Business Description:OpenSourceDeal plans to be a one-stop-shop for all the consumer's opensource needs. Our core mission is to make open source technologies more accessible to the Indian consumer.
In a country like India where bandwith is still a scarce commodity, OSD plans to fill in the gap for the demand and supply of open source software.
Making the Indian youth aware of various aspects of open source technologies so that he can make an educated choice is one of our primary goals.
Going forward we want to enter the space of hardware, merchandising, software products and services which revolve around open source. Today the Indian consumer is deprived of innovative products like the Chumby or the Tuxdroid which can be used as educational tools for producing better products. Linux laptops and other media like USB thumb-drives pre-installed with Linux are available are hugely popular in countries like US and UK and the demand for the same exists in India.
Passionate users have a cult-following of their preferred choice of software and there is a need of customised merchandise to satisfy these needs. OSD is actively involved in getting this products in the market.
OSD would also like to have it's own portfolio of software products built from Open Source software. The world is slowly waking up to the benefits of open source and the yet-to-be-fully tapped Enterprise market is still awaiting it's full wake.
Finally, services such as eLearning, Hosting, Freelaning and the hugely successful online advertising model are other areas which OSD is actively pursuing.
Industry:IT/ Internet/ Software
Founded in:2006
Source of idea:Wanted it as an individual customer
Significant Competitors:http://www.linuxbazar.com
http://www.kiraninfotech.com
http://www.osdisc.com"
Company Details :
Company Name:The OpenSourceDeal
HeadQuarters:Pune
Stage of the company:Several customers or locations
No of Employees (2006):0-5
No of Employees (2007):0-5
Office Locations(2006):2-5
Office Locations(2007):2-5
No of companies promoted:No
Profits (2006):breakeven
Profits (2007):breakeven
>Partnerships:
Initial Funding:Personal savings
Addl Funding:Personal savings
Institutitional Capital:No
Revneue Model:The current model is based on revenues from Distribution of Open Source software from Media like CDs and DVDs.
Going forward, retailing of merchandise (like T-shirts, Mouse-pads, etc.), hardware and gadgets would be the prime focus.
And finally, services such as eLearning, freelancers, online advertisement, etc. would complete a diversified portfolio.
Awards & honors:
Promoters Details :
Promoters Name(s):Raseel Bhagat
Age:26
HomeTown:Pune
Education:Bachelors
No of companies promoted:No
Family Background:First gen entrepreneur
Job:Senior Systems Engineer at 2Wire India Development Centre Pvt Ltd.
Ex-Job Description:Systems Engineer
Favorite Book/Movie:Atlas Shrugged and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
