Usually when I meet students, and professionals, their usual concern and
complaint is that most companies here in India do menial service work that rots
their brain cells and kills the spark. The conversation usually continues to
say that, how they wish they could work in a better environment on something
that will induce and encourage creativity and do more than porting of code,
management of some old project, migration of data, or do support work for the
running of some services.
Do people really mean that? I am not sure.
For those of you who arent aware by now, I work with the Indian Institute of
Technology and with the TeNET group. TeNeT in some sense, doesn't come under
IIT's direct jurisdiction, though it avails of all the benefits, and has a lot
of potential for growth. I am working on putting together a team that would
form what I would like to call the TeNET Labs. There are a lot of companies
such as Google and Microsoft, all the big players in the Industry who want to
align with IIT and do some collaborative work. The task of this team would be
to work with them and see what we can build. You'll get a chance of your
lifetime to work with some amazing people, and be part of a simple rule : we
don't do services work, and everything we do will be qualified as innovative
and aimed towards patenting. In otherwords, you will have to be creative.
Compensations can be matched, and there is the priviledge of working to solve
some amazing problems that will impact, perhaps the entire population in
drastic ways.
Do you think after explaining all this it is easier to find good talent? Most
are very reluctant to give up their service jobs and come take this up full
time. I understand that it might sound scary and hence am offering them a one
year contract. By the end of it you will either love it and want to get more
involved, or you walk away with having IIT's name on your resume, some very
good contacts in the industry, and some experience gained.
That sounds like a win-win situation to me. I can't compromise on the talent
and skill of the person and make this a one-sided deal. But if You know someone
who would love to take up an offer like this and they are looking to stand out,
Point them to me.
I am looking to meet people who mean their words, and really want to be part
of something, innovative, creative, and larger than life.
Vijay Anand
Technology and Business Solutions Architect
TeNET - Indian Institute of Technology Madras
www.vijayanand.name
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