Chill Bangladesh Thread

Bilal9 · May 18, 2023

Here is another commentary of Rumeen Farhana on the latest flap about an interview the state minister of industries gave to a local daily. He mentioned a lot of lurid details about what the Commerce minister Tipu Munshi does and how almost all ministers are businesspeople and involved in activity which are in direct conflict of their govt. portfolios.

Bilal9 · May 23, 2023

https://thefederal.com/opinion/as-h...-of-polls-delhi-finds-itself-in-a-corner-too/

Indos · May 23, 2023

@Bilal9 bro. Do you work for big companies in US ? I see Indian service companies sell a lot and get huge US company's clients.

Do you see many US companies in general try to lower cost and try to get some of the works to be done overseas by foreign companies ?

I also want to do the same here. Better if we can get it than those Indians....

Bilal9 · May 23, 2023

Indos said:
@Bilal9 bro. Do you work for big companies in US ? I see Indian service companies sell a lot and get huge US company's clients.

Do you see many US companies in general try to lower cost and try to get some of the works to be done overseas by foreign companies ?

I also want to do the same here. Better if we can get it than those Indians....

Getting those contracts by Indians needs connections and to be honest a lot of begging management folks, which is mostly local caucasian folks.

Indians in silicon valley have been established since the early seventies. Some founders of companies like Oracle and Hotmail were Indians.

So Indians knew the right people in Silicon Valley back then to contact for contract IT labor services when they formed companies like Infosys, HCL and TCS in places like Chennai and Bangalore. This is how the Backoffice business in India grew from small beginnings to where it is today.

At one time, Silicon Valley used to get truly bright Indian programmers from talented, educated and brilliant families, the cream of the crop. Not anymore.

Nowadays what you get is lower middle class people barely knowing code, four of them working on a section of code together trying to work out the bugs from it.

These people are the lowest rung of the talent ladder from India, lured by mostly money and an easier life than they have in India. Their pay is also garbage.

It is a tough business to get into. And you have to have your connections in larger companies. Can't happen in one day, long term thing.

Indos · May 23, 2023

Bilal9 said:
Getting those contracts by Indians needs connections and to be honest a lot of begging management folks, which is mostly local caucasian folks.

Indians in silicon valley have been established since the early seventies. Some founders of companies like Oracle and Hotmail were Indians.

So Indians knew the right people in Silicon Valley back then to contact for contract IT labor services when they formed companies like Infosys, HCL and TCS in places like Chennai and Bangalore. This is how the Backoffice business in India grew from small beginnings to where it is today.

At one time, Silicon Valley used to get truly bright Indian programmers from talented, educated and brilliant families, the cream of the crop. Not anymore.

Nowadays what you get is lower middle class people barely knowing code, four of them working on a section of code together trying to work out the bugs from it.

These people are the lowest rung of the talent ladder from India, lured by mostly money and an easier life than they have in India. Their pay is also garbage.

It is a tough business to get into. And you have to have your connections in larger companies. Can't happen in one day, long term thing.

Thanks for the explanation bro.

How about other service beside IT ? Do US big companies start outsourcing to foreign companies to get cheaper price with the same quality ?

Do you see US companies like in Banking sectors and others select procurement based on merit based or many bribing happening there ?

Homo Sapiens · May 23, 2023

Mymensingh city

Bilal9 · May 23, 2023

Indos said:
Thanks for the explanation bro.

How about other service beside IT ? Do US big companies start outsourcing to foreign companies to get cheaper price with the same quality ?

Do you see US companies like in Banking sectors and others select procurement based on merit based or many bribing happening there ?

No in the US it is mostly merit based (no bribing required in most cases because if caught you'd get fired) but above all you need connections.

Without connections you can't get things done.

@RiazHaq bhai works in Silicon Valley and can kindly explain more - he is far more experienced.

Indos · May 23, 2023

Bilal9 said:
No in the US it is mostly merit based (no bribing required in most cases because if caught you'd get fired) but above all you need connections.

Without connections you can't get things done.

@RiazHaq bhai works in Silicon Valley and can kindly explain more - he is far more experienced.

Thanks bro for the information and advice. Really appreciate it.

Bilal9 said:
No in the US it is mostly merit based (no bribing required in most cases because if caught you'd get fired) but above all you need connections.

Without connections you can't get things done.

@RiazHaq bhai works in Silicon Valley and can kindly explain more - he is far more experienced.

Bro, how much is the rate to rent office space in USA (outside New York City) for 4-5 people per month ?

Bilal9 · May 24, 2023

Indos said:
Thanks bro for the information and advice. Really appreciate it.

Bro, how much is the rate to rent office space in USA (outside New York City) for 4-5 people per month ?

To set up operations in NYC, most companies usually target New Jersey - which is in close commute-able proximity to NYC, and choose a nice location. I am not from there, but here are some ideas about space and how much they cost - say in Orange, NJ. Looks like $2 a sqft. per month, which is not bad. Maybe someone here who lives in that area can comment. About which location in New Jersey, I'd talk to a real estate agent from there. There are horrible unsafe areas in NJ (Perth Amboy and vicinity for example) which you cannot go into after dark. Ditto for NYC (Bronx and Hell's kitchen come to mind where you can't even go into in the daytime!).

New Jersey Office Space for Rent - OfficeSpace.com

Find your next office space to rent in New Jersey. Browse thousands of listings to find the right fit for your company.

www.officespace.com

Also - if you want to be able to get to Newark airport in New Jersey for travel (if that is a concern), choose an office location near that airport, which S'pore Airlines (SQ) serves non-stop from their hub in S'pore. It is the world's longest non-stop flight at 18 hours though LAX-Dubai at 17.5 hours comes pretty close (also some others).

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy A350-900ULR Singapore-Newark - The Points Guy

For the inaugural of the world's longest flight, we decided to test how Singapore Airlines premium economy would be for 18 hours. Here's what we found.

thepointsguy.com

Newark is also a nice airport to connect to NYC from the rest of the US, Mexico and Canada. Although Outside NYC, Newark in NJ is considered as important as La Guardia and JFK for NYC area airports.

Newark Liberty International Airport - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Indos · May 24, 2023

Bilal9 said:
To set up operations in NYC, most companies usually target New Jersey - which is in close commute-able proximity to NYC, and choose a nice location. I am not from there, but here are some ideas about space and how much they cost - say in Orange, NJ. Looks like $2 a sqft. per month, which is not bad. Maybe someone here who lives in that area can comment. About which location in New Jersey, I'd talk to a real estate agent from there. There are horrible unsafe areas in NJ (Perth Amboy and vicinity for example) which you cannot go into after dark. Ditto for NYC (Bronx and Hell's kitchen come to mind where you can't even go into in the daytime!).

New Jersey Office Space for Rent - OfficeSpace.com

Find your next office space to rent in New Jersey. Browse thousands of listings to find the right fit for your company.

www.officespace.com

Also - if you want to be able to get to Newark airport in New Jersey for travel (if that is a concern), choose an office location near that airport, which S'pore Airlines (SQ) serves non-stop from their hub in S'pore. It is the world's longest non-stop flight at 18 hours though LAX-Dubai at 17.5 hours comes pretty close (also some others).

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy A350-900ULR Singapore-Newark - The Points Guy

For the inaugural of the world's longest flight, we decided to test how Singapore Airlines premium economy would be for 18 hours. Here's what we found.

thepointsguy.com

Newark is also a nice airport to connect to NYC from the rest of the US, Mexico and Canada. Although Outside NYC, Newark in NJ is considered as important as La Guardia and JFK for NYC area airports.

Newark Liberty International Airport - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org