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> Putin doesn't want to buy our software.. and you call our society fucked? You completely misunderstood OP's argument, IMHO. A dispute between Obama and Puti

> Putin doesn't want to buy our software.. and you call our society fucked? You completely misunderstood OP's argument, IMHO. A dispute between Obama and Putin over a peninsula where your company has maybe 1.5 users suddenly results in you being locked out of a market with millions of potential users. And the conclusion is that when selling abroad, you need to be aware that vagaries of international politics can drastically affect your business, and that an American software company will be seen - by policymakers in both countries - as a tool of American foreign policy.

doktrin 11y ago
> A dispute between Obama and Putin over a peninsula where your company has maybe 1.5 users suddenly results in you being locked out of a market with millions of potential users. Doesn't this cut both ways? If US based companies are locked out of the Russian market, don't Russian based companies run the risk of being locked out of the larger and more influential US market? If forced to choose, I know which of the two I'd pick.
- tetromino_ 11y ago
  > don't Russian based companies run the risk of being locked out of the larger and more influential US market? Of course, and in fact it has happened a few times, e.g. see [1]. But Russian based companies tend to be aware of the possibility and plan accordingly. OP's audience is Silicon Valley startups trying to enter foreign markets for the first time, and for them the idea might be rather unfamiliar. [1] http://insidehpc.com/2014/01/us-lifts-trade-ban-russian-supercomputer-vendor-t-platforms/ http://insidehpc.com/2014/01/us-lifts-trade-ban-russian-supe...
  - doktrin 11y ago
    > OP's audience is Silicon Valley startups trying to enter foreign markets for the first time, and for them the idea might be rather unfamiliar. Why do you assume that to be the case? Just because US companies don't need to rely on foreign markets doesn't mean they're somehow unaware of basic geopolitics.

doktrin 11y ago

> A dispute between Obama and Putin over a peninsula where your company has maybe 1.5 users suddenly results in you being locked out of a market with millions of potential users. Doesn't this cut both ways? If US based companies are locked out of the Russian market, don't Russian based companies run the risk of being locked out of the larger and more influential US market? If forced to choose, I know which of the two I'd pick.

tetromino_ 11y ago
> don't Russian based companies run the risk of being locked out of the larger and more influential US market? Of course, and in fact it has happened a few times, e.g. see [1]. But Russian based companies tend to be aware of the possibility and plan accordingly. OP's audience is Silicon Valley startups trying to enter foreign markets for the first time, and for them the idea might be rather unfamiliar. [1] http://insidehpc.com/2014/01/us-lifts-trade-ban-russian-supercomputer-vendor-t-platforms/ http://insidehpc.com/2014/01/us-lifts-trade-ban-russian-supe...
- doktrin 11y ago
  > OP's audience is Silicon Valley startups trying to enter foreign markets for the first time, and for them the idea might be rather unfamiliar. Why do you assume that to be the case? Just because US companies don't need to rely on foreign markets doesn't mean they're somehow unaware of basic geopolitics.