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Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by limeman on Friday October 25, 2019 @11:43PM (#21361569)
That will never happen
Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by dang on Saturday October 26, 2019 @02:42AM (#21362124)
Maybe not, but please don't post unsubstantive comments here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by palerdot on Saturday October 26, 2019 @04:52AM (#21362584)
Just curious ... Does hn have some kind of system that parses short comments (and other types that does not fall into guidelines) and presents it to the mods for flagging? Because the alternative that mods will be reading all the comments is tedious ...
Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by dang on Saturday October 26, 2019 @12:00PM (#21364429)
Nope. And yes.
Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by olcor on Friday October 25, 2019 @11:50PM (#21361602)
Already started happening. I’m already a data point, and I know a few more. The generation going to grad school now is no longer thinking of settling in the states as their primary option; it is too cumbersome for most.

Salaries for top talent in Bengaluru are better than almost everywhere on earth except the US. While that may or may not last, the immigration process is still very painful and there are many more opportunities here than before.

Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by NotSammyHagar on Saturday October 26, 2019 @12:31PM (#21364606)
That's very exciting and a great and maybe leading indicator for India. I really hope the wealth and expertise that flows from that can help India's economy grow fast like in China.
Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by limeman on Friday October 25, 2019 @11:55PM (#21361616)
There are lot of other options like canada. Can you compare the salary/revenue to the people who make better in Bangalore than in Toronto?
Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by olcor on Saturday October 26, 2019 @12:15AM (#21361677)
Well a direct currency conversion might not work, but in purchasing parity terms Canada seems to be less well off.

Consider the conversation here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21107264

200k CAD is roughly comparable to 3 million INR in PPP terms, and that salary is for senior folks. Most senior engineers at Google Bangalore/Hyderabad or well established software companies are likely to make more than that.

Both might be considered to be salaries for remote offices of American companies or internationally funded startups. But if I look at the market in general, I’d rather be a software engineer in India than in Canada. The market is too big and the possibilities are too varied to ignore, even considering all the known problems (Canada might also have some of its own, I’m sure).

Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by sbmthakur on Saturday October 26, 2019 @08:28AM (#21363223)
I know the parent talked about salary but that's not the only important factor. The reason for coming back to India could be spending time with old parents(who usually don't like moving to other countries at old age), kids' future, and weather.
Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by olcor on Saturday October 26, 2019 @09:49AM (#21363647)
I completely agree that those are important factors too (sometimes much more so than salaries), but good salaries, type of work and first-world benefits are usually the reasons why people emigrate in the first place (often leaving family and good weather behind), which is why I talked about those. The more India closes the gap on these, the less incentive there is for people to move.
Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by ganeshkrishnan on Saturday October 26, 2019 @02:46AM (#21362140)
I absolutely love Canada. The IT is growing and the people are exceedingly polite and nice. The weather is brutal though even compared to NY.
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Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by dang on Saturday October 26, 2019 @05:34PM (#21366377)
Nationalistic slurs will get you banned here. No more of this please. We've had to ask you before.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by trianglem on Saturday October 26, 2019 @06:23AM (#21362884)
Yes, India has problems but if I have money, I'd much rather live in India. Life is easier and more fulfilling.
Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by sbmthakur on Saturday October 26, 2019 @08:28AM (#21363226)
Could you please define 3rd world in this context? That term is a relic from the Cold-war era.
Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by ensiferum on Saturday October 26, 2019 @04:51PM (#21366097)
A Third World country is a developing nation characterized by poverty and a low standard of living for much of its population.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/third-world.asp

Re:Indian startups have raised a record $11.3B this year by limeman on Friday October 25, 2019 @11:56PM (#21361619)
You can consider me for this example