Forbes StaffHer tweet about an Uber driver in Silicon Valley having a startup went viral on the internet, and the driver gained 200 new users for his app.
An Indian Meta employee’s ride with an Uber led to a chance encounter with a driver who is also a startup founder but needs people’s support. The Indian woman, an employee of Meta in San Francisco, recently found herself in the middle of a budding business owner’s journey during a routine Uber ride.
Indian Meta employee’s chance encounter with an Uber driver gains him 200 news users for his app.
The Indian employee of Meta, along with her friend, had booked an Uber ride through the app. She was surprised to find a poster in the car attached to one of the seats, asking for help with a startup. The poster had a detailed plea from the Uber driver, Frederico Coutrim, who was trying to gather 1,000 downloads for his app to attract investors. Resham Khanna, the Meta employee, was intrigued and impressed by this driver’s initiative and struck up a conversation with him, who revealed he was developing an app to translate messages in real time.
An Uber driver in Silicon Valley is working on his own app.
The Uber driver’s app, TransChatMe, eliminates the need to copy and paste text into translation tools. Users can type their messages with the app, which will automatically get translated. The poster in the car read, “Please, help me build my startup. It is called TransChatMe – the revolutionary free mobile app that translates your messages automatically! No more copying and pasting – just write your message, and TransChatMe handles the rest. I need 1,000 users so I can share it with investors.” The driver also included QR codes for both Android and iOS users to download the app.
The Indian Meta employee shared the poster on X.
Stunned by the Uber driver’s determination, Khanna posted the picture of the poster on X and wrote, “Chatting with our Uber driver who is building a startup and looking for feedback. If anyone works in adjacent fields, please hit him up.” The post went viral, and soon Khanna received an email from Coutrim, who thanked her for her support. He said, “We have reached more than 200 new users in the last 24 hours.” He added, “Your help has given us strength to keep moving forward,” and concluded the email, expressing he hopes to meeting her in person one day.
