u/still_employable

I've lived in Bangalore for 3 years, and every time I land at BLR I pay ₹1,000–1,400 for a cab to HSR, while dozens of people on nearby flights are going the same way, each paying alone.

The idea: a free web app (no install). You pick your flight or just tap "landed at T1," choose your area and ride type (basic, comfort or premium), and it groups you with 2-3 people landing around the same time going the same direction. You get a fixed meeting point near the cab pickup zone; one person books, others pay them back by UPI. The app takes no money and doesn't run any cabs.

What I know so far: a similar app (GoPool) tried this and shut down. My read is it spread across cities too fast, and the onboarding was too long and buggy.

Honest questions:

1. Would you actually wait 15–20 minutes after landing to save ₹500–700?
2. Would you share with strangers? What would make you trust them?
3. Would premium cars split three ways (about the price of a basic cab alone) change your answer?
4. What's the obvious reason this fails that I'm missing?

Just want brutal opinions before I build.

I have 4+ years of PM experience and previously worked at a top fintech. A year ago, I joined an early-stage startup as a founding PM because I believed in the problem and wanted early stage startup experience.

I took a ~20% pay cut to join. I’m currently at ₹30–35L base, with no bonus, PF, insurance, or any meaningful perks.

The bigger issue is trust and culture. I often feel the founders don't trust employees. WFH is discouraged and sometimes treated almost like leave, despite people taking very few WFH days. We're a ~20-person team, yet there’s increasing tracking and processes around attendance/leave, including a leave portal, despite there being no clear leave policy.

There’s 0 recognition. I've gone above and beyond, contributed to revenue, and brought two people from my previous organisation into the team, but none of this has really been acknowledged. 1:1s are not done, even when proactively requested, and difficult conversations often get avoided. Employees are asked to initiate conversions but founders won't even talk to employees expect for work

The team is good, there’s no major toxicity, and I still believe in the problem. But the founders aren't willing to take extraordinary bets, and I’m questioning whether the learning, growth, and opportunity cost are worth it.