FOUNDERS:
Name | Ankur Vaid, Saurabh Shah And Mishal Raheja |
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Claim to fame: | Three young men, Ankur, Saurabh and Mishal came together to form a unique service called Party Hard Drivers. After drunk driving was banned in the country, party animals are getting busted regularly as the cops have been cracking down on drunken drivers with a vengeance. These three noticed that people were reluctant to drive back home after drinking. Hence they saw a great business opportunity which was also socially responsible. Party Hard Drivers, also known as PHD, is the first company in the country to specialize in providing Drivers at night to discourage people from drinking and driving. Their drivers reach the desired venue for a round trip or a drop back home in the turnaround time of 45 mins. They supply drivers for the day time as well. They are currently functional in any part of Bombay and soon they plan to extend their services to other major metros in India. The drivers are experienced, uniformed and reliable. Every driver is tested for driving skills along with a thorough background check done. Out of the 100-odd drivers that they interview, they select only 25 to 30. They cater to a broad age group from 18 years to 60 years as well as corporates, weddings, functions, events etc. They plan to scale up by offering their services in other metros in the country. They also eventually plan to enter into the luxury car rental market and came up with a unique idea of a "Party Bus". This bus would drop several partygoers from one event or party. People have accepted and appreciated their concept and they foresee an emerging culture of not drinking and driving. They have catered to different audiences, from college students, party goers, celebrities and major corporates in a span of 7 months and have received appreciative feedback. Word of mouth helps to spread their goodwill and get them more clients. They started off with 50 drivers, and due to the rise in demand, they currently stand with a base of almost 150 drivers. |
