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The entrepreneurial climate is terrible in India, but it is getting better. The crumbling infrastructure, rampant corruption and terrible quality of life mean t

The entrepreneurial climate is terrible in India, but it is getting better. The crumbling infrastructure, rampant corruption and terrible quality of life mean that a lot of educated experienced Indians are now going away from the cities and into areas that really need them -- in the countryside.It still is difficult to get things done, but the bureaucracy is getting better albeit slowly. It will take another 3 generations for all of it to fall in place for India and it's people.

microarchitect 16y ago
Is this really feasible? It's hard enough getting regular electricity in places like Bangalore and Delhi, won't it be much worse in the countryside? What about Internet connectivity -- do we have broadband penetration outside the cities? I do agree the bureaucracy is getting better. However, corruption and the political climate is getting worse. I'm still not sure where we're headed ...
- kingsidharth 16y ago
  Internet penetration is 10x better than it was 2 years ago with wire-less broadband devices and with so many cell-phones around, almost everyone I know "at least" has a GPRS. Electricity is getting better but till then power back-up ftw! I find it strange bootstrapping startups complaining about environment, looks like someone wants to be mouth-fed.
  - microarchitect 16y ago
    Internet penetration is 10x better than it was 2 years ago with wire-less broadband devices and with so many cell-phones around, almost everyone I know "at least" has a GPRS. I agree it's better than two years ago. However, I'm not sure it's good enough to warrant moving out of a big city to start a company. Electricity is getting better but till then power back-up ftw! From what I've heard from my friends many villages have between two to four hours of power a day. So, UPS backup isn't going to fly. If you use a generator, you have to put up with the noise, not to mention the additional cost. I find it strange bootstrapping startups complaining about environment, looks like someone wants to be mouth-fed. The OP suggested that entrepreneurs were moving to the countryside. I just asked whether that's feasible. I think this snide remark was uncalled for. I also submit that not having to worry about electricity and broadband is worth more than you think.
    - goombastic 16y ago
      I need to be clear here. Not all entrepreneurs are Internet based. There is a ton of non-internet things people are trying to do.
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microarchitect 16y ago

Is this really feasible? It's hard enough getting regular electricity in places like Bangalore and Delhi, won't it be much worse in the countryside? What about Internet connectivity -- do we have broadband penetration outside the cities? I do agree the bureaucracy is getting better. However, corruption and the political climate is getting worse. I'm still not sure where we're headed ...

kingsidharth 16y ago
Internet penetration is 10x better than it was 2 years ago with wire-less broadband devices and with so many cell-phones around, almost everyone I know "at least" has a GPRS. Electricity is getting better but till then power back-up ftw! I find it strange bootstrapping startups complaining about environment, looks like someone wants to be mouth-fed.
- microarchitect 16y ago
  Internet penetration is 10x better than it was 2 years ago with wire-less broadband devices and with so many cell-phones around, almost everyone I know "at least" has a GPRS. I agree it's better than two years ago. However, I'm not sure it's good enough to warrant moving out of a big city to start a company. Electricity is getting better but till then power back-up ftw! From what I've heard from my friends many villages have between two to four hours of power a day. So, UPS backup isn't going to fly. If you use a generator, you have to put up with the noise, not to mention the additional cost. I find it strange bootstrapping startups complaining about environment, looks like someone wants to be mouth-fed. The OP suggested that entrepreneurs were moving to the countryside. I just asked whether that's feasible. I think this snide remark was uncalled for. I also submit that not having to worry about electricity and broadband is worth more than you think.
  - goombastic 16y ago
    I need to be clear here. Not all entrepreneurs are Internet based. There is a ton of non-internet things people are trying to do.
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