Creating a successful technology company out of technical expertise is not easy. It requires product thinking, an understanding of the problems in the real world, a willingness to be open to learning, and the ability to turn ideas into solutions that people can use. This is Kishore Suthar's roadmap through Classinit Technology.

Kishore, a software engineer who became an entrepreneur, works on building highly functional and user friendly mobile and web applications to address real-life challenges. Classinit Technology showcases a product-first software development strategy through its offering of Naya IPO and Jaipur Metro to provide easy access to information related to IPO for users and make the travel information more accessible in urban areas. 

Key Takeaways

  • Classinit Technology is not just a software service company, it's a product first company.
  • Naya IPO is a solution to the challenge of information access for IPO-related information, which is presented in a more unified manner.
  • The introduction of Jaipur Metro exemplifies the potential of technology in making everyday urban travel and information easy.
  • Similar product-design problems can be present in very different industries.
  • Eventually, technical founders must learn how to distribute, market, create business models, lead, and discover customers.
  • The learning cycle does not begin with the product launch, it is the start.
  • It's not a rule that features lead to better products.
  • Customer understanding and product judgement will become more valuable as software development becomes quicker through the use of AI.
  • The companies which are emerging as a new technology can be created from cities like Jaipur.
  • Early-stage teams enjoy the ownership, curiosity, and knowledge of the customer problem.
  • Software engineers transitioning from the software development industry to entrepreneurship must change their outlook from “What can I build?” to “What problem is worth solving?”
  • Real products generate authentic learning which can build up over subsequent ventures.
  • The bigger opportunity for Classinit Technology is to make engineering capability into repeatable product building capability. 

Who is Kishore Suthar?

It all starts at the start for any technology company. It's sometimes a big team, outside investor, and a big launch. Sometimes it begins with a software guy who observes a practical problem and wants to find a solution.Classinit Technology's Founder Kishore Suthar is a second path.Kishore is a software engineer turned entrepreneur, working on a software product development firm specializing in intuitive, high performance mobile and web applications, called Classinit Technology.Classinit Technology isn't just being defined as yet another software-service outfit, but is also making its own stuff, and showcasing in real-world scenarios its engineering prowess.Some of its main live platforms feature this approach.

Naya IPO is targeted towards individuals who are interested in IPO market in India. It is an IPO listing platform combining allotment status tracking, Grey Market Premium (GMP) information and financial information within a single experience, available from mobile app stores.The other product they have launched is Jaipur Metro, which solves an altogether different, but equally functional problem: everyday urban mobility. It has been made as a travel buddy for the Jaipur commuters and offers route mapping, schedules and all relevant metro information.It may seem like a strange idea that finance and public transportation would have anything to do with each other.From product-building point of view, however, they share the same attitude: to recognize an everyday information problem, to make it easy and convenient, and to rely on technology to make it more accessible.Kishore is also at an interesting stage in his entrepreneurial journey. Classinit Technology is a relatively new company and much of the story is not about decades of success. It's about what happens at the start, when a founder has to get technical skills to products, users, a team, distribution and eventually a sustainable company.During this Fixnhour Founder Spotlight, we delve into why Kishore Suthar is a software engineer to a tech startup founder, how he saw opportunity in Classinit Technology, the experience of launching the IPO of Naya and Jaipur Metro, and his hope to create a product-led tech startup from Jaipur. 

Q1. Kishore, you started your career as a software engineer. What made you move from building software to building a company of your own?

When you are learning engineering, you are learning how to solve technical problems; but as time goes on, you begin to see some problems outside the code.Fixnhour You start wondering why some products are hard to use, why information is not presented in a coherent way, or why an information problem still doesn't have a nice digital solution.This curiosity slowly transforms your attitude.Rather than asking, “How do I make this feature?” you ask, “What do we want to build, and why would people use it?”I found that that was a crucial transition period for me.With the launch of the Classinit Technology, I am having the chance to merge engineering, product thinking, and entrepreneurship.It's not about making software. I want to create useful digital products that are able to address real world issues and continue to evolve based on real world usage. 

Q2. What is the larger vision behind Classinit Technology?

The vision is to create a sound product-based technology enterprise.We are looking to build intuitive, reliable, scalable, and useful mobile and web applications for the modern day.There are lots of issues we see around us that technology can make easy.There are times when the opportunity is in finance.It's sometimes transportation.It may be another area next day.The common denominator is problem solving.The goal of the Classinit Technology is to be able to discover those opportunities, to understand users, to design the solution, to deploy it, to learn from the real usage and then continuously improve.While I want that Classinit be known for its good code, I want to be known as building good products as well over time. 

