This week’s episode is a MUST WATCH for Indians abroad as we welcome Saravana Kumar, co-founder at Kovai.co, to the Neon Show! Why Are Expats Coming Back To India? Is a Masters' Degree Abroad Still the Best Option For Indians? Why Hasn’t India Produced A Company As Big As Microsoft or AWS? All these INFORMATIVE topics and more in this DEEPLY INSIGHTFUL conversation about the exponential changes taking place in India and why Indians abroad are eager to make their way back to their home country… Tune in NOW! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Sponsor Shout Out* Looking to build a differentiated tech startup with a 10X better solution? Prime is the high conviction, high support investor you need. With its fourth fund of $120M, Prime actively works with star teams to accelerate building great companies. To know more, visit https://primevp.in/! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 🎇CHAPTERS [00:00]- Precap [00:46] - Introducing Saravana Kumar, co-founder of Kovai.co [02:06]- Middle-Class Upbringing in Coimbatore! [04:18] - Biggest Learnings From Childhood To Now [06:14] - “They Put a Team of 18 People To Replace Me! [10:24] - Why Are Expats Coming Back To India? [12:19] - Reasons For “INDIA SHINING” [13:46] - Why InfoSys Is The McDonald’s of India! [20:56] - Is a Masters' Degree Abroad Still the Best Option For Indians? [28:34] - Creating Silicon Valley In Coimbatore [30:48] - Secret Behind His Efficiency & Speed! [33:44] - Will ChatGPT & AI Kill Many Indian Startups? [38:09] - Why Hasn’t India Produced A Company As Big As Microsoft or AWS? [42:29] - What Indian Founders Need To Unlearn! [48:11] - What Kind Of Leader Is Saravana? [49:17] - Is Narayana Murthy’s 70 Hr Week Policy Correct? [53:58] - Will Bangalore Continue To Be Tier-2 India’s First Choice Of Escape? [58:49] - How Many SaaS Companies Are In Coimbatore? [59:11] - The Future of Kovai [1:03:30] - Concluding Remarks ____________________________________________________________________________________________________