My Startup Idea #3: Cosmic Journey

Kedar Kulkarni
4 min readSep 1, 2019

Wise say the journey is more important than the destination. Wise people will also say that teaching is most efficient way of learning yet our education system does not focus on developing teaching skills and by doing so increasing learning efficiency…Why is it like that? Why does our system depend on so many less efficient people?… Do we really want to evolve like this? ROFLMAO!… Hmm…

Speaking of journey what do you think about going on journey from river’s mouth to source?… i.e. to witness her birth in mountains as she moves roaring through valleys of those enormous mountains… While on this adventure learn few skill sets which will help us to live in harmony with our ecosystem i.e. sustainable living.

This startup idea is not designed using approach of addressing problems that will be the “automatic / natural” … (pun intended!!! ROFL!)… impact of this startup but that will not be the destination of this journey… It will not be something as a target of “The Vision”

This inspiration is not oriented around narrow approach of problem solving. Since that approach will again make one lose focus off the journey and person will forget to have fun on the way since this journey does not aim to create rat racers to compete in global rat race going on in our global village.

But for the sake of pitching idea to destination fever suffering venture capitalist investors let me write few problems so they will also get something to brag to their peers… about… how many problems they currently are invested in solving… nudge-nudge-wink-wink… ROFL! (Emotional Intelligence/ Design Thinking) So my dear respected investors here are few…

Problem Statements:

· Insufficiency of funding for social ventures (Smirks!)

· Rivers & Their Ecosystem Development i.e. Soil, water, air, forest & wildlife development

· Penetration of E-mobility into Travel, Hospitality Sector & sustainable tourism.

· Failure of Current Education System & Future Education Development beyond fourth industrial revolution.

Visualization & Conceptual Framework:

Here’s how this idea looks on the paper:

Cosmic Journey
Adventure & Leisure Travel combined with Learning & Development in future Scaled up into a Research & Development Teaching Institution of Human & Ecosystem Harmony
The Vision On Paper

Description :

Travel from rivers mouth to source & learn to live in harmony with Panchmahabhuta (Agni, Vayu, Prithvi, Jal & Akash) i.e. Fire, Air, Soil, Water, & Space.

The Social Venture Activities as Backbone of Operations combined with other activities in Leisure & Adventure Travel sector combined with Learning & Development; in future will be scaled up into research & teaching institution.

They say future is not of educated but of skilled people. Hence the startup will aim to turn itself into institution to impart Skills along this Journey:

Soil Management, Watershed management, Ecological Agroforestry / Permanent Agriculture [Pomology, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Horticulture, Floriculture, Apiculture, Sericulture, Vermiculture, Fungiculture, Arboriculture, Sylvi culture, Olericulture etc.], Wildlife Bio-diversification, Agri-based Sustinable Small Business &/or Startups (Self Expanding Model) , Solar & Wind Micro-grid Development & Management on an adverse and normal terrain, Sustainable Tourism & Hospitality Management, Waste management, Disaster Management, Adventure Sports & Sports Management, Survival Skills in Wild, E-vehicles Maintenances & Repair, Circular Economy, Design Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Sustainable Livelihood Development etc.

Fiscal Gain Sources:

Leisure & Adventure Travel Sales of Different fixed packages and customized tour package design.

Agroforestry, Permanent agriculture eg: Chandan/Sandalwood.

Adventure Sports, Hospitality, Certified Skill Development Courses Offered at all levels of social venture activities as mentioned above.

Future Impact:

· The Utopia of Everyone’s Dream!

· Harmony Between Humans & Ecosystem.

· Humans as symbiotic caretakers not parasitic exploiters.

· Education to create job creators not just job seekers

· Sustainable Development & VISION BEYOND fourth industrial revolution.

#DreamingOutLoud

Innovation Opportunities :

How & Where will the #4IR be useful on this journey to achieve sutainable livelihood for all… Hmm…!?!

Note: Don’t Forget To Have Fun On The Way! Image Source: http://fav.me/dda0bk0

#ToInspireInspirations:

Stay Conneted 2 Da Awesomeness Widin…

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