Q3. Naya IPO is one of your major live products. What problem were you trying to solve with it?

The IPO market has garnered a lot of interest, and investors may find they need to consult multiple sources for various information.IPO calendar, open and closed issues, allotment information, GMP update, company information, financial analysis etc.The experience can be episodic.The idea here is to make this journey easier by making a single platform which encompasses valuable IPO-related information available.The idea here is to streamline this process by having all useful IPO related information in one place.The user shouldn't be required to navigate through unnecessary bureaucracy to follow the IPO opportunities, find relevant updates, track allotment info and access supporting financial info.Creating a financial product also gives you a sense of clarity and reliability.The experience should be designed responsibly as users are making decisions around money. 

Q4. What have you learned from taking Naya IPO from an idea to a live product available to real users?

Launching changes everything.In prelaunch, you're operating based on some assumptions.You believe that users will act in a specific manner.Assumes that some aspects will be significant.You develop flows based on your understanding of what makes sense.When actual users begin using the product, you'll get much better data.You realize what features they do use, where they get stuck, what information they seek more readily, and what needs enhancement.That's a very useful feedback loop.A big lesson I learnt is that a product is NOT finished when it is released.Another stage in the product development process starts when it is launched. 

Q5. Your second product, Jaipur Metro, solves a completely different problem. Why did you choose urban mobility?

You can spot the day to day issues as you are related to Jaipur.Information makes public transport more functional.For people, it is important to have an understanding of routes, stations, schedules, and how to plan their trips without any confusion.The Jaipur Metro app is our endeavour to make this experience more hassle free.One of the things I love about such products is the value proposition is very practical.Technology that saves people time, makes their commute easier, has created meaningful value.It also shows that product innovation doesn't always have to be a solution to a new problem.Value can be added to an experience by making it easier. 

Q6. Naya IPO and Jaipur Metro operate in very different categories. What connects them from a product-development perspective?

I think for me it's about access to information.In both scenarios, the users require information to make the decision.An IPO investor is looking for information on the relevance of the market and the issue.An information seeker asking for a metro commuter route and transit information.The domains are different, but the product challenge has similarities.What are the ways you structure information?What are the ways to make it easy to understand?How can you minimize steps needed?How do you design your experience to be a place people want to come back to?Good product design and engineering combine at that point. 

Q7. As a technical founder, what have you discovered about entrepreneurship that software engineering alone could not teach you?

Structured problem solving is taught in software engineering.Entrepreneurship gives rise to numerous problems that do not have a single right answer.The first thing you have to get about customers is that you must comprehend them.Marketing and distribution issues need to be considered.Limited resources must be prioritized.What you are not going to build has to be determined.Business models and revenue need to be understood.You also have to communicate your vision to other people.One of the most significant changes for a technical founder is realizing that creating the product is not the same as creating the business.Technology is not enough.Users are more important than a technically good application. 

Q8. How do you decide which features to build and which ones to leave out?

Prioritizing features is one of the most crucial steps in the product development process.Adding to functionality is very easy.All new ideas seem good.However, the more features a product has, the better it is not necessarily.An effort is made to consider the real user problem.What’s the required number of users for this?What is its level of significance?Does it enhance the fundamental service?How much will the construction and operation costs?Is the need to be validated before undertaking a significant investment?Concentrating is a big thing, particularly for an expanding business.I prefer to make fewer things properly, than make unnecessary complexity. 

Q9. AI is changing software development very quickly. How do you see it affecting product companies such as Classinit Technology?

The impact on software development is going to be huge as AI accelerates the pace of software development.Coding assistance, debugging, documentation, testing, research, and prototyping are just a few operations that developers can already perform using AI.That is powerful.Better products does not necessarily mean faster development.Once everyone is faster at building, the idea and knowledge of customers also gain in significance.From “Can we build it?” to “Should we build it?”.Judgement, product thinking, user understanding, architecture, security, and execution, however, will be key factors for product companies, even as AI provides them with tremendous leverage. 

Q10. What are some of the biggest challenges of building a new product company from a city like Jaipur?

