The success of Indians in Silicon Valley and other Tech centers in the US is well known. Asian immigrants including Indians make up more than a third of the engineering workforce in the US. What is not as well-known is the fact that Indians dominate when it comes to starting Tech companies. According to a study conducted at Duke University, Indians have founded more engineering and technology companies in the US in the previous decade than immigrants from the U.K., China, Taiwan and Japan combined. Of all immigrant-founded companies, 26% have Indian founders.
In this book, serial entrepreneur and author Shirish Nadkarni explores the reasons why Indians have been so successful in the tech field. These reasons include a high proficiency in English, a strong educational foundation, advanced degrees in the US, a propensity to take risks as immigrants and strong social and professional networks. Shirish has interviewed numerous well-known founders and VCs to explore their life stories and to draw lessons from the trials and tribulations that they faced in starting their tech ventures.
This book will not only be of interest to Indians all over the world but also people from other ethnic communities who will be interested in understanding what they can do to replicate the success that Indians have achieved. Mainstream American tech workers, managers and VCs will similarly be interested in understanding the mindset and work habits of Indians so they can be more effective in working with them.
In my experience, the perseverance gene and grit among immigrant founders from India is unparalleled. Work ethic, combined with the ability to manage through stressful, turbulent times is a powerful recipe for success. In one example, a founder I know was undergoing chemotherapy and taking meetings from the hospital.
Kellan Carter
General Partner, Fuse Ventures
Shirish provides great insights on how entrepreneurs have helped transform America in positive ways and the compelling impact of Indian innovators in particular on the US economy. The success of so many Indian entrepreneurs has created a flywheel of investors, technology company leaders and next generation inventors poised to change the world in the era of Applied AI!
Matt McIllwain
Managing Director, Madrona Ventures
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