In India there are multiple apps like GooglePay, Phonepe, Paytm. All these are popular and widely used, Whatsapp was trying to get into payments in India for a long time but unable to launch because of regulations.
UPI payments are very popular in India and GooglePay really did a good job in getting the market share here in India.
One of the ways to solve this issue is to incentive or give rewards to customers who give back their plastic waste. In Germany and Scandinavia, its been in place for years.
Only for installations that are connected to the grid, which pays taxes (the so called "sun tax"). AFAIK installations not connected to the grid are legal and don't have to pay taxes.
The difference seems to be that in Florida you can't live in a house that is not connected to the grid.
Barcelona really? I am from Barcelona but never thought people are scared to be in Barcelona. I heard people get robbed in Las Ramblas years back but now its quite safe. You will never get mugged in Barcelona according to my experience.
Years ago I found a foreign hand in my pocket at metro turnstiles in Barcelona, elaborate scheme with 3 people, one covering on the back, one on my right distracting me and one on my left reaching into my pocket.
Something tripped my alarm and I ripped the hand out of my pocket before I lost anything, that dude was gone in a flash, the other two urged me to go through the gates as I would lose my ticket.
Then I remembered the recommendation to swear angrily in Russian at them and came up with a few of those I knew and the other two took a hike very quickly. Apparently they are very afraid of Russian speaking people.
Anyone who doesn't look Spanish is likely to get pickpocketed on Las Ramblas. I've heard multiple stories and seen it myself despite having only visited a few times.
I wouldn't feel unsafe there, but the risk of getting robbed is very high.
You can sit on one of the benches in the busier areas and easily spot the pickpockets and see them going in people's bags and backpacks and taking stuff. This isn't a rare occurrence and it does not take a practised eye to see. The pickpockets are always well dressed (usually very similar to the tourists). I like visiting BCN and I think it's a wonderful city, but it is completely infested with thieves targeting tourists to a degree that I have not seen in other European cities.
I'm surprised this is not common knowledge among people from there, maybe try 15-20 minutes people watching anywhere along Las Ramblas and see for yourself. Busy, sunny days with lots of people and police around are the best times to spot the thieves. You'll also frequently see tourist couples speaking to police reporting the robberies. You can watch the body language and gestures from a distance and it is very obvious.
My friend went to Barcelona and ended up in the hospital with a whole lot of stitches after being mugged in a tourist area after dark.
The place is also fairly well known for robberies of tourists in rental cars on the way to and from the airport. We were cautioned about this and rented a car from the other side of town instead.
I'm a foreigner living in Barcelona for four years, only once has someone tried to pickpocket me and I noticed them easily. I agree with your sentiment though, Barcelona feels like an incredibly safe city (at least in the center/Eixample) and I've never felt worried at night. Having lived/visited in Leeds/London and NYC in my experiences they are vastly more worrying/dangerous at night.
My grandpa was visiting Barcelone about 3 years ago and he got mugged in broad daylight. He's 80 years old. One mugger put him in a chokehold while the other emptied his pockets.
My grandpa lost consciousness and had to be taken to a nearby hospital.
After he woke up, he said the people around the incident just ignored them, even though he called for help. He said he got the impression that it must be an everyday occurrence.
I was not worried about the mugger himself, but of any possible friends nearby. I could have floored him easily (martial arts), but I did not want to start a rumble.
Last year I was mugged away from Las Ramblas, guy ran up to me, pushed me from behind and got my phone while I was on the floor. I had my hand on the damn thing at the time too! This was on a busy street around 1am. So while perhaps not typical it does happen.
Bastard ran up £3k in premium rate calls by the time I got back to the hotel to cancel it. Luckily I was refunded for those!
If you're following up and are not getting a response then set a limit to the number of times you'll try again. I personally do 3 follow-up email over the course of a 3-6 weeks. On the last email, I let them know it'll be the last time I follow-up and let them know how they can reach me if they'd like to talk in the future.
If you just keep following up and never stop, you'll likely annoy someone who is probably not interested in what you're selling and you'll likely get spam filtered.
One other spin on the follow up comes in timing and content:
Follow up after 2 days, 7 days, 2 weeks, 3 months, and annually. This increasing time frame rarely is found to be annoying and is an effective way to keep in front of them. Also try and send a new set of content after 2 contacts.
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Its not the Indian VCs , its the nature of most of the Indians, I am an Indian living in Barcelona , Spain . I know Indians who make significant amount of money (6 digit) every month . They just want to invest in business where they can see returns from next day or month, Its Indian mentality and its common to think like this in India .
I think most people, Indians or otherwise, are averse to risks posed by tech startups. An they are also unqualified to do so.
My point was that the VCs in India seem to be mostly MBA or big-company-executive types . I looked at the profiles of some of the GPs at Venture East, the VC backing Little Eye and not one of them seems to have founded a tech startup, in India or elsewhere. Same with GSF.
The reason American start-ups do so well is that quite a large number of GPs at American VC firms were tech entrepreneurs before becoming VCs.
They are happy with their peanut returns. So who are we to complain ?
The difference is that western societies have developed the concept of long term investment better than Indian one (IMO). It first started out with the Trade Companies (East India Company etc.) and has developed for over 400 years now (EIC was established in 1600).
Actually, the concept of using other people's money to make a profitable business might have started even earlier, but that is all that Im personally aware of.
UPI payments are very popular in India and GooglePay really did a good job in getting the market share here in India.