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| Subject: | RE: [gislist] Outsourcing GIS |
| Date: |
12/29/2003 09:15:01 AM |
| From: |
JONATHAN BYRON |
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>Oh... Also, I was wondering if anyone could tell me what my chances would =
be
>if I scraped together a few hundred thousand dollars, fly to India, start =
a
>company, hire a bunch of Indian developers dumb enough to work for the =
slave
>wages I would pay, build some GIS software and sell it to the "Indian
>masses?"=20
Your chances? Not very good, by my estimate. Your approach might work if =
you want to set up a garment factory in Bangladesh or Calicut. It would =
not work with software developers in Bangalore or Pune. Business requires =
money, but it is based on relationships. Yes, you want to make money. =
Everybody does. So think about mutual advantage, not exploitation, as a =
starting point. =20
If you plunge in with no knowledge of the culture, business climate and =
bureacracy, you would find that these factors would erode any advantage =
that your money gave you, while others with local savvy were able to =
develop their capital. Do you know what it takes to get a permit in a =
timely manner? Can you discuss Bollywood? Are you familiar with Proctor & =
Gamble's marketing campaigns for soap and shampoo? (No business that deals =
with the "Indian masses" can ignore the P&G experience.) Are you aware of =
"India's Problem"? Do you know anything about Hinduism, or the Mughals and =
Rajs? Do you have any idea what the turn-over rate for programmers in =
India is, and how would this affect your business? Like any country, =
India has advantages and disadvantages. There are great opportunities =
there, but only for the people who understand the rules of the game. =
Geography remains relevant.=20
Jonathan=20
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