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Importing R&D Hardware: How History is Holding Back Global R&D from India

November 2, 2014 by Ishwara Bhat

1717 AD. Calcutta. Fort William. There were encouragements to do export business. Global business is good. There were tax breaks for export oriented units. No wonder the empire was the largest economy on the planet. East India company, first British company has already started doing business. It has well built premise Fort William. One day … Read moreImporting R&D Hardware: How History is Holding Back Global R&D from India

Job Offer with Unbelievable Pay Hike? Congrats! But, Do These 3 Vital Checks

October 19, 2014 by Ishwara Bhat

Okay. One more resignation. The reasons are again the same. More money. Much more than here. Of course, the long term career seems clearer there. If one thing that is killing Indian technology sector, it is attrition. There are many reasons which I would put forth in another post. But this post is all about money. … Read moreJob Offer with Unbelievable Pay Hike? Congrats! But, Do These 3 Vital Checks

Awards are difficult, but not for Nobel Prize Committee

October 11, 2014 by Ishwara Bhat

Jun 2014. Weekly meeting with the project managers who worked with me. ” We need to recognize people. Let us give away some awards.” We had many smaller team level awards. Also we had annual awards. We wanted to recognize more. We have some of the best people. These people are working towards making autonomous driving … Read moreAwards are difficult, but not for Nobel Prize Committee

Career Paths Do Not Exist. If They Do, They Are More like Bangalore Traffic Lanes.

July 16, 2024August 30, 2014 by Ishwara Bhat

Presentation time for my group. Human Resources manager presents the career paths that exist in the organization as I look on. “Good morning everyone. Let me walk you through the exciting career paths for you here!”. She went on to show the three clear distinct paths: Technical path: If you are technically sound, take this … Read moreCareer Paths Do Not Exist. If They Do, They Are More like Bangalore Traffic Lanes.

DARPA Urban Challenge to Mahindra Rise Prize: Driving the Self Driving Car

August 23, 2014 by Ishwara Bhat

Google Driver-less Car. Unless you lived in cave with no connectivity, you heard about self driving cars. Around the world there is quite a bit of excitement about this. Lot of innovation is going on across the technology and industry spectrum. While everyone is cheering the innovation of Google, appears like not many know how it is … Read moreDARPA Urban Challenge to Mahindra Rise Prize: Driving the Self Driving Car

Indian Standard (Meeting) Time May Not Be about Culture

July 29, 2014 by Ishwara Bhat

04:06 PM. An important meeting. Six minutes past the start time, conf room is full of empty chairs with few exceptions. One of them is a German. After 15 minutes, people turn up. There is no guilt. No apologies. When meeting organizer gazes the late comers, the same standard response with sheepish smile – “Indian … Read moreIndian Standard (Meeting) Time May Not Be about Culture

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