Link to a recent question on Quora: What is the best business in Bangalore to start up with?
Response as follows
Where do I start!
You don’t seem to have stated a budget constraint or location, so one can think of millions of ideas. And one can learn from thousands of entrepreneurs in Bangalore alone.
Digital startup ideas:
- Technical consulting – need to hire good technical people specialized in “hot” areas
- eCommerce System Integrators
- Payment gateways to enable eCommerce
- eCommerce – Supply chains
- eCommerce –Online stores and suppliers
- eCommerce – Web development, support and maintenance
- Big Data – Data aggregation and visualization tools
- Big Data – Data Analytics and analysis
- Big Data – Integration tools and technologies
- Social Media (SMAC – Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud)
- etc etc
- Digital product development. Similar to above, but developed as a product
Non-Digital startup ideas:
- Property development – Buy a site, construct flats, sell and make profit
- Ola, Uber or Meru other taxi-on-demand franchise
- Restaurants in a hot area (eg next to business district, colleges etc)
- Franchises
- etc etc