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In this volatile world of Debt and consumption, Sustainable Wealth helps one to achieve financial security and goals. There are very few companies that are free from the shackles of debt and SpiralDevApps is one of them. SpiralDevApps is an Indian Mobile app development company. The Company started in 2019 and there is no stopping since then. The A1Office app which is India's very own office suite is the user's number one preference on the android domain. Most Importantly, the company is profitable and focuses on unit economics which helps it to grow sustainably without the help of VC.
SpiralDevApps – Startup Insight
Startup Name | SpiralDevApps |
Founded | 2019 |
Industry | App Development |
Founders | Ankit Sharma and Subhash Navani |
Headquarters | Gurgaon, Haryana |
Many companies have gone down by choosing the wrong path by just inflating valuation which in the end results in heavy losses for the retail investor, Current example of Zomato and Paytm slashed investors’ wealth to halves in quick time. SpiralDevApps is generating more and more sustainable wealth and that's why their story needs to be heard by everyone how a company that started not so long back, and had no experience became a profitable and successful mobile app development company without the help of any VC. They are sure it must have been a long hard journey as they know " There are no shortcuts to success". Let's hear it from the founders of the company.
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Ankit Sharma and his friend Subhash Navani had always wanted to lead a startup that was profitable and bootstrapped in itself, but their journey began with failing a startup in the AI/ML domain that they thought could do it on its own.
SpiralDevApps | A1Office App
From there they became more adamant not to raise any VC (Venture capital) money but should focus on unit economics from day one. That is how their second entrepreneurial experiment started in the form of SpiralDevApps where they launched several apps in the android domain to test the market and ultimately found their niche in the office productivity space where they became the user’s number one choice on the android domain in office suit category. Catapulted by strong demand and ever-growing A1Office has DAU of (1mn currently), their plan now is to become an alternative suite from India. SpiralDevApps develops high-quality consumer-facing-products-the most famous of these is A1Office - A suite of apps allowing users to edit, view, and manage their documents.
The startup journey was not easy. As soon as he launched his startup, he had no idea what challenges awaited him. He was naively optimistic, thinking that everything would be easy. But there were always obstacles in the way of entrepreneurship. There were times when they didn’t have enough money to cover their costs, or when they struggled to find talented employees. But amidst all this, he never lost faith in his vision. He kept working hard and growing the unit as his startup finally took off. And after years of blood, sweat and tears, it became a successful business. Now standing on top of the league A1Office has 10 MN of MAU and now ranks among the top developers from India. It is still a day zero for us and A1Office vision is to become an Office alternative and much more from India and build a sustainable company that can create wealth for its employees and all the stakeholders. The idea is to remain bootstrapped and make a highly profitable firm, like Zerodha and Zoho have been able to do consistently.
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Every business has its own success story Similarly, their business also has some factors that helped them to climb the stairs to success. As success is not a destination, It’s a journey. His business has been nothing but a beautiful journey for him. Sometimes, the biggest factor which contributes to success will vary from individual to individual. However, there are a few things that are commonly cited as being essential for success. For example, having a strong work ethic is often cited as being key, as is having a clear goal and staying focused on achieving it. Another important factor is networking, building relationships with other successful people can help to learn more things. But in the end, it is teamwork that defines success or failure, in his opinion, it is about building a perfect team with like-minded people who chase the vision with you. Building a team is probably the hardest of all the things you do in a startup.
Today they are a team of 20 strong members as of June who is on the way to make SpiralDevApps an envious company in the future for sure.
To come this long in their journey with lots of challenges there was a sort of motivation that always kept us alive and helped them to survive in tough times. Everyone has different motivations for why they do things and how they do things. For someone, it might be money or power. But what motivates him is the challenge. They need to feel that he constantly pushing himself to his limits for them to feel alive. Whether it is a new business venture or a material change. They need to constantly test their boundaries.
According to him the formula for becoming a successful entrepreneur is that there are certain traits that are common among successful business owners. One of the most important traits is a willingness to take risks. A successful entrepreneur is not afraid to make decisions, even if they may not have all the answers. They know that taking risks is essential for growth and innovation.
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In the end, he just wants to say something to all the young entrepreneurs “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you”. So go and start doing what you want to, life is too short to have regrets at the end of not trying something and things do happen when you are persistent in your efforts.