I really like this story. One thing I've noticed is that if you can find a great engineer from another country and they help you recruit good locals, that turns out to be the most effective kind of offshoring experience.
B12 Bishkek: How we extended our team in Central Asia
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#12This is very cool. I wonder if Central Asia can work closely with the Indian startup scene - it is closer physically and culturally as well.
I live in Central Asia. No, culturally we are not close to Indians. We are close to Turks and Russians, but not Indians. For example we have no difficulties saying that something cannot be done or we do not know how to do it.
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#13Have spent a small amount of time there...Kyrgyzstan is truly beautiful and the people are great! No mention of the political risks though? https://www.economist.com/asia/2017/10/21/kyrgyzstan-holds-a... Even factoring that risk in, getting great talent so cheap seems like a win.
> No mention of the political risks though? Do they really need to be mentioned? For most people, i.e. those who aren't getting involved with the country's politics and won't be seen by the government/regime as a threat, it's not going to even remotely be an issue. It's like saying that I, as a non-American citizen, should be concerned if I ever want to start a blogging startup based in New York.
>For most people, i.e. those who aren't getting involved with the country's politics
The moment 1/3 of your neighborhood in "downtown" area is heavily looted and internet is turned off completely(2005) or unidentified groups of people with AK shooting near your house(2010) is when you are involved despite your desire.
dforrestwilson made a great point about instability risks.
PS speaking from personal experience. I no longer live there
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#14Kainar looks like Terry Tao (mathematician).
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#15What's it like to get a temporary work Visa for Kyrgyzstan for Canadians? Seems like a fun place to work/intern for a couple months.
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#16What's it like to get a temporary work Visa for Kyrgyzstan for Canadians? Seems like a fun place to work/intern for a couple months.
Just noticed your question.
It is fun place indeed!
As a Canadian you don't need Visa for Feel free to ask if you have more questions