The Q in QuikrServices

QuikrServices brings in about 20% of Quikr's revenue. The company aims to be a one-stop-shop for everything and everyone. But history has taught us a few lessons about how that’s a tough act to pull off. Just ask Yahoo

QuikrServices is the one vertical with synergies to all others and is among the top three veticals

This vertical alone does what three different companies do

Will potential consumers come looking for a solution to QuikrServices ?

With 125 different categories, it will have to continue to invest in making users aware of the services it offers

The Qs are literally everywhere. The heavy door to Quikr’s headquarters in Hebbal, Bengaluru, has an ornate Q-shaped handle, which opens into a large minimalistic lobby. And the lobby has a giant neon green coloured Q painted on its floor. “It is like a target board, if one does not meet targets, you’ll be dropped on the Q,” jokes an employee. The gag notwithstanding, the biggest of all Qs is an invisible one. What are its 2,500 employees building in here?

If you indulge PD Sundar, the head of QuikrServices, a little, he will tell you that Quikr is building the best and the biggest services portal in the country.

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Arundhati Ramanathan

Arundhati is Bengaluru-based. She is interested in how people use money in the digital age and how new economies will take shape based on that interaction. She has spent over 10 years reporting and writing on various subjects. Previous stints were at Mint, Outlook Business and Reuters.

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