Introducing the Trodly Trip Meter

Today we share with you an inspiring story about three friends Ankit, Mayank and Vikas who founded Trodly to help travellers discover places and create unique experiences.

With background in engineering and product design, Ankit, Mayank and Vikas who are a part of our Travel Massive Mumbai chapter, are continuing to build a platform which will help make planning easier for travellers. Ankit is handling product and business development, Mayank handles technology and Vikas is responsible for design and marketing.

Who is your startup for?

Trodly is for people who like getting outside, people who like to leave their city environment to explore new places, be it a day trip, a weekend getaway or even a much longer vacation.

What inspired you to create this startup? 

While planning our own trips, we found it to be a tremendous effort. Planning these trips is always exciting but because relevant information is scattered across the web, more often it becomes a stressful task. One can spend days just planning a week’s trip. 

We decided to make trip planning more intuitive, that’s what we are aiming to achieve with the “Trodly Trip Meter”. You can decide how long you would like to travel and the meter will show you what is possible within the given distance. Once you’ve identified a place, we also show what activities you can engage in depending on your preference. 

How did you get your startup off the ground and gaining traction?

Good content and an easy to use product. It started first by helping our friends plan their trips and then friends of friends also came in – the ripple effect. In past year we have done multiple product iterations resulting in steady 100% growth QoQ which is completely organic. We are now available on web, mobile-web and a recently launched Android app.

Do you have any tips for new entrepreneurs who want to create a successful startup?

The key to a successful product or startup is identifying the need and the users. Once you have a compelling use-case, it’s all about perseverance and a great team. Invest your time in getting a good team together, and have a razor sharp focus on the shared vision.

How do you think we can be better travellers?

By being more sensitive towards local culture and Mother Nature. We need to be conscious about our waste disposal methods and strive for eco-travel. Another important thing is taking the time to absorb the feel of wherever we are. Staying with locals, experiencing their culture, sharing stories from our lives is something we really cherish. Trodly as a start-up also aims at supporting locals by helping travel service providers come online and get access to market they never had before.

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