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Top Indian talent in Silicon Valley moves back home to join star startups
22 May, 2015,
NEW DELHI: Brain gain — of the top-of-the-line Silicon Valley variety. Top Indian talent is moving from globally iconic American technology companies to India's star startups. And homes are being shifted from Bay Area to Bangalore.
Examples: from Google to Flipkart, from Disney and Facebook to Zomato, from Symantec to Snapdeal, and more. Matching dollar salaries and the sheer range of future career opportunities are the hooks India's tech blue chips are offering to Indian talent in Silicon Valley.
As Vivek Wadhwa, entrepreneur-turned-academic and sharp Silicon Valley watcher, said: "India is the new land of opportunity for these Indians who had left home."
"The smart entrepreneurs have already returned, tens of thousands more will return over the next 2-3 years," Wadhwa predicts.
Or as Tanmay Saksena, a Stanford graduate who quit his job as a vice-president at Disney's Palo Alto, California, offices to join Zomato, said: "India is smelling like the Silicon Valley."
Saksena and many others are being wooed by at least half-adozen Indian startups valued anywhere between $1 billion and $15 billion. All salaries look handsome and Silicon Valley-competitive in dollar terms, and most assignments involve complex technology solutions for the mobile platform.
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Top Indian talent in Silicon Valley moves back home to join star startups - The Economic Times
22 May, 2015,
NEW DELHI: Brain gain — of the top-of-the-line Silicon Valley variety. Top Indian talent is moving from globally iconic American technology companies to India's star startups. And homes are being shifted from Bay Area to Bangalore.
Examples: from Google to Flipkart, from Disney and Facebook to Zomato, from Symantec to Snapdeal, and more. Matching dollar salaries and the sheer range of future career opportunities are the hooks India's tech blue chips are offering to Indian talent in Silicon Valley.
As Vivek Wadhwa, entrepreneur-turned-academic and sharp Silicon Valley watcher, said: "India is the new land of opportunity for these Indians who had left home."
"The smart entrepreneurs have already returned, tens of thousands more will return over the next 2-3 years," Wadhwa predicts.
Or as Tanmay Saksena, a Stanford graduate who quit his job as a vice-president at Disney's Palo Alto, California, offices to join Zomato, said: "India is smelling like the Silicon Valley."
Saksena and many others are being wooed by at least half-adozen Indian startups valued anywhere between $1 billion and $15 billion. All salaries look handsome and Silicon Valley-competitive in dollar terms, and most assignments involve complex technology solutions for the mobile platform.
Read more
Top Indian talent in Silicon Valley moves back home to join star startups - The Economic Times
