" We have a long rough road ahead and we will trudge on. one day we will succeed. All I ask is for people like PG (who still hasn't responded) and HN'ers to have a little faith in us. "
Sorry if this is harsh but this is honestly what I think.
"Faith" in you by other people should be earned. I deal with many people who think all Indian developers are cheap and incompetent and can't speak English (There are plenty of those around :-P) . Arguing why they shouldn't be thinking like that (or asking them to act opposite to what they believe) is (imo) futile.
Show what you can do (against the odds if required). Then people will support you. That's just the way the world is.
" I would like to believe we can produce companies that can have product market fit before deciding to scale up and probably open offices in the west. .e.g US"
If you believe this why don't you do this? Why do you need PG?
I am not being sarcastic or snarky. I live in India and hear . "If only PG & co would start a YC branch in India ..." all the time.
I think something like YC in India (or China or ...) would be great, I also suspect that people who plan to build "global scale startups" wouldn't wait for PG and co to come around to their pov first.
Sorry if this is harsh but this is honestly what I think.
"Faith" in you by other people should be earned. I deal with many people who think all Indian developers are cheap and incompetent and can't speak English (There are plenty of those around :-P) . Arguing why they shouldn't be thinking like that (or asking them to act opposite to what they believe) is (imo) futile.
Show what you can do (against the odds if required). Then people will support you. That's just the way the world is.
" I would like to believe we can produce companies that can have product market fit before deciding to scale up and probably open offices in the west. .e.g US"
If you believe this why don't you do this? Why do you need PG?
I am not being sarcastic or snarky. I live in India and hear . "If only PG & co would start a YC branch in India ..." all the time.
I think something like YC in India (or China or ...) would be great, I also suspect that people who plan to build "global scale startups" wouldn't wait for PG and co to come around to their pov first.