Our decision was based on a number of factors. First, my partner is from India, but he was educated (Undergrad, Masters, etc.) here in the United States where we met. He was living in Philadelphia for 12 years working in the software development field. Then, he launched a company in the Chicago area and sold it in 1999. We got together and the rest is history. So I was able to find a great partner, someone who lived there, understands the culture and has the skills.
Number two, India has always been the leader in outsourcing for many years, and it has evolved a lot. In India, you will see every major US and European company, technology notwithstanding. The reason is that the government has made it attractive for other companies to come in and invest. They have a huge educational system where they turn out a lot of people with educational skills.
So, in a nutshell, that’s the reason for India – my partner is there, he knows it and I’ve been there many times. We have a team of people here in the US and my partner and I worked together in previous lives. Having the labor pool, and the executive management there is the number one reason we work there. It is also the talents that are there and the infrastructure has grown dramatically. Communication speeds have become very powerful in India because of the investment in infrastructure.
