Bengaluru is a Victim of Its Own Success

Bengaluru is a victim of its own success. That is also why I'd bet on it.

As with many other cities, once they become highly successful, established ecosystems that are hard to match elsewhere, they become sought after places to live and work in.

It has an accelerating impact and creates a flywheel:

Ecosystem established with growing opportunities.
Companies and talent want to be part of this ecosystem.
Ecosystem grows and more and more want to follow.

Demand then outruns the infrastructure, and the cost shows up in commutes, rents and limitations in site selection. Companies start struggling to find office space in the city due to the substantial demand outpacing supply, risking longer commutes for their employees if moving to the developments at the outskirts of the city.

But people still choose to live there. Think of New York, Paris, London, Singapore, and yes, Bengaluru.

It's a thriving technology ecosystem, with a young population, and lots of opportunities. And I think its prime is still coming, even more so if the urban development makes use of its substantial opportunities.

New airport. New metro lines. New commercial and residential developments.

The question always is whether they land ahead of the demand curve or behind it. Every city on that list got that timing wrong at least once.

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