On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 09:48:00AM -0700, Vijay S Anand wrote:
Usually when I meet students, and professionals, their usual concern andI don't know what you really mean to say here.
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 toI can't agree with any of this. :-) Let me leave it at that.
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.