Joy Patel

Joy Patel

Founder & CEO, Strikee at Strikee

Club owner turned software builder. Joy started Strikee after running a snooker club in Gujarat and realising the industry had no good software. He now builds tools for sports venue owners across India.

Articles by Joy

Tournament management for snooker clubs: brackets, prize pools, scheduling
SnookerTournaments

Tournament management for snooker clubs: brackets, prize pools, scheduling

Tournaments are great marketing and terrible logistics — unless you treat the bracket, the money, and the schedule as one connected system.

·10 min read
How much does it cost to run a pool hall in India?
PoolPricingBusiness Guide

How much does it cost to run a pool hall in India?

Most pool halls die from a cost stack the owner never modelled. Here's a realistic monthly bottom-up for an Indian 6–12 table venue.

·11 min read
POS software for snooker and billiards venues: what to evaluate
SnookerPoolSoftware

POS software for snooker and billiards venues: what to evaluate

A point-of-sale screen isn't enough — billiards venues need software that understands tables, credit tabs, and the daily reconciliation problem.

·9 min read
Pool hall pricing models compared: per-hour vs per-frame vs membership
PoolPricing

Pool hall pricing models compared: per-hour vs per-frame vs membership

The fight between per-hour, per-frame, and membership pricing is really a fight about which mistake you'd rather make. Pick well.

·8 min read
How to start a snooker club in India: a 10-step practical guide
SnookerBusiness Guide

How to start a snooker club in India: a 10-step practical guide

Opening a snooker club in India is more about ruthless cash discipline than picking the right baize. Here's the 10-step playbook we wish we had.

·14 min read
Best sports venue management software in India 2026
SoftwareOperations

Best sports venue management software in India 2026

“Best” depends on your venue — what to evaluate, the three categories of solutions in the market, and the trade-offs between them.

·9 min read
Box cricket arena business plan: costs, revenue & management
Box CricketBusiness Guide

Box cricket arena business plan: costs, revenue & management

Box cricket arenas have unit economics that look great until you model them out properly. Here's the realistic bottom-up — costs, revenue, software, and risks.

·10 min read
Multi-sport venue management: running different sports under one roof
ManagementOperations

Multi-sport venue management: running different sports under one roof

Running a multi-sport venue is harder than running two single-sport venues. The complexity isn't in the courts — it's in the operational seams.

·11 min read
Pickleball court management: software guide for Indian venues
PickleballSoftware

Pickleball court management: software guide for Indian venues

Pickleball venues hit a software wall fast — slot bookings, walk-ins, memberships, and tournament organisation all on day one. Here's what to evaluate.

·10 min read
How to start a badminton court business in India: complete guide
BadmintonBusiness Guide

How to start a badminton court business in India: complete guide

Badminton courts are a great India business until the spreadsheet collapses around month 9. Here's the complete playbook — location to software.

·12 min read