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Ola Cabs founder Bhavish Aggarwal took to X today to give his 2 cents on the recent shutdown of the Indian microblogging site, Koo. He said although indigenous startups are needed, the originality of the idea must be prioritised. He added that replicating existing ideas won't lead to success.

"Sad to see what happened with Koo. We need Indian social platforms but recreating what already exists won't get us there." Aggarwal wrote on X.

He added that stating that replicating existing ideas won't lead to success.

Aggarwal also expressed his belief that the future of social platforms will be open and based on DPI principles but noted that this alone may not be sufficient.

Aggarwal added, "I believe future of social is going to be open and based on DPI principles. But as @joinmastodon shows, that alone will not be enough.

Any thoughts?"

Social media users are reacting positively to Aggarwal's suggestion and critique of Koo and similar Indian startups.

One user wrote: "Absolutely. Good products need to being good value to retain users. People will not always support something just because it is Indian. It is deep rooted within us to opt for something international. Because in our minds imported = better."

Another user commented, "Echo chambers & copy paste jobs are not the solution.

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