Time is never in our hands. We come to this planet only to grow, learn, succeed and get old. In all of the gazillion moments in our lives, we get to meet so many people and get ourselves some knowledge about the past, and present, and be prepared for our future. But have you thought about what lies beyond the future? I meant after we have achieved the goals we have desired and reached a point, where happiness is no more a myth.

Business Outreach Magazine is a wonderful place where we get to meet and greet so many forward thinkers, decision-makers, founders, and high-level company executives. The thing that is common with all these leaders is they never cease to innovate. Believe me when I say that leaders are diverse in age, credibility, and wisdom. 

In August of 2022, Shantanu Naidu launched Goodfellows, a place for senior citizens to get connected with young graduates for creating meaningful friendships. 

Some of the key takeaways from this piece are :

  • Goodfellows will assist senior citizens to connect with fresh graduates and form a strong and purposeful friendship
  • The startup has launched its operation in Mumbai and Pune and has expansion plans in larger metro cities like Bangalore and Chennai.
  • Goodfellows is offering a freemium business model
  • Young graduates can also apply for short internships and get relevant knowledge about this sector.

The idea is nothing short of unique, impressive, and exclusive. For any working professional, career and personal lives come at a priority. It is subjective to consider the individual to resort to the same cities, where his or her parents reside and provide the emotional support they need. 

Circumstances and lucrative opportunities often come at times in our lives, when we have to relocate far from our parents to grow in our career. At this juncture, our parents being the supportive they are always want the success of their child’s career. 

Goodfellows received an undisclosed sum as seed funding from Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons and the last 6 months were instrumental for Shantanu Naidu to operate the startup on a beta phase. The company aims to provide a structure where senior citizens can get a grandchild to support them emotionally.

When a parent’s son or daughter leaves the house of residence and goes to a faraway region for a career, life often gets lonely for these senior citizens. As a result, stress creeps in and causes several health issues. As little as listening to stories of the past, or taking a walk down the park with the senior citizens, is what Goodfellows wants to aim for. 

The freemium model includes the first month to be free when the senior citizens can get clarity about the services being offered. After the first month, a fee will be charged, keeping in consideration the pensioners’ capability in the country. Currently, the capital invested in the startup is diverted to scaling and development of educated and gratifying human capital. 

Senior citizens can reach out to the offers and services by giving a missed call at +918779524307 or signing up into the website of Goodfellows. Shantanu Naidu and Tata’s story have been around the internet for a while and we think this is a beautiful idea just waiting to reach great heights of success.  

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