Wasted 2 years in research
Eager to grow export of my products. I started doing my research, visited export Promotion councils, ITPO, Embassies, Ports, custom house agents, purchased multiple directories and what not.. wasted almost 2 years in this nonsense.My First lesson
To grow, you need Professional and strategic information. Free and cheap information only leads to wastage of time and opportunities.![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAFgAAAAnCAYAAACL4Y8gAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAFFmlUWHRYTUw6Y29tLmFkb2JlLnhtcAAAAAAAPD94cGFja2V0IGJlZ2luPSLvu78iIGlkPSJXNU0wTXBDZWhpSHpyZVN6TlRjemtjOWQiPz4gPHg6eG1wbWV0YSB4bWxuczp4PSJhZG9iZTpuczptZXRhLyIgeDp4bXB0az0iQWRvYmUgWE1QIENvcmUgNS42LWMxNDggNzkuMTY0MDM2LCAyMDE5LzA4LzEzLTAxOjA2OjU3ICAgICAgICAiPiA8cmRmOlJERiB4bWxuczpyZGY9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkvMDIvMjItcmRmLXN5bnRheC1ucyMiPiA8cmRmOkRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIHJkZjphYm91dD0iIiB4bWxuczp4bXA9Imh0dHA6Ly9ucy5hZG9iZS5jb20veGFwLzEuMC8iIHhtbG5zOmRjPSJodHRwOi8vcHVybC5vcmcvZGMvZWxlbWVudHMvMS4xLyIgeG1sbnM6cGhvdG9zaG9wPSJodHRwOi8vbnMuYWRvYmUuY29tL3Bob3Rvc2hvcC8xLjAvIiB4bWxuczp4bXBNTT0iaHR0cDovL25zLmFkb2JlLmNvbS94YXAvMS4wL21tLyIgeG1sbnM6c3RFdnQ9Imh0dHA6Ly9ucy5hZG9iZS5jb20veGFwLzEuMC9zVHlwZS9SZXNvdXJjZUV2ZW50IyIgeG1wOkNyZWF0b3JUb29sPSJBZG9iZSBQaG90b3Nob3AgMjEuMCAoV2luZG93cykiIHhtcDpDcmVhdGVEYXRlPSIyMDIwLTAyLTA2VDEzOjM5OjM4KzA1OjMwIiB4bXA6TW9kaWZ5RGF0ZT0iMjAyMC0wMi0wNlQxMzo1OToyNiswNTozMCIgeG1wOk1ldGFkYXRhRGF0ZT0iMjAyMC0wMi0wNlQxMzo1OToyNiswNTozMCIgZGM6Zm9ybWF0PSJpbWFnZS9wbmciIHBob3Rvc2hvcDpDb2xvck1vZGU9IjMiIHBob3Rvc2hvcDpJQ0NQcm9maWxlPSJzUkdCIElFQzYxOTY2LTIuMSIgeG1wTU06SW5zdGFuY2VJRD0ieG1wLmlpZDo1YjhjNzU2Zi02ZTA2LWIyNGUtYmUxNS1hY2U2MWFjMGRkZTQiIHhtcE1NOkRvY3VtZW50SUQ9InhtcC5kaWQ6NWI4Yzc1NmYtNmUwNi1iMjRlLWJlMTUtYWNlNjFhYzBkZGU0IiB4bXBNTTpPcmlnaW5hbERvY3VtZW50SUQ9InhtcC5kaWQ6NWI4Yzc1NmYtNmUwNi1iMjRlLWJlMTUtYWNlNjFhYzBkZGU0Ij4gPHhtcE1NOkhpc3Rvcnk+IDxyZGY6U2VxPiA8cmRmOmxpIHN0RXZ0OmFjdGlvbj0iY3JlYXRlZCIgc3RFdnQ6aW5zdGFuY2VJRD0ieG1wLmlpZDo1YjhjNzU2Zi02ZTA2LWIyNGUtYmUxNS1hY2U2MWFjMGRkZTQiIHN0RXZ0OndoZW49IjIwMjAtMDItMDZUMTM6Mzk6MzgrMDU6MzAiIHN0RXZ0OnNvZnR3YXJlQWdlbnQ9IkFkb2JlIFBob3Rvc2hvcCAyMS4wIChXaW5kb3dzKSIvPiA8L3JkZjpTZXE+IDwveG1wTU06SGlzdG9yeT4gPC9yZGY6RGVzY3JpcHRpb24+IDwvcmRmOlJERj4gPC94OnhtcG1ldGE+IDw/eHBhY2tldCBlbmQ9InIiPz7A5yZMAAAFo0lEQVRoge2avW8bRxqHn3d2l6RISpYo+axAlgTFlmJAdyl8B98Vd0C6uyJNKjdJc42rHBA37lK4SoqrXN2fkBT5F1yksgF/IMlJMmVZUiTK0YctSpEokjvzvles7RT2OXZg2pbAhxgssAsOf/PsYHb3XYqZ0aVzuDcd4KjTFdxhuoI7TFdwh+kK7jBdwR3mNwteWNko3f3xfulVhjmKxL/lS98vPpy6fXvusmiatlr+8+nJ0cVXHeyo8NKCbyzUz83Nr3567db8+VIuYmxs5BugK/j/8MKCqz/t9S/WHnxyZ2Htwlx1abq6uM7ocIVGGk52MuBh54UE317YnF68v/3JzELt0vxCjeWVdba2G1QGK3ij2OmQh5lfFfztjXsfVZc3L8yvbPx9aX2brfoe2wcpBypo5JA4eh05Dy3PFXz1+vzHt7//8fLc8vrEytY2u60UbwJRQlIoEMSxs9+cel1hDyPyrGrazL3NkbmF2qc/VGuXltbqrD3cod5o4A0kijGF0PL8rlLk92fe4d2TQ7d686Wq+ihHpJhYAk/3q2aJGahZ7nUM7mWJnLQBnEj6eJ9A+miLZS0bAyQgjz4uxSvm06RYyNXGR9/5+njl2LXJ0UL9KcHf3qx99N87SxdnF1b+urq5w27baLRbtDV99IMxpg5RyMVGb9lRKCSIFQkhh7qAic8SHXKcZcN4PBQVQwHFoZYdERNicYj3WLvJ8GAvfzv3Pn84M372WLnww5Ml4rv51amltcb56tLmhZm7KyMr61sctFKCONQpLso6NHUYWWsFJd1rQyMFVTTkyE54eiQEP5GbzVgUw8RQceijo4IQiyA+hfSAOFb2Wgd4/E2LdDsG+G5mdurG7Oq/b977+cPFnxrs7u5x0EhRC0SR4gScCEZEQAgWESxCxHCiODFEHCIgaogZWaTDjiAimVxTFMXEMJftRxyYYQYiHnEpLvYQeyz2aBKyi9z+3t7ExuaDDxfXdljaauG9EhvEEmUrDIYDVBxIjEmESYRaIKQe0zZO2xASsEAW6Qi8KbFfNgYgoKIYiolkTY0IRdTjzNNMA01vNIOjqVEmOJfktkvFPOVSjnzDo40AKohz2UkSI1i2/iARTiIMUPUksRK5gATFzAgSYS7iSKwRaqCGAM45nBNMFDVFnOCcQ8RAA2iEhZg4yqMa0/IxzTTOBPf1lqsjw8e/PN3KXbJkl/XNOgeNNqqGkwhQ0pB1KghiIOop5x0nhytU+mISHOodKjEmDuTwC85WOsOZ4SKHcw7DUA2oGmqG9wEnBhbIJxGDlX6Gh/roiYXYNBM8efpUnVz5i57+h7XBgY3PZu6EieXaFo0meDPawQgmOITECaIB8S2GBov85f13a9OTw1/2FvKL6jUxcxyJ2fv4xswALJtYIikCZpqEoDlVS9IQBpzQdliaS6LtfKGw2VMsb+Tyru5c2npyFzE5dqI+OXbiylB/4dpQMbp4K5Hzy+v7PNgPtJspQRUNhrOA+TahuUdvrsiZ8RNX/vHHM1femIe3nKee5P40NXG9Nx/968TAwNWbs2tfzC5v9q9u7bJz0CYEQAPet0lbDSS0icUabyD3oeGZj8rvjY9tvDfOf3L5Yr1QyF8uFTemals7bP/cptVU0tBG1RNM8T50iz3P4bm1iA/OTnzVk483jlfK/5xf3fh4YeUh99d3aO2BOUGdI8Bb+dj7tvCr1bQ/T49eHeovXR8aKF/vSXKXnVp/2mri0ya4CBOXvI6gh5UXqgefGqnsnxqpXMkn+Y2+3r6L5WLPubm7Rk8+xrlfCiNdnualXhl9cHb8q76+Y9VyIX8pEX++1OPoLcTVToU7Crz0O7mzp/tvxYTPi4mvifh0uFK62olgR4Vn1oO7vDq6fzzpMF3BHaYruMN0BXeYruAO0xXcYbqCO0xXcIf5H9t/s5nL8MKFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)
Fly by night operators
I desperately needed a Professional Agency, Companies I came across just vanished or provided unreliable information.Founded Infodrive in 1996
Overpowered by need and inspired by Power of Internet, I myself started Infodriveindia.com, an online Data download platform and Eximguru.com, an Free exim encyclopedia.![](data:image/png;base64,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)
It was a super success..
I had clients all over the world with more than 2 lakh visitors every month. InfodriveIndia was a global brand.Only 8 ports released Information..
