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Amazon should build their head quarters in Bangalore. Plenty of tech talent, very low cost of living compared to USA, and no shitty visa policies. Not to mentio

Amazon should build their head quarters in Bangalore. Plenty of tech talent, very low cost of living compared to USA, and no shitty visa policies. Not to mention the 1.3 billion population of India which will soon sky rocket to 1.5 billion making it one of the biggest economies in the world. I guess even Canada would be a better option because of their good immigration policies.

moate 8y ago
1- This is boldly assuming they're trying to bring in immigrants. They likely will, but they're also not nearly as concerned about getting those people visas because if you can't get a visa, they can just select from other elite candidates who can. 2- There's also plenty of bad things about Bangalore, like the fact that the infrastructure isn't nearly as established as NYC. 3- NYC offers immediate proximity to one of the nerve centers of global commerce. There are hundreds of major multinationals based there, and that proximity is valuable. 4- The US has the 3rd largest population behind China/India, so it's not like they're lacking in bodies to fill roles. The size of the population and the size of the economy aren't the same thing (India's GDP is currently 1/10th of the US's, despite having more humans living there).
- blocked_again 8y ago
  1 - My idea of a starting headquarters in a country which dont have much VISA issues was to help hire more diverse pool of candidates which is not limited to the US citizens/people studied in USA.They can also do internal company transfers but these things are mostly for people who are really good at politics or that is what I heard. 2 - Yup. But people from India and Indian subcontinent are used to these things. 3 - I mean Amazon already have a US headquarters. 4 - Yup. Indian economy is currently lagging behind USA. But its still a huge economy. Maybe Amazons 2nd biggest userbase after USA and its heavily growing.

moate 8y ago

1- This is boldly assuming they're trying to bring in immigrants. They likely will, but they're also not nearly as concerned about getting those people visas because if you can't get a visa, they can just select from other elite candidates who can. 2- There's also plenty of bad things about Bangalore, like the fact that the infrastructure isn't nearly as established as NYC. 3- NYC offers immediate proximity to one of the nerve centers of global commerce. There are hundreds of major multinationals based there, and that proximity is valuable. 4- The US has the 3rd largest population behind China/India, so it's not like they're lacking in bodies to fill roles. The size of the population and the size of the economy aren't the same thing (India's GDP is currently 1/10th of the US's, despite having more humans living there).

blocked_again 8y ago
1 - My idea of a starting headquarters in a country which dont have much VISA issues was to help hire more diverse pool of candidates which is not limited to the US citizens/people studied in USA.They can also do internal company transfers but these things are mostly for people who are really good at politics or that is what I heard. 2 - Yup. But people from India and Indian subcontinent are used to these things. 3 - I mean Amazon already have a US headquarters. 4 - Yup. Indian economy is currently lagging behind USA. But its still a huge economy. Maybe Amazons 2nd biggest userbase after USA and its heavily growing.