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"an x86 based Unix well ahead of Linux, an IP concentrator/router for ISPs in early, to quote two examples"

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Other than the distortions that 'easy money' introduced, the few startups that tried valiantly to make products never even made it even to the foot notes. Some of these guys were so idealistic that they committed themselves to a non-existent "Indian market". But there is easy money to be made in the US as well.Dharmesh'sixth point about cultural factors might make people uncomfortable, but it's generally true of the IT folks of the last two decades:

"I’ve found Indians to be almost overly practical (in the short-term sense) and not passionate about some of the softer things (like user experience, marketing, branding and other things) which in today’s world are large contributors to future outcomes of software startups. "



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