That too after a time lag of 3 months. stale information did not really helped, So there were huge problems still.![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAFgAAAAnCAYAAACL4Y8gAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAFFmlUWHRYTUw6Y29tLmFkb2JlLnhtcAAAAAAAPD94cGFja2V0IGJlZ2luPSLvu78iIGlkPSJXNU0wTXBDZWhpSHpyZVN6TlRjemtjOWQiPz4gPHg6eG1wbWV0YSB4bWxuczp4PSJhZG9iZTpuczptZXRhLyIgeDp4bXB0az0iQWRvYmUgWE1QIENvcmUgNS42LWMxNDggNzkuMTY0MDM2LCAyMDE5LzA4LzEzLTAxOjA2OjU3ICAgICAgICAiPiA8cmRmOlJERiB4bWxuczpyZGY9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkvMDIvMjItcmRmLXN5bnRheC1ucyMiPiA8cmRmOkRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIHJkZjphYm91dD0iIiB4bWxuczp4bXA9Imh0dHA6Ly9ucy5hZG9iZS5jb20veGFwLzEuMC8iIHhtbG5zOmRjPSJodHRwOi8vcHVybC5vcmcvZGMvZWxlbWVudHMvMS4xLyIgeG1sbnM6cGhvdG9zaG9wPSJodHRwOi8vbnMuYWRvYmUuY29tL3Bob3Rvc2hvcC8xLjAvIiB4bWxuczp4bXBNTT0iaHR0cDovL25zLmFkb2JlLmNvbS94YXAvMS4wL21tLyIgeG1sbnM6c3RFdnQ9Imh0dHA6Ly9ucy5hZG9iZS5jb20veGFwLzEuMC9zVHlwZS9SZXNvdXJjZUV2ZW50IyIgeG1wOkNyZWF0b3JUb29sPSJBZG9iZSBQaG90b3Nob3AgMjEuMCAoV2luZG93cykiIHhtcDpDcmVhdGVEYXRlPSIyMDIwLTAyLTA2VDEzOjM5OjM4KzA1OjMwIiB4bXA6TW9kaWZ5RGF0ZT0iMjAyMC0wMi0wNlQxMzo1OToyNiswNTozMCIgeG1wOk1ldGFkYXRhRGF0ZT0iMjAyMC0wMi0wNlQxMzo1OToyNiswNTozMCIgZGM6Zm9ybWF0PSJpbWFnZS9wbmciIHBob3Rvc2hvcDpDb2xvck1vZGU9IjMiIHBob3Rvc2hvcDpJQ0NQcm9maWxlPSJzUkdCIElFQzYxOTY2LTIuMSIgeG1wTU06SW5zdGFuY2VJRD0ieG1wLmlpZDo1YjhjNzU2Zi02ZTA2LWIyNGUtYmUxNS1hY2U2MWFjMGRkZTQiIHhtcE1NOkRvY3VtZW50SUQ9InhtcC5kaWQ6NWI4Yzc1NmYtNmUwNi1iMjRlLWJlMTUtYWNlNjFhYzBkZGU0IiB4bXBNTTpPcmlnaW5hbERvY3VtZW50SUQ9InhtcC5kaWQ6NWI4Yzc1NmYtNmUwNi1iMjRlLWJlMTUtYWNlNjFhYzBkZGU0Ij4gPHhtcE1NOkhpc3Rvcnk+IDxyZGY6U2VxPiA8cmRmOmxpIHN0RXZ0OmFjdGlvbj0iY3JlYXRlZCIgc3RFdnQ6aW5zdGFuY2VJRD0ieG1wLmlpZDo1YjhjNzU2Zi02ZTA2LWIyNGUtYmUxNS1hY2U2MWFjMGRkZTQiIHN0RXZ0OndoZW49IjIwMjAtMDItMDZUMTM6Mzk6MzgrMDU6MzAiIHN0RXZ0OnNvZnR3YXJlQWdlbnQ9IkFkb2JlIFBob3Rvc2hvcCAyMS4wIChXaW5kb3dzKSIvPiA8L3JkZjpTZXE+IDwveG1wTU06SGlzdG9yeT4gPC9yZGY6RGVzY3JpcHRpb24+IDwvcmRmOlJERj4gPC94OnhtcG1ldGE+IDw/eHBhY2tldCBlbmQ9InIiPz7A5yZMAAAFo0lEQVRoge2avW8bRxqHn3d2l6RISpYo+axAlgTFlmJAdyl8B98Vd0C6uyJNKjdJc42rHBA37lK4SoqrXN2fkBT5F1yksgF/IMlJMmVZUiTK0YctSpEokjvzvles7RT2OXZg2pbAhxgssAsOf/PsYHb3XYqZ0aVzuDcd4KjTFdxhuoI7TFdwh+kK7jBdwR3mNwteWNko3f3xfulVhjmKxL/lS98vPpy6fXvusmiatlr+8+nJ0cVXHeyo8NKCbyzUz83Nr3567db8+VIuYmxs5BugK/j/8MKCqz/t9S/WHnxyZ2Htwlx1abq6uM7ocIVGGk52MuBh54UE317YnF68v/3JzELt0vxCjeWVdba2G1QGK3ij2OmQh5lfFfztjXsfVZc3L8yvbPx9aX2brfoe2wcpBypo5JA4eh05Dy3PFXz1+vzHt7//8fLc8vrEytY