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Scan for a sustainable 

future

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Boiler

Bargains

Couponing Website for smarter shopping

Penny

Pinching

Perfection

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Our Team

Varun Annapareddy

Soham Agarwal

Mithila Reddy Chitukula

Srinija Srimamilla

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The current need for a couponing website

Agenda

How we plan to address the unmet need

Key takeaways from our market study

Our recommended course of action

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Price and Affordability

As students, what do we look for —

Convenience of Purchase

Functionality

Deals and Discounts

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82%

of people, always or often look for a deal

When we took our survey, this is what �we got.

94.5%

of people look for food coupons or deals

80%

of people are most likely to use a couponing website

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The unmet need for a consolidated digital platform for deals that suit your needs

What we are addressing —

Everything around is digitalized, why not coupons?

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What the numbers tell us

Categories students are looking for

94.5%

Food/ Restaurants

72.7%

Clothing/ Accessories

21.8%

Textbooks

16.4%

College Supplies

Likely Usage (Scale 1 – 5)

47.3%

Scale 5

32.7%

Scale 4

Website Features

92.7%

Easy Search Filters

70.9%

Coupon Variety

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Difficult to use

Easy to use

No Localization

Localization

Competitive landscape

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A Purdue specific easy to use coupon website, designed and curated to address the challenges faced by students.

Our solution —

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People really liked our website

Coupon Variety (Scale 1 – 5)

82.3%

Scale 5

15.7%

Scale 4

Website Features

73.7%

Easy Search Filters

81.9%

Trust

Design of the Website (Scale 1 – 5)

100%

Scale 5

0%

Scale 4

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This is the feedback �we got

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Segmentation | Targeting | Positioning

Segmented the population of West Lafayette/ Lafayette​

Taking highest frequency and categories​

Students on a budget

A user friendly and reliable budget saver

Students

Vendors

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Osterwalder's Business

Model for

Boiler Bargains

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Business Flow Explained

Vendor Onboarding

Coupon

used

We love Boiler Bargains!

Vendor is charged 10 cents each time a coupon is used

Boiler Bargains

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Product

Localized to include Purdue specific coupons and deals

Rigorously verified to enhance the trust of consumers

Price

Price is set at $0.1 or 10 cents for every coupon revealed

Future pricing will shift to a 5-10% commission model, varying by category

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Promotion

Offline Marketing

Online Marketing

Place

Primarily digital, accessible online anywhere, anytime, emphasizing convenience and instant access for users.

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Estimated Coupon Utilization

Frequency of use

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Once a semester

Industry Standard Conversion Rate

Pessimistic: 5%

Realistic: 7%

Optimistic: 10%

52,211

Purdue student

population

Pessimistic: 21.942

Realistic: 30,718

Optimistic: 43,883

Food/ Restaurants

Clothing/ Accessories

College Supplies

Textbooks

Pessimistic: 21,738

Realistic: 30,433

Optimistic: 43,476

Pessimistic: 27,238

Realistic: 38,134

Optimistic: 54,477

Pessimistic: 4,984

Realistic: 6.978

Optimistic: 9.969

1,06,264

Realistic Coupon Utilization

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Revenue Estimates

$91k

Pessimistic Estimates

$128k

Realistic Estimates

$182k

Optimistic Estimates

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Launch Strategy Acquiring Coupons 

Collaborating with local shops to create coupons

Extracting information from existing coupons

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Product Deployment Framework

Minimum viable product

Launch a basic yet functional couponing website for Purdue students,

Platform Refinement

Gather feedback, and iteratively enhance based on usage data.

2024

User Growth

Utilize social media, partnerships, and student ambassadors to drive user acquisition and engagement for Purdue's couponing platform.

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Purdue today

4000

In the US

Business Expansion Plan

60

Indiana State

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We will now take any questions

Thank you and

happy bargaining!