Have you considered a heritage walk which includes food like in old Bangalore with dosas at vidhyarthi Bhavan? Some companies (like gully tours) can even organise a food-themed heritage walk if you contact them.

How to change the size of the Open AI audio files (text to speech)? Serious replies only :closed-ai:

I have a use case where I convert text to speech for my business using open AI. I have set up conversion and translations using Make.com so that it happens with just one click. The files are then uploaded on an app. However the MP3 output files are very huge. The App I work with only accepts MP3 and has a limit on file size. Is there a way that I can reduce the size of the output file from Open AI but keep MP3 format? (Currently I’m compressing after downloading which is very inefficient)

Ooh will check this out. So difficult to find good places for curls. I tried pretty dan good and they were pretty good (excuse the pun).

Klook and viator (viator charges for listings though).

Create a tour and list yourself on getyourguide to start off?

If what you are looking to build is very simple and if the outsourcing team has built something very similar it may not be bad bcoz they will just copy paste most of the code. In our case the standard functionalities were built easily and worked well the custom flows were a pain.

20$ in US can buy different things depending on whether you are in NYC or milwaukee :) while I would say about 800 Rs is ok in terms of parity of what you could buy (a decent meal for 1), Rs 1000 is a nice round figure that people might appreciate more. I’m assuming that you are thinking of Swiggy specifically because of a meal thing. If not Amazon India or flipkart gift vouchers are more common as ppl can buy something to remember a project completion etc…

Getyourguide commission

Hello, I recently tried listing some activities on getyourguide. The visibility and traction seem good but 30% commission seems way too much. It says that the rates reduce for bulk tour suppliers. Any idea what that means or how many tours and activities it would require to get that? Has anyone tried to negotiate these rates? Would also love to hear how viator is working out for ppl who are listing new activities. I heard that the platform is saturated. They have lower commission rates but are charging for listing itself…

I have dietary restrictions so I always ask ahead about the restaurant and do a quick search on Google to check menu, prices and reviews. You can always say you have certain dietary preferences and do the same. You can then decide if you want to join or find your own place… it also gives you a good excuse to move to another restaurant if you want to (I know it’s my right yo choose but I hate seeming rude)

Sounds like a good idea. Will see if I can find someone like this.

Is there one you would recommend? I also found that response rates from influencers are very limited if you DM for a collaboration. Some I believe only go through agencies.

About a lakh to first test the waters and see how much engagement we get. Looking for a few micro influencers (not big ones)

Best way to reach Indian influencers: agencies or 1:1 reach outs?Startup help

Looking for advice from startup community. I’m looking for influencers (mostly travel and food space on YouTube and Instagram) to create content for and promote my product. I wanted to check if you have better experience reaching out 1:1 with influencers or if going with agency is better (more expensive option but maybe a lot lesser time consumed?). Please let me know your thoughts based on personal experiences.

Hi there, you can try the Tourific app. It has a bunch of free tours and you can decide if you like the experience or not by listening to some (even in the comfort of your own home)

Try the Tourific app. We have newly launched and are adding a lot of cities as we speak. Do let me know if you have a request for a specific place and I will try to get an audio guide for you.

xto10x already does this and it has some seriously experienced industry leaders. Another startup would trust your startup to help them only if you bring significant experience. Otherwise it will be the blind leading the blind.

Even if I’m not raising? Ok. Thanks for the input.