Hi Rodinhoods.
My first post here, been a bot for sometime but taking the write mode now.
I am planning and building a 2 wheeler taxi network that will work completely P2P, existing bike owners can give rides to commuters and charge an x fare (pre defined based on city).
The idea occurred to me on various occasions, chiefly from travelling to Andheri East from Jogeshwari West (Mumbai), on some days it would take me 1.5 to 2 hours by car one way, despite the short distance. I would wait at signals and think of the time wasted and my 1 year old missing me in the evenings due to the traffic. Looking around the traffic, I would mostly see people driving cars to work, along, like me. Had they been on a bike, they would reach faster and the bikers can utilize their 2nd seats.
The website is close to being done – bikeseeker.com and now working on the Mobile apps and other tidbits. I am building this alone for now, but the plan is to get a team running and/or even a co-founder. So shoot me …. an email.
Want to get feedback from the community. I am aware of legal issues propping up, hence no fleet maintenance for now. Bike taxis work in Goa. A couple of questions to ye all Rodinhoods :
1) Pricing model : I am thinking of a subscription model and say 10 rupees per kilometer for the bike owner (he keep 70-90% or even 100%). Is this the right model, thoughts, suggestions ? What would you pay if you were a bike owner.
2) Fleet : Should I get into buying my own bikes and hiring a few people to drive around town ?
3) Does anyone know a good bike modifier, wanna get a roof on the bikes for the monsoon.
4) Lastly, the bigger goal is to go electric and have a large charging network(think franchisee model). Any Einstein out here who would love to work with me ?
The idea is simple, get atleast 1 lakh bike owners to sign up (as monthly subscription) and offer their services to end users ( via mobile apps).Plan to go international but India is the main market.
Thoughts, feedback, brickbats welcome.
Regards,
Zeeshan Chawdhary