I say the above out of nostalgia for my past, when I was working in the Romanian and Russian speaking markets. In those days, charging people for software was a

I say the above out of nostalgia for my past, when I was working in the Romanian and Russian speaking markets. In those days, charging people for software was a no go as you would just invite warz people to break them but infrastructure and business services were valid as were assisting companies who wanted to enter the markets for whatever reason. The goal was to make a self-profitable company and build it from the ground up which is how the Eastern tech hubs grew. I believe this is a better model than chasing after VC money a la San Francisco, especially when the VC pipelines have dried up even in those areas.