Comments on: Open Wide the Indian Boundaries http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/ Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: vijay http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 vijay Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:06:37 +0000 http://66.7.204.144/~vijayana/blog/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/#comment-1079 Aspiring Indian Entrepreneur: Actually I think you are drastically oversimplifying it here. The govt does know about all these things, and there is money being spent on what needs to be done. Its the execution level that is horribly gone bad. But then again, how many smart people you know of go join the government and work for things to change? :) Nobody will respect someone because of their lifestyle choice, and that goes for entrepreneurs too. Indus: Great point. I am sure the guy who takes this up will gain the majority support of most of the youths in this country :) Sri Panyam: I know its quite sad. But I am sure as always, eventually talent will make capital dance. Abhijit: Will certainly go through that post of yours. Aspiring Indian Entrepreneur:
Actually I think you are drastically oversimplifying it here. The govt does know about all these things, and there is money being spent on what needs to be done. Its the execution level that is horribly gone bad. But then again, how many smart people you know of go join the government and work for things to change? :) Nobody will respect someone because of their lifestyle choice, and that goes for entrepreneurs too.

Indus:
Great point. I am sure the guy who takes this up will gain the majority support of most of the youths in this country :)

Sri Panyam:
I know its quite sad. But I am sure as always, eventually talent will make capital dance.

Abhijit:
Will certainly go through that post of yours.

]]> By: Abhijit http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 Abhijit Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:29:53 +0000 http://66.7.204.144/~vijayana/blog/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/#comment-1078 I have rhymed something very similar in one of my blog posts."....I’d want an American, a Korean, a German, a Kenyan and even a Pakistani to think that India is a land of opportunity and this is the place where they can come and realize their dreams....." Infact why only enterpreneurs, we should open our boundaries for education as well. In the history of the humanity, the places that have flourished as centers of civilization have one trait that is common and that is - those places have welcomed people from all over the world regardless of their religion, cast etc. Ofcourse, its easier said than done... (and in election time if you come up with a manifesto that promises this, you'd be treated as "anti-nationalist") I have rhymed something very similar in one of my blog posts.”….I’d want an American, a Korean, a German, a Kenyan and even a Pakistani to think that India is a land of opportunity and this is the place where they can come and realize their dreams…..” Infact why only enterpreneurs, we should open our boundaries for education as well. In the history of the humanity, the places that have flourished as centers of civilization have one trait that is common and that is – those places have welcomed people from all over the world regardless of their religion, cast etc. Ofcourse, its easier said than done… (and in election time if you come up with a manifesto that promises this, you’d be treated as “anti-nationalist”)

]]> By: Sri Panyam http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Sri Panyam Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:15:46 +0000 http://66.7.204.144/~vijayana/blog/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/#comment-1077 Nice one mate. but one thing jumped into the mind "they got rid of all the natives"... hopefully you were being sarcastic there? but other than that, how do you beat the politicians? with a lack of transparency there is just too much imbalance.. I mean the other day Mulayam Sing Yadav was so plain about his "get rid of english, computers and high corporate pay" plans, that no one even squirmed for a second. I guess that comes down to lack of education... it is in the best intersts of the politicians to keep the poor and down trodden uneducated ... how else do you take advantage of a majority? true entrepreneurship (atleast in india) wont come from the government, it will come from (good) money via talent that would return to india and apply pressure for change.. am i just wishing for too much here? Nice one mate. but one thing jumped into the mind “they got rid of all the natives”… hopefully you were being sarcastic there?

but other than that, how do you beat the politicians? with a lack of transparency there is just too much imbalance.. I mean the other day Mulayam Sing Yadav was so plain about his “get rid of english, computers and high corporate pay” plans, that no one even squirmed for a second.

I guess that comes down to lack of education… it is in the best intersts of the politicians to keep the poor and down trodden uneducated … how else do you take advantage of a majority?

true entrepreneurship (atleast in india) wont come from the government, it will come from (good) money via talent that would return to india and apply pressure for change.. am i just wishing for too much here?

]]> By: Indus Khaitan http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Indus Khaitan Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:12:53 +0000 http://66.7.204.144/~vijayana/blog/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/#comment-1076 The cynic in me would read it for the politican as "how can I help you make money to help me make money". That's the problem we have to solve first. The politicians. Period. They're the best entrpnrs the country has -- They made truck loads of money for themselves, out of plain thin air! The cynic in me would read it for the politican as “how can I help you make money to help me make money”. That’s the problem we have to solve first.

The politicians. Period. They’re the best entrpnrs the country has — They made truck loads of money for themselves, out of plain thin air!

]]> By: An Aspiring Indian Enrepreneur http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 An Aspiring Indian Enrepreneur Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:48:44 +0000 http://66.7.204.144/~vijayana/blog/2009/04/open-wide-the-indian-boundaries/#comment-1075 Sadly Entrepreneurship and innovation lacks in India and is not on the priority list of the Indian Government. An Entrepreneur has zero respect in India. Corporate India only respects an MBA from IIM or a CA degree not innovation, thats the reason why people in India aspire to have an MBA or a CA degree and work 70 hours a week for their employer only to retire broke and not being able to afford basic needs...Wasted talent and brain drain. Sadly Entrepreneurship and innovation lacks in India and is not on the priority list of the Indian Government. An Entrepreneur has zero respect in India. Corporate India only respects an MBA from IIM or a CA degree not innovation, thats the reason why people in India aspire to have an MBA or a CA degree and work 70 hours a week for their employer only to retire broke and not being able to afford basic needs…Wasted talent and brain drain.

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