“Obsessed with the quantity, even if the quality suffers”: It discusses the founders of Indian startups against the players who discuss Internet users

Reddit post by the user Tremaway_267xx It sparked a hot discussion about the differences between the founders of American startups and the Indians, based on personal experience working with both. The user, a software engineer who spent more than three years working with both, shared a detailed comparison that sheds light on unique work patterns.

In the post, the user highlights some of the main differences between the two founders. According to the engineer, American founders You tend to know the product and the customer well, and often focus on quality on the quantity.

“American founders trust their team and do not try to master each craft,” the user, with a focus on how to build users for users, not just one user, and continue to focus on solving one problem every time. It also gives their team self and respect for experience and is famous for treating people with respect and avoiding the game of blame.

On the other hand, the user noticed it Indian founders It often struggles with clarity with regard to its products and may focus heavily on satisfying one user instead of solving problems for a wide audience. The user pointed out that “the Indian founders are paying for 16 hours and weekends, without any consideration of sustainability,” noting that the tendency towards the quantity of quality.

The post also described how Indian founders change the contexts frequently and have strong opinions about things outside their experience, while failing to listen to their teams.

After Reddit users, with some approval and others provide different views. One of the users suggested that the real difference is due to employment practices. “The whole thing is about their rental,” the user said, and compare the recruitment process between European, American and Indian founders.

While the Europeans take some time to hire them carefully, the American founders are renting quickly, but they shoot faster. The user pointed out that American founders often have capital to employ more people, while Indian founders cannot always reach this level of financing, which leads to an employment that sometimes settles for medium talent.

Others pushed back for a blatant comparison in this position. One of Redtort argued, “I just compared the interest of the American founders in exchange for the bad Indian founders. It is meaningless,” noting that such comparisons should involve equal conditions for both groups, such as comparing the Indian founder with an American founder within the same country.

Another user added to the conversation, with reference to the way some Indian founders rely on “Jugaad” (the shortcuts of the trick) and “DHANDA” (commercial practices), and sometimes they exaggerate in estimating their own ingenuity and exploiting cheap workers.