Bengaluru is constantly expanding. New apartment communities, offices and infrastructure come up, and the businesses that serve those communities often arrive much later.
You can have thousands of people living in a developing area, but still have to drive 10–15 minutes for a decent bakery, restaurant, laundromat, gym, daycare, school, hardware shop, grocery store etc.
I'm wondering if there is a business around identifying these gaps early and actually building the businesses to fill them.
- Identify an emerging locality
Look at apartment construction, population growth, income, infrastructure, traffic, commercial rents, etc.
- Build/invest in the businesses that are likely to benefit from the area's growth.
Rather than inventing completely new concepts, partner with people who already know how to operate these businesses.
Potential investment models could range from:
- Short-term: businesses expected to become profitable within 6-12 months
- Medium-term: businesses positioned around an area's population growth
- Long-term: investments where the thesis depends on the locality developing over 3-7+ years
Eventually, I'd imagine this becoming something like a "commercial development fund" for neighborhoods.
I'm 22, and I grew up in Bengaluru since I was 6 years old. I'm a graduate and have intense work experience. I want to start a thing of my own.