Business Description:Pothi.com provides a print-on-demand (POD) platform for all kinds of self publishers in India. We cater to authors, NGOs, Organizations and anybody who has an idea or content with a niche or small audience and cannot be served by traditional publishing.
For users with a bigger audience, we also provide cost effective bulk printing. Combined with our e-commerce platform, pre-press and marketing services at affordable (by Indian standards) rates, this offers an end-to-end publishing platform for users. We have also offered books which can be customized by the buyer.
Industry:Publishing & Printing
Founded in:2008
Source of idea:Wanted it as an individual customer
Significant Competitors:Depot
Cinnamonteal
lulu.com
Company Details :
Company Name:Pothi.com
HeadQuarters:Bangalore
Stage of the company:Several customers or locations
No of Employees (2006):Did not exist
No of Employees (2007):0-5
Office Locations(2006):Did not exist
Office Locations(2007):
No of companies promoted:No
Profits (2006):Did not exist
Profits (2007):preprofit
>Partnerships:
Initial Funding:Personal savings
Addl Funding:Family & friends
Institutitional Capital:No
Revneue Model:Royalty sharing on books sold, paid services for authors, selling special personalizable books.
Awards & honors:Winner of i2I 2008 (Business plan competition organized by IIM C in association with TiE and NEN)
Promoters Details :
Promoters Name(s):Jaya Jha
Age:25
HomeTown:Purnia, Bihar
Education:Masters
No of companies promoted:No
Family Background:First gen entrepreneur
Job:Product Manager at Google India
Ex-Job Description:Indic Language Products
Favorite Book/Movie:Madhushala
