India Withdrawals
Sunday, October 31, 2010
By James Whittaker
I told the crowd at GTAC during my talk: "I wasn't sure what to expect from India. I was not disappointed." Be careful how you quote me on this statement as getting it even a little wrong can make it seem like an insult. It is no such thing.
After spending a week there, I still am not sure what to expect. It's a country of such contrasts with extremes on both ends of pretty much every scale you can come up with. India must remain a mystery to me as I have seen so little of it.
The Indian people, on the other hand, I think I understand a little better now. Their hunger to contribute. Their hope for the future. Their determination to be part of the solution in every way, shape and form. This is no simple case of outsourcing we have here. That attitude is so last decade.
This was the best GTAC yet and the credit must go to the people who ran it and contributed the most to its success. This is a case of India stepping up and doing what London, New York, Seattle, Zurich (and next year Mountain View) did and then raising the bar that much more. Toe-to-toe with the world.
There are individuals who can take a bow for GTAC, but the credit has be be far more dispersed. India ... you nailed this one.
And I meant what I said at the end of my talk. I am very eager to return. Perhaps one day I will know India well enough to know what to expect. I am very sure I will not be disappointed.
I told the crowd at GTAC during my talk: "I wasn't sure what to expect from India. I was not disappointed." Be careful how you quote me on this statement as getting it even a little wrong can make it seem like an insult. It is no such thing.
After spending a week there, I still am not sure what to expect. It's a country of such contrasts with extremes on both ends of pretty much every scale you can come up with. India must remain a mystery to me as I have seen so little of it.
The Indian people, on the other hand, I think I understand a little better now. Their hunger to contribute. Their hope for the future. Their determination to be part of the solution in every way, shape and form. This is no simple case of outsourcing we have here. That attitude is so last decade.
This was the best GTAC yet and the credit must go to the people who ran it and contributed the most to its success. This is a case of India stepping up and doing what London, New York, Seattle, Zurich (and next year Mountain View) did and then raising the bar that much more. Toe-to-toe with the world.
There are individuals who can take a bow for GTAC, but the credit has be be far more dispersed. India ... you nailed this one.
And I meant what I said at the end of my talk. I am very eager to return. Perhaps one day I will know India well enough to know what to expect. I am very sure I will not be disappointed.
Any update on when the session/keynote videos will be posted online?
ReplyDeleteJames, I was looking forward to hearing about WTF, but through Twitter there was no mention of it.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened?
Thanks, Alister
WTF is part of the core of Google Test Analytics.
ReplyDeleteHopefully the video will be posted on YouTube soon so you can see for yourself what we are working on.
I am too small to comment on this post, but I second to what you mention, scale of talent in India is enormous, I wish to see newer innovative Google technology developed from concept to reality build completely from Google India to benefit society at large. Other wish list - Google India offices spreads it's wings to tier 2 IT cities in India like Pune(Oxford of East)
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