speaking?
Data Analysis?
Something else?

Why would you pick that skill, and how has it helped (or could it help) your career?

Interested in hearing real-world experiences and advice from professionals across different industries.

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u/Much-Sleep2455 — 23 days ago

▲ 2 r/Students+1 crossposts

I'm working on Academy Hunt, a platform focused on helping students find better learning opportunities. If you could give today's students one piece of career advice that isn't taught in school, what would it be?

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u/Much-Sleep2455 — 26 days ago