Hi,
I want ti diversify my investments. I see a lot of founders do Angel Investment as well.
Curious to understand how much capital is needed to invest in Indian startups.
What is the basic amount and also is it worth investing?
How did you start your Angel investment journey?
I’m researching options for faster local deliveries for D2C and was surprised by how many platforms are now offering quick fulfillment.
I have come across Quiklee,Porter, Shadowfax, Borzo.
If you’ve used any of them, I’d love to know:
Which platform has been the most reliable?
Is 30-minute delivery actually achievable consistently?
Has faster delivery helped improve customer satisfaction or repeat orders?
If you’ve used Quiklee, how does it compare with Porter or Shadowfax or Zippee?
Looking for real experiences before deciding which platform to try.
Hi ,
As I was exploring about AEO, realised it is taking a combination of things together:
- Youtube Videos
- LinkedIn mentions
- Offsite citations
- FAQ/ Comparison blogs/ Case studies
- Long tail keyword based content
- Tech SEO etc.
Curious to understand as a beginner level agency: are you providing all these services together? or only part of it:
- How much are you charging
- How long it is taking for you to show result
- Which industry are you tracking?
- Also how do you shortlist clients for AEO service (what do you kook at the pre-requisite?)
Update: Thanks for great suggestions:
Also curious what kind of content volume is typically accepted these days?
I understand it’s no longer a volume game and that quality matters far more, but I’d still love a rough ballpark figure.
Also, how are you approaching video content generation?
It seems like a growing number of search results and AI citations are pulling from platforms like YouTube and LinkedIn,
so I’m curious how you’re thinking about that as part of your content strategy.
Female Founders how do you enjoy life.
Live a good and lavish life and spend time with family.
I started business few months back. It’s slow as hell.
I was earning far more in my job.
I look terrible and my lifestyle is nothing close to even normal.
This is a genuine question to women out there.
How do you manage yourself while building businesses and not looking like a mess and do you every feel settled in career enough?
Update- Thank you folks for replying! Absolutely love how helpful this community feels.
Hi Everyone,
I have been a Product leader across Enterprise B2B SaaS and B2B2C.
Prior to that been into Engineering and Growth roles and also quite hands-on with Tech.
It always confuses me to think. As a PM our roles had always been building products or dealing with Chaos. While other specialised skills have their respective domain which they can work on.
I want to start my own agency.
What kind of agency should I start building?
We've been evaluating fulfillment partners for our Shopify store over the past few weeks, and I realized there isn't a single comparison that looks beyond shipping rates.
Most reviews only talk about courier pricing.
For us, the bigger question was:
Here's the framework we ended up using.
1. Delivery Speed
This was our highest priority.
Questions we asked every vendor:
Same-day delivery available?
Next-day delivery?
Dispatch SLA?
Dark store network?
Coverage outside metros?
Faster delivery doesn't just improve customer satisfaction—it can also help reduce COD refusals by keeping customer intent high.
2. COD Return-to-Origin (RTO)
This is where platforms differ much more than expected.
Things we compared:
- Address verification
-COD confirmation
-Fraud detection
-Failed delivery workflows
-RTO reporting
For growing D2C brands, reducing RTO often has a bigger financial impact than saving a few rupees per shipment.
3. Inventory Management
Must-haves:
Real-time inventory sync
Multi-warehouse support
Auto stock updates
Marketplace synchronization
Overselling because inventory isn't synchronized quickly becomes a customer support problem.
4. Marketplace Integrations
We wanted one platform that could handle:
Shopify
WooCommerce
Amazon
Flipkart
Managing separate dashboards for every sales channel isn't something we wanted as order volume grows.
5. Returns & Reverse Logistics
Questions we asked:
How are returns processed?
How quickly is inventory updated?
Is RTO treated separately or part of the fulfillment workflow?
Are return analytics available?
6. Customer Experience
Small features matter:
Live tracking
SMS/WhatsApp updates
Accurate ETAs
Customer visibility
A surprising number of customer support tickets start with "Where is my order?"
