This document summarizes a presentation for an online venue booking platform called BigFday. It outlines the current problem with booking venues manually, describes how BigFday aims to streamline the process online, and presents the business model and growth strategy. Key points include automating the venue search and booking process, taking commissions on bookings, currently listing 500+ venues in Chennai worth 1.2 crore in bookings, and seeking 3.5 crore in funding over 18 months to expand to Bangalore.

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- Fastest Way to Find Your Perfect Venue!

2. What is BigFday??
Conference at Work Bachelorette Party Wedding Baby shower Daughter’s Birthday

3. 1. Google for venues, or Call JustDial to get the phone numbers
2. Call each of this venue to check,
✓ If the venue has the required seating capacity
✓ What are the different menu choices available
✓ If the venue is available for the particular date
✓ What are the different amenities provided… etc.
3, 4, 5, 6…..
In today’s world to book a Venue

4. 1. Waits for customers to walk-in to his venue for personal events
2. Calls his regular customers to see, if they have any events coming up
3. Sends his on ground sales team to run behind corporates
A venue manager, today

5. Is it worth
solving this
problem?

6. Business generated online
25% of a Hotel’s business should come from
banquets
Rooms Restaurants & Bars Banquets & Conferences
55% 15% 25 % 5 %
Other
Revenue split up of a typical hotel
Rooms
Restaurants & Bars
Banquets & Conferences
60%
2 %
40%
MakeMyTrip, Expedia, HotelsTonight..etc
Zomato, Groupon..etc
Hotel Website ONLY

7. CITIES
in India
8500crores
₹
Big
Enough
Problem!! Other Potential Markets
• FHRAI – HVS 2012 -13 Survey
• Unorganized market 5000Crores is arrived based on data points from internet
Middle East:
• Dubai
• Abu Dhabi
Europe, UK
• Paris
• London

8. The rollout plan?
Discovery Engagement Transaction
• ALL categories of Venues
• High level details of venues
• Dynamic pricing of venues
• Real time availability of
venues
• 3D walkthrough of venues
• Reviews and ratings
• Enable direct access to
venue managers via mobile
• Curated services for venue
seekers via mobile apps
• Move into prepaid model
with Venues
• Enable payments online
• Enable easy refunds

9. Planners
Can
Now Search from 500+ options in Chennai
View menu, seating capacity, layout
Check reviews and ratings
Get recommendation from friends
Get EXCLUSIVE deals
Finalize the venue in 15 minutes
BEST PRICE
SHORTLIST
HQ PHOTOS
SEARCH
BOOK

10. For Venue Managers, now,
1. Just like room segment,
I. Banquet sales is now 24/7
II. Sell unsold banquet inventory as Last Min Deals
III. Promote banquets via Targeted Advertisements
2. Optimize banquet pricing based on insights from BigFday
3. Keep track of the demand for his venue, via BigFday
4. Lower Operational Costs for banquet sales
5. Focus ONLY on delivering quality service to his guests

11. How do we make money?
5%-15% Commission on Every Booking

12. Where we are now?
NUMBER OF VENUES
500+
TOTAL BOOKING VALUE
1.2crore
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13. Wants More Info
Competition analysis
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Looks for Venues
Gets Contact Info
Compare Venues
Book
JustDial LocalOye MegaVenues VenueLook BookMyFunction MatrimonyDirectory ChennaiHalls.in BigFday
Steps
Involved
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Booking
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Venue
Today
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Photos
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Dynamic Pricing
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14. How big can this get?
OTA’s
Wedding
Websites
Event
Planner
Websites
Directory
Websites
Channel
Partners
for Hotels
Global Distribution System (GDS)
for Event Venues
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15. Big F Team!
Sabin Rodriguez
Cofounder, CEO
Utkarsh Singhania
Cofounder, CTO
We are a team of 6, including the founders, headquartered
in Chennai

16. CAVEAT!
before I ask for money.

17. Asking – 3.5 CR
For 18 Months, For Chennai & Bangalore Expansion

18. No of Cities 1 2
No of Venues 1890 3000+
No of Bookings 3490 4964
Revenue For BigFday 1.04 Crore 1.8 Crore
Overall Booking Value 26 Crore 37 Crores
Venue Management Access to Venues
Mobile Aps For Venue Management
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Comparing the 2 Plans
1.8 Crore 3.5 Crore

19. Thank
You!!
facebook.com/yourbigfday
twitter.com/bigfday
sabin@bigfday.com
angel.co/bigfday
+91 9884066475
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