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Does the fact that Google and Microsoft have Indian CEOs, Sundar / Satya respectively, give them an advantage when dealing with the Indian market? Especially wh
by partingshots 6y ago
Does the fact that Google and Microsoft have Indian CEOs, Sundar / Satya respectively, give them an advantage when dealing with the Indian market? Especially when considering the fact this pronounced interest in Jio is largely just as a way to enter into negotiations with the owners of the Indian market/government.
- simonebrunozzi 6y agoBased on my limited experience (2.5 years based in Singapore (2010-2012) as tech evangelist for Amazon Web Services for APAC, ~25 business trips to India, dealing mostly with businesses but sometimes with government), understanding the culture helps, but I don't think at that level it's going to make a huge difference, compared to what's actually on the table.
- free_rms 6y agoCounterpoint (I'm not Indian): there are people on either side of that table. Being born and raised in the culture and economic conditions, referencing shared experiences, probably helps communication, a lot.
- yalogin 6y agoI thought Facebook got the better deal as it signed it before google.
- rasz 6y agoThey might be wrong caste to matter in any negotiations? also https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3azjp5/silicon-valley-has-a-caste-discrimination-problem https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3azjp5/silicon-valley-has...
- bla3 6y agoThat very article: "Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, and Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, are both Indian immigrants who come from the higher Brahmin caste"
- ineedasername 6y agoMukesh Ambani, the founder and chairman of Jio, is not a Brahmin. So the idea that caste differences could play a part in dealings of this sort is a fair topic.
- switch11 6y agoonly caste Ambani believes in is money caste
- switch11 6y agoAt a superficial level - yes Both grew up in India before migrating to US so understand India very well In reality Sundar Pichai - no Satya Nadella - yes. This guy is a @#$#$ genius. And Indians have a lot of respect for smart people who deliver results So, Indian Goverment is not owned by Reliance However, all things being equal Indian Government would prefer an Indian company like Reliance owns the keys to the kingdom, rather than some imperialist cunt like Bezos or Zuckerberg So now these imperialist companies have no choice but to team up with Reliance Bezos' plans in India are screwed, though, by the way WalMart/Flipkart was good competition and still #1 However, JioMart is basically as vicious and happy to do illegal things as Bezos and he has all the connections in India So India can be written off completely for Amazon retail Bezos' only choice now is to partner with Ambani as a small stakeholder
- bobobob420 6y agoWhat’s the point of censoring a curse word. Genuinely curious ?
- saghm 6y agoIt's only strange to me given that what I consider an even stronger swear is used two paragraphs down from that. I'm not sure if that's due to cultural differences though (I'm American, but I don't know where GP is from).
- bobobob420 6y agoI was just curious and asked a genuine question but instead got the HackerNews downvote. Maybe it is because of my username people think I am trolling?
- saghm 6y agoFWIW, I didn't downvote you; I share your curiosity here, just with some additional context I wanted to provide
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- baybal2 6y ago> Does the fact that Google and Microsoft have Indian CEOs, Sundar / Satya respectively, give them an advantage when dealing with the Indian market? If the way this dynamic works in India is as I was told, like in Eastern Europe, then no. A lot of stay at home high class people often have scorn for "whiz kids" returning from abroad, bringing with them their baggage, or plainly they envy them. They see men who made to the top in a much more level playing field as somebody much superior to themselves, and they don't like it.