๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ, ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฏ.๐ญ ๐น๐ฎ๐ธ๐ต (๐ฎ.๐ฏ๐ญ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป) ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ต๐ถโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐.
๐๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ต๐ถ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ต.๐ฑ ๐น๐ฎ๐ธ๐ต (๐ณ.๐ต๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป) ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฌ.๐ณ ๐น๐ฎ๐ธ๐ต (๐ฎ.๐ฌ๐ณ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป) ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐.
Bengaluruโs traffic jams are notoriousโ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต, ๐ง๐ณ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด. But what if we could turn this pain point into an opportunity?
Enter my โ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅโ business model, albeit with a huge difference.
๐ต ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐:
๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐จ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐:
Imagine a fleet of nimble bikes ( why not even Yulus’ 2-seaters? ) ( do you hear me Amit – https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitgupta007/ ) stationed strategically across the city. Enlarging the scope to not only Veterans of the Indian Defence Forces but their better halves and daughters maybe? ( The D&I guys and gals- the debate on D and I still remains open to discussion)
During peak traffic hours, commuters opt for a bike instead of their cars struggling bumper -to -bumper.
The bike with you as pillion sans your car, zips through narrow lanes, bypassing gridlock. You get home fastest.
BTW -Google Maps has finally realised that driving cars and SUVs through the narrow lanes ( just becoz the route is shortest is a fallacy so offered by them as a freebie). Thank heavens for that – reminded of my experience in Belgaum of years back. More on that later.
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ:
Meanwhile, a dedicated driver (letโs call them the โCar Whisperersโ) hops into your car.They navigate the traffic labyrinth, inching toward your location.
Once the roads clear, they reunite you with your car. Or better still – even deliver it home. Go down in the lift in your pyjamas later in your evening, take over the car and park as usual in your designated parking slot.
๐ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐:
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐:
Bikes weave through traffic, slashing commute times. You get home soonest. Can’t wait for the aerial route to get home, can you? Maybe that will get clogged too asap!
Car owners regain precious hoursโ more productivity, remain viable to less stress. That’s the killer , is it not ?
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐:
Start small: pilot in select areas.
As demand grows, expand the network.
Collaborate with ride-sharing platforms for seamless integration.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
Imagine bike stations doubling as mini-hubs.
Coffee stands, Wi-Fi zones, and friendly faces.
Commuters connect, share stories, and build camaraderie.
๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ: The Bike Swap model aligns with Bengaluruโs spirit โ innovative, community-driven, and eco-conscious. Itโs not just about beating traffic; itโs about transforming our daily grind into a shared adventure. ๐๐ดโ๏ธ
Veterans to assist – the credibility of Indian Army personnel in the minds of the Indian populace is immense. Leaving the keys of your precious car to a veteran soldier knowing he will not cheat, pilfer or steal, is a major credible factor.
Having been a uniformed soldier for 31 years and more so fortunate from the Army Service Corps where transportation is a major part of the Charter – credible re-employment in such roles for ex-servicemen, redeems the credo ” Seva Asmakam Dharma” or โService Before Selfโ.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ – ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ง๐ง – yes, am extremely passionate on getting my ex-soldiers a suitable assignment /entrepreneurship deal post their team in uniform. It’s actually my life’s calling.
Derived these thoughts from : –
https://x.com/paraschopra/status/1816169956007874716
๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐: What tweaks or enhancements would you suggest for this business approach? Letโs brainstorm!
Please comment๐. Would love the engagement to my idea.
Repost for a larger circulation in your community, please. That would be most thoughtful of you – just a click on your mouse for you – but maybe a ex-soldier and his family could get very benefitted from this venture, should this fructify.