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Risks and internet start ups in India an American has commented

Popular rock bands in India play very little of their own music.

Playing your own music is hard - there’s a risk that people wont like it.

That is the problem in India, people don’t  like to take risks.

When  I was leaving my job many of  my colleagues told me ” So,  N you are leaving to start your own business. We would all like to do the same, but cannot afford to.”

Yes, most of them were married, had families and responsibilities, so they could not take the risk of leaving a very comfortable job in one of India’s largest and most respected companies.  I had no responsibilities or liabilities whatsoever, so I could afford to take a risk, though it meant starting from scratch in an entirely different field.

The other thing I have noticed is that many people in their twenties today in India (especially in Metro cities) try very hard to imitate the lifestyle of people in foreign countries, thanks to the mainstream media in India today.  They do not realize that to make money online, you need to have the best understanding of what works online, all other things are secondary.

But the irony is that the comment in the above post shows, Americans who they try so hard to imitate,  do not have a high opinion of  these Indian copycats.