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> Indian teams are as talented as Silicon Valley This might be true for some teams, but in general the IT market in India probably has a similar skill distribu
by jitl 9y ago
> Indian teams are as talented as Silicon Valley
This might be true for some teams, but in general the IT market in India probably has a similar skill distribution to the IT market in the US; such that the top 15% of the market is the most talented, and the rest is by definition less so. In the US, the top 15% of the market is in Silicon Valley, so if you consider India as a whole, it will not be as talented on average as Silicon Valley.
As with any anecdotal evidence, people have widely varying experiences. When I was working as a freelance web developer (2010-2014) at mid-market firms, I had universally bad experiences with Indian teams.
- unclebucknasty 9y ago>In the US, the top 15% of the market is in Silicon Valley Wait. What? Sure, there's a concentration of talent in SV, but to simply say that the top 15% of all U.S. IT talent is there is pretty myopic. I get your point overall (though I am not saying I agree). But, had to point out that you tossed out your belief as a "stat", as if it were some well-established fact. Likewise, with your (admittedly) anecdotal observations on Indian teams. Pretty broad generalizations you seem to operate on. We're entitled to our opinions, but what's ironic is that a worldview that rests on sweeping generalizations about groups of people is actually self-limiting.
- paulie_a 9y agoThat South Park episode on smugness is relevant to the gp