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Microsoft/FaceBook/Google from India? Can Indian Society produce Gates/Larry/Zuckerburg?

The problem is the attitude of people who start a tech business in India, most people however “educated” are not able to think independently, they just ape other products/websites.

If you are an engineer from a top college, and do not go abroad for further studies, do an MBA or join a software company and spend some years working as an engineer , there is something “wrong” with you. If  you leave a job in a big company and start your own business,  you are  doing nothing, unemployed . (though you probably put in more hours than any one else).  So you either do what every one else does or develop a thick skin and learn to ignore most people if  you want to start your own business.

Also , handling money at a young age is important. If you stay away from home at 17 with no one to help you if you have any kind of problem, you become very independent and are able to manage your finances much better than others.  People also show their true colours .

To develop any thing new , you need to have an imagination and if you have a very limited exposure, it is difficult to get new ideas. I remember when I first came to Bombay for studies, I found that almost none of my batch mates in my hostel had read any fiction or books other than what was prescribed in their college curriculum.

Later at work, many projects involved integrating mechanical, electrical systems and also writing software. Most of my colleagues would only be interested in the software part (of course it would make it easier for them to switch jobs) and this lack of understanding of other fields is the main reason why people do not come up with new ideas.

Also people in India are very status conscious (especially Mumbai), they will be very nice to you if  they think you are doing well and some will go out of their way to be nasty to you if  they think you are not doing so well.  This lack of empathy for those who are less privileged, makes it difficult for them to develop any software or website with a broader appeal.