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| Company Name |
Teenfrage |
| Founded in |
2007 |
| Headquartered in |
Chennai |
| Company website/URL |
www.teenfrage.com |
| Industry |
Online Consulting Services |
| Stage of the company |
Several customers or locations |
| Source of idea |
Wanted it as an individual customer |
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| Business description |
The exposure that today's generation gets is far greater than what any of the earlier generations have experienced. This kind of exposure brings along with it both positives and negatives.
Our society is also caught up in the middle of a cultural metamorphosis where working parents and nuclear families have become a norm of the day. Hence our you...> Read more.. |
The exposure that today's generation gets is far greater than what any of the earlier generations have experienced. This kind of exposure brings along with it both positives and negatives.
Our society is also caught up in the middle of a cultural metamorphosis where working parents and nuclear families have become a norm of the day. Hence our younger generations are deprived of the traditional social backing and family support systems that existed earlier.
Faced with increased levels of competition, media explosion and information overload one is left searching aimlessly for the right source of guidance for their problems. This is where we pitch in. We do not offer any quick fixes or instant solutions. But what we do offer is a safe, secure and personal guidance to all teenagers who seek us.
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| How does the business make money? |
The website was started without any profit making motive and is still run in the same way. In the long run, however, as the number of people benefiting out of our service, through our website increases, a source of revenue for sustained growth and expansion becomes imperative. The team plans to obtain this primarily through online advertising.
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| Team information |
Edwin Solomon, Managing Director & Chief Editor
Vishnu Charan, Consultant
Shankar Jambulingam, Technical Lead
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| Competition |
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| Competitors |
Columns in certain magazines and websites.
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| How different is your product or service? It has... |
Substitutes that differ in function |
| In what way is your product or service different? |
Though there are a number of similar sites, most of them focus on a specific area for eg Love guru in Rediff. But we have positioned our website ww...> Read more.. |
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| By The Numbers |
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2006 |
2007 |
| No. of employees |
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0-5 |
| No. of locations |
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Did not exist |
| No. of customers |
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over 50 |
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| Primary source of initial funding |
Personal savings |
| Primary source of additional funding |
Personal savings |
| Raised institutional capital? |
No |
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| Why is this startup hot? |
1. We believe that the concept of this website is noble, fresh and innovative.
2. Though the website is service oriented and does not fall in the traditional business genre, it has the potential to become a path breaking website.
3. Unlike other contemporary websites which offer solutions to similar problems, our service is very pers...> Read more.. |
1. We believe that the concept of this website is noble, fresh and innovative.
2. Though the website is service oriented and does not fall in the traditional business genre, it has the potential to become a path breaking website.
3. Unlike other contemporary websites which offer solutions to similar problems, our service is very personalized.
4. Our initiative strives to act as a platform that brings together solution seekers and socially inclined solution providers.
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| What keeps the team awake at night? |
1. The fact that this initiative is driven by a passion and zeal to help and serve vulnerable adolescents.
2. Some of the most important decisions in life are made during the adolescent phase, when one does not have clarity in thought and might not have access to timely and crucial guidance. For eg. A 14 year old student has to decide his/ her career path ; a teenager who confuses infatuation with love and goes through emotional trauma.
3. We take this service seriously because of the fact that our suggestion or guidance can have far reaching implications in shaping the future of those who seek our help. This definitely keeps us awake at night and make us work with pride and passion. |
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