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Why not a Y Combinator branch in India

3 points by hariharan ↗ HN
India has a rich hacker potential to bring in a lot of startups. But what is missing is a strong community to mentor/guide and startup hubs like ycombinator. With low cost and qualified software engineers India can very well solve the cost and man-power problem of startups and if ycombinator starts a startup hub here in bangalore or chennai, they can considerably reduce the initial funding amount they make.

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arnorhs
Interesting.. But wouldn't the idea and the initiative come from somebody in India (Somebody there, perhaps yourself?) edit: posting from India, traveling :)
hariharan
Yes, it would be nice if it comes from India, but somebody has to bring in an initial momentum to turn the rich people's/investors attention in India, towards it.