Writing a book is usually a full-time job that takes years. I didn’t have years. So I decided to crowdsource content for the book. Vivek Wadhwa Read Quote
Hiring foreigners is more expensive and more difficult than hiring locals, because of the visa fees and long lead times for visa processing. And companies face a backlash by anti-immigrant groups for hiring foreigners. So they do it only because they have to. Vivek Wadhwa Read Quote
One of the biggest problems that software developers face is that technology changes rapidly. It is very hard to stay current. Vivek Wadhwa Read Quote
Whenever I write about immigration, I hear heart-wrenching stories of computer workers who are unemployed and facing severe hardship. Vivek Wadhwa Read Quote
Big companies such as Google and Facebook buy startups at ridiculously high prices – not for their products, but for their people. Vivek Wadhwa Read Quote
You have to live in Silicon Valley and hear the horror stories. You go and hang out at the cafes, and you meet entrepreneur after entrepreneur who’s struggling, basically – who’s had a visa problem who wants to start a company, but they can’t start companies. Vivek Wadhwa Read Quote
I have no doubt that my M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business was one of the best investments I ever made. It helped me climb the corporate ladder and become an entrepreneur. Vivek Wadhwa Read Quote
My advice to fledgling entrepreneurs is always the same: build a company that you plan to be with for the next 10 years – that is the best way to increase your chances of success. Vivek Wadhwa Read Quote