2u60UbwJRQlIoEMSxs9+cel1hDyPyrGrazL3NkbmF2qc/VGuXltbqrD3cod5o4A0kijGF0PL8rlLk92fe4d2TQ7d686Wq+ihHpJhYAk/3q2aJGahZ7nUM7mWJnLQBnEj6eJ9A+miLZS0bAyQgjz4uxSvm06RYyNXGR9/5+njl2LXJ0UL9KcHf3qx99N87SxdnF1b+urq5w27baLRbtDV99IMxpg5RyMVGb9lRKCSIFQkhh7qAic8SHXKcZcN4PBQVQwHFoZYdERNicYj3WLvJ8GAvfzv3Pn84M372WLnww5Ml4rv51amltcb56tLmhZm7KyMr61sctFKCONQpLso6NHUYWWsFJd1rQyMFVTTkyE54eiQEP5GbzVgUw8RQceijo4IQiyA+hfSAOFb2Wgd4/E2LdDsG+G5mdurG7Oq/b977+cPFnxrs7u5x0EhRC0SR4gScCEZEQAgWESxCxHCiODFEHCIgaogZWaTDjiAimVxTFMXEMJftRxyYYQYiHnEpLvYQeyz2aBKyi9z+3t7ExuaDDxfXdljaauG9EhvEEmUrDIYDVBxIjEmESYRaIKQe0zZO2xASsEAW6Qi8KbFfNgYgoKIYiolkTY0IRdTjzNNMA01vNIOjqVEmOJfktkvFPOVSjnzDo40AKohz2UkSI1i2/iARTiIMUPUksRK5gATFzAgSYS7iSKwRaqCGAM45nBNMFDVFnOCcQ8RAA2iEhZg4yqMa0/IxzTTOBPf1lqsjw8e/PN3KXbJkl/XNOgeNNqqGkwhQ0pB1KghiIOop5x0nhytU+mISHOodKjEmDuTwC85WOsOZ4SKHcw7DUA2oGmqG9wEnBhbIJxGDlX6Gh/roiYXYNBM8efpUnVz5i57+h7XBgY3PZu6EieXaFo0meDPawQgmOITECaIB8S2GBov85f13a9OTw1/2FvKL6jUxcxyJ2fv4xswALJtYIikCZpqEoDlVS9IQBpzQdliaS6LtfKGw2VMsb+Tyru5c2npyFzE5dqI+OXbiylB/4dpQMbp4K5Hzy+v7PNgPtJspQRUNhrOA+TahuUdvrsiZ8RNX/vHHM1femIe3nKee5P40NXG9Nx/968TAwNWbs2tfzC5v9q9u7bJz0CYEQAPet0lbDSS0icUabyD3oeGZj8rvjY9tvDfOf3L5Yr1QyF8uFTemals7bP/cptVU0tBG1RNM8T50iz3P4bm1iA/OTnzVk483jlfK/5xf3fh4YeUh99d3aO2BOUGdI8Bb+dj7tvCr1bQ/T49eHeovXR8aKF/vSXKXnVp/2mri0ya4CBOXvI6gh5UXqgefGqnsnxqpXMkn+Y2+3r6L5WLPubm7Rk8+xrlfCiNdnualXhl9cHb8q76+Y9VyIX8pEX++1OPoLcTVToU7Crz0O7mzp/tvxYTPi4mvifh0uFK62olgR4Vn1oO7vDq6fzzpMF3BHaYruMN0BXeYruAO0xXcYbqCO0xXcIf5H9t/s5nL8MKFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)
Lobbied Govt..
I then began a long struggle for data reforms, formed an association and Lobbied and petitioned Govt and filed court cases for release of information from all ports and on realtime basis.110 Ports with 3 days time lag
Finally after 18 years of struggle by Jan 2014 ...succeeded in getting 110 ports in India releasing information with a time lag of just 3 days.![](data:image/png;base64,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)
Did I do a good job..?
I interviewed 2000 clients and discovered it was not enough.. only 10% clients were able to increase their profits. Most of the users did not had team, time, tools and conviction to use the information methodically and consistently.Infodrive Profitable Direction not just data.
I learnt my next lesson. Data is useless, Took me two years to create the solution, which works 100% everytime for everybody.![](data:image/png;base64,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)