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A glimpse at Amol Roy's life during the pandemic

How COVID- 19 became a blessing in disguise for Amol Roy and Shutter and Voyages

A pandemic proved to be a ‘blessing in disguise for Amol Roy, Founder, Shutter Cast. The year 2020 turned out to be a breakthrough for his venture, Shutter Cast which is a one stop solution for Startups. Amol believes that Digitization has introduced new opportunities for business firms to develop, grow and reach the audience and customers. When the world was under lockdown, the digital doors were open, wide, and big. It didn’t only make things possible but gave many platforms a quantum leap.

The Digital platforms brought a huge relief to all the start-ups and companies which were unable to run physically, they all were communicating digitally in the pandemic situation. Work-from-home was a new normal and it still is. As a result, many sectors survived and made their journey smooth with the help of digital platforms. We witnessed a major shift in lifestyle and the working style as well. The new normal was not easy to digest but we were not left with any other option but to go digital and make things work for all of us.

Amol Roy founded the company, Shutter Cast with a genuine vision of providing high-quality and transparent work in bringing the startups online using different ways like website/app/amazon etc.

Shutter and Voyages is a tech and travel channel – A content creation company, which happened to be Amol Roy’s venture besides Shutter Cast.

Here is how pandemic proved to be a healing remedy forShutter Cast.

One-stop digital solution platform

The digital solution provider, Shutter Cast was approached by various clients to acquire digital services during a pandemic. Covid-19 had a bitter impact on almost all spheres of life. Clients, including few prestigious ones, are dealing with Shutter and Voyages, Amol’s venture for various services like android/IOS app development, website development, SEO, Company registration, graphic designing, digital marketing services, content writing, animation/ video editing, incubation services, and angel investment. Shutter Cast has been assisting clients in adopting new technological innovations. During the tough times of pandemics, it has helped clients in developing their website according to their business and ethos, which made Shutter Cast stand ahead of its competitors.

Digital transformation

Covid-19 has attracted tremendous growth for the company. The headstrong being, Amol Roy invested a lot of time in learning new techniques and skills and often shared them with his colleagues, extending a great help during the pandemic. He has always been a curious being in terms of innovation and the concept of start-ups. Digital transformation has become a need of the hour. Apart from offering services which include website or app making, it helps clients with the maintenance services too. Shutter Cast’s USP is being honest with the clients approaching them as this is the major element missing from the domain.

Genuine approach

The number of clients feeling cheated is high in the market. The main reason behind this is a lack of technical knowledge among clients which makes them pay high for the services which will come easy to them if they are aware. Shutter Cast worked on improving small things which matter the most for them, like helping their clients understand the core of how things work, originally. Monetary benefits are secondary for the company but trust remains the topmost priority. Shutter Cast has been constantly working for the clients in making them understand the importance of communication on a personal level during the pandemic as it has the capacity to turn on deals in the corporate world. As a result, The company grew from 50 to 300+ clients during a pandemic which sets an example for its competitors that t he company should maintain a long-term relationship with clients.   The way you communicate decides your future business with the clients.

Technology and Transformation

Changing crisis into opportunities is what Amol believes in. Pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital technology, the fact is, that terms like Technology and IOT are not new but the Covis-19 scenario has made us feel its presence. Apart from this, Shutter Cast has different ventures, such as IOS app development, Ads and Tech packages, animation video editing, etc. Amol believes that the digital world holds great potential in bringing a revolution in various sectors.

Content Creation

We started into content creation with a youtube channel and a blog by the name of Shutter and Voyages. We make technology and travel related videos. The channel currently has 60k subscribers and 8 million total views. We also have a blog named Shutterandvoyages.com with a fast growing readership.

Summing up!

Undoubtedly, the pandemic has pushed companies and organizations to bring changes in their current business models and walk hand-in-hand with the digital world. Shutter Cast has delayed its expansion plans of clothing line and a customer PC line due to the present situation. Five years down the road, the company would expand the business by manifold. Technology and transformation are taking a good pace, post-pandemic. Shutter Cast is ready to make its move from legal to monetary etc. The company aims to cater to start-ups with everything a company requires in the near future and make this world a better place to live in.