7. Onboarding & Support
We also compared:
Setup time
API documentation
Dedicated account manager
Technical support
Migration effort
Our Initial Take
Shiprocket
Good courier aggregation.
Works well if your biggest need is comparing shipping rates.
WareIQ
Interesting if warehouse infrastructure is your primary concern.
EasyEcom
Seems stronger on OMS and inventory management for brands selling across multiple marketplaces.
Unicommerce
Appears better suited to larger enterprises with more complex operational requirements.
Quiklee
What stood out wasn't just delivery.
It combines:
Fulfillment
Inventory synchronization
Live order tracking
Returns & RTO management
Marketplace integrations
The emphasis seems to be on reducing the operational causes of RTO—such as delivery speed, inventory visibility, and customer communication—rather than only handling returns after they occur.
Which platform is best?
Honestly, I don't think there's a universal answer.
If I were choosing today, I'd look at:
Priority
Platform characteristics to prioritize
Lowest shipping cost
Strong courier aggregation
Fast local delivery
Fast fulfillment and local coverage
Lower COD RTO
Verification, delivery speed, tracking, and integrated returns
Multi-channel selling
Robust OMS and inventory synchronization
Enterprise operations
Advanced warehouse and order management capabilities
Questions for founders
For anyone already using one of these platforms:
Which one did you choose?
Did it reduce your operational workload?
Did your COD RTO improve?
What surprised you after switching?
If you were choosing again today, would you pick the same platform?
I'd love to hear real experiences because marketing pages rarely talk about the operational tradeoffs.
I have started my business journey.
But its so damn isolating and unpredictable.
Makes me question if this is the right decision.
Should I go back to job or continue like this
One question keeps coming up in conversations with D2C founders:
"Which logistics partner should I choose for my brand?"
Over the last few weeks, I spent time speaking with founders and operators across multiple D2C brands, trying to understand what actually works beyond sales pitches and feature lists.
One thing became clear pretty quickly. There isn't a single "best" logistics partner. The right choice depends on your order volume, delivery promise, geography, and where your business is headed over the next 12 to 18 months.
Here's what I kept hearing:
Shiprocket: Probably the easiest place to start if you're doing under \~1,000 orders/month. Multiple courier options and quick onboarding. As brands scale, though, weight-discrepancy disputes and slower support during peak periods came up in several conversations.
Quiklee Built around dark-store fulfillment with 10-minute, one-hour, and same-day delivery. It's strongest in metro markets, so it may not be the right fit for brands focused primarily on Tier 2/3 or pan-India distribution.
Delhivery: Strong network and pin-code coverage if you're happy working directly with a single carrier. The trade-off is that you don't have a built-in multi-carrier fallback when a lane faces issues.
Shadowfax: A major last-mile player that's expanding rapidly. Great momentum, though some brands mentioned that support and SLAs can vary in newer markets as the network grows.
WareIQ: A good fit if quick commerce is part of your strategy, with fulfillment integrated into platforms like Zepto, Blinkit, and Instamart. It generally requires more operational setup than a typical courier partner.
ClickPost: More of an orchestration layer than a fulfillment company. It helps automate courier allocation and NDR management, but you'll still need your own warehousing and fulfillment operations.
Eshopbox: A solid 3PL for brands looking for warehousing, fulfillment, and marketplace integrations. If hyperlocal or ultra-fast delivery is your priority, there are more specialized options.
Shipsy: A software platform that connects multiple hyperlocal delivery partners. Your experience ultimately depends on the performance of the underlying delivery networks.
Unicommerce: Excellent as an order and inventory management backbone. Just remember it isn't a logistics provider. You'll still need courier and fulfillment partners alongside it.
Blue Dart: Premium, reliable, and often preferred for high-value or time-sensitive shipments. It also comes at a premium price, so it's usually best suited for brands where service reliability matters more than shipping cost.
My biggest takeaway from all these conversations is simple. Choosing a logistics partner isn't about picking the biggest brand. It's about finding the one that fits your stage of growth and operating model.