{"id":1641,"date":"2016-02-11T11:57:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T06:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appstudio.co.in\/ucblog\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2016-11-02T16:31:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T11:01:23","slug":"when-a-startup-said-no-losing-a-little-to-gain-a-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appstudio.co.in\/ucblog\/trending\/when-a-startup-said-no-losing-a-little-to-gain-a-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"When a Startup Said No &#8211; Losing a Little to Gain a Lot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Saying no might not always be good for us, but sometimes, it\u2019s good \u2013 no, great &#8211; to say no.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We share with you an instance when we said no and couldn\u2019t be prouder of it.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">But before we get to it, let us tell you what it takes to be an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanclap.com\" target=\"_blank\">UrbanClap <\/a>Partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We understand that with the variety of services that we offer, a knowledge of the basic credentials of a partner is not enough to ensure great quality. Also, a person providing wedding make up and a person providing general contractor services cannot be judged by the same yardstick. Hence, every department has its own quality control parameters to acquire only the best of the best. From personally visiting these professionals, verifying their identifying documents, examining their social media presence, speaking to past customers &amp; asking for examples of their past work, we leave no stone unturned to make sure that we keep our promise to our customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2183\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/de927adv5b23k.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandhya-Madaan.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2183\" class=\"wp-image-2183 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/de927adv5b23k.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Sandhya-Madaan-720x480.jpeg\" alt=\"An UrbanClap Partner, Sandhya Madaan\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An UrbanClap Partner, Sandhya Madaan<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">And it\u2019s not limited to this \u2013 we educate our plumbers, electricians and carpenters on using the App, and train them on soft skills. We also monitor our professionals&#8217; behavior after they join us, to ensure that every service is provided in a professional and time-bound manner, with no compromise on customer experience. The reason for all this effort is simple &#8211; these are people who will often be visiting the homes of our customers and are the representatives for our brand.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last weekend, we decided to tackle the mammoth task of revisiting the profiles of all the professionals on our platform \u2013 30,000 in total, many who\u2019ve done at least 1 job.\u00a0<strong>We unlisted 3,000 professionals.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">At first glance, this might seem like a step detrimental to our own growth &amp; development. 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Besides, our customers have grown more discerning and hence, it&#8217;s imperative that we regularly check up on the quality of our professionals and ensure they match up to the expectations our customers have in mind.\u00a0We felt that the 3000 professionals who we delisted, just didn\u2019t match up to the quality standards we had set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PCuEAxfVIV0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanclap.com\">UrbanClap <\/a>is a marketplace where super talented professionals compete in a healthy environment to capture the interest of the customers and grow their businesses. The spirit of this competition is lost when some professionals do not play by the same rules as others \u2013 after all, each of our professionals is a spokesperson for our brand. 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