But I do feel that Jaipur can be a plus point.In the world of technology entrepreneurship, it's becoming more and more decentralized.It is not necessary to be based in Bengaluru, Gurgaon or anywhere else that has traditionally been a tech hub to develop good software.Talent is now spread out.Customers can be worldwide.Cloud infrastructure can be accessed anywhere.With digital distribution, products can be made available to users regardless of geographical limitations.Of course, there are areas in which everyone would like to see the ecosystem evolve, especially network access, product experience, mentorship and capital.However, I feel that a city such as Jaipur can have good tech companies.For those willing to build, the opportunity is there. 

Q11. How are you thinking about building the Classinit Technology team and culture in the early stages?

A positive early team makes a difference.This is the time I appreciate people who will take responsibility.Work roles in an early stage company aren't always clearly defined.There are times when people need to learn quickly, communicate, problem-solve and even go outside of their comfort zone.There's some technical ability, but there's also attitude!I want Classinit Technology to create a culture of people being curious about the problem instead of just completing the development tasks.When the team knows the user and why we're building it, better decisions just occur. 

Q12. What has been the biggest lesson from your founder journey so far?

So an important thing to learn is that you don't wait for perfection, you build, learn, release and improve.Technical folks are keen on seeing what can be improved.This may cause delays in execution at times.However, without real users, there's no way to fully appreciate a product.There's a product that has to be actually released so people can use it, then you need to see how they use it, gather their feedback, and intelligently change the product.Consistency is also crucial.A start-up company does not undergo a significant transformation after just a day of work.The key to progress is solving problems over and over again, over the course of months and years. 

Q13. What advice would you give software engineers who want to become founders?

Begin to notice issues beyond technology.Do not begin with:What is an application I can create?Begin with:What issues do people have time and time again?Talk to potential users BEFORE you write too much code.Know how they are currently doing to solve the problem.Understand the fundamentals of sales and marketing.Understand business models.But don't underestimate distribution.As engineers, we can become excited when something works technically.We have to be excited, as founders, when it works commercially.The change of attitude is significant. 

Q14. What is your long-term vision for Classinit Technology?

The first step is to further enhance our established products, gather feedback from customers, and enhance our product-development skills.However, the ambitious goal is to make Classinit Technology a reputed Product Engineering and Technology company of Jaipur.These are some significant milestones in that journey – Naya IPO and Jaipur Metro.They enable us to create actual products, support actual users, learn about other areas, and continually enhance our engineering and product skills.In time, I would like to create more products based upon real issues and possibly collaborate with other organizations that require robust product-development abilities.I want Classinit Technology to be known for one thing:When there is a meaningful problem that needs to be addressed that technology can solve, we know how to address it and make a useful product. 

About Kishore Suthar

Kishore Suthar is a Software Engineer and also the Founder of Classinit Technology, a software products developing firm which builds up modern mobile and Web Applications on the basis of real world problems.Currently, Classinit Technology has two products; Naya IPO, a platform that provides information on IPO listings, tracking of allotment, GMP updates and financial information; Jaipur Metro, a transit companion that facilitates metro travel with route, schedule and related information.Kishore is focused on creating a product-first business with a single mantra:Try to grasp the problem before proceeding. Develop technology for the solution. 

Final Thoughts on the Founder

Kishore Suthar's tale is in a particularly interesting phase, as it is still a work in progress.Classinit Technology does not claim to be a company with a legacy of thousands of projects that it has overseen over the past decades. It is the earlier part of the entrepreneurial journey – this is the time when a technical founder is turning them into products, users, processes and, ultimately, a scalable business.This makes the trip worthwhile.The construction of proprietary projects like Naya IPO and Jaipur Metro is also a valuable learning experience for the new software firms.The best proof of product-development ability is a product that people can use.All real users generate feedback.All production problems result in learning.All feature decisions build product judgment.All releases enhance execution.

And all products build upon each other, adding to knowledge.It also has a significance to create this journey from Jaipur.India's next generation technology companies need not come out of the largest technology hubs. Geography is becoming less significant in the context of cloud infrastructure, AI, distributed talent, digital distribution and connectivity on a global scale.Geography is playing an increasingly lesser role in the context of cloud infrastructure, AI, distributed talent, digital distribution, and connectivity on a global scale.Consistency and determining a satisfactory problem are the most important attributes.This journey has started for Kishore and Classinit Technology with finance and mobility to the cities.The direction it takes will depend on what problems they are trying to solve.Connect to our team