Ask HN: Have you ever hired an Indian Fresher for your start-up?

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13 years ago

I am a graduating student from IIT Delhi who have built stuff and worked in a startup and now looking for an opportunity at Valley. My experience (http://gist.github.com/sravfeyn/13534c67812183235a2c)

I am interested if any of you who is running a start-up in Valley (or US) had experience hiring or rejecting any Indian and can share the experience?

I am asking this because, out of ten companies I applied in Valley around 6 were ready to talk to me. Five companies abandoned me after knowing that I need a visa (now I am trying to apply at those that offer Visa Sponsorship)

Until now I have talked to only one start-up in Valley. He (the founder) liked my profile, but I blew up on Skype call. He listened to my project descriptions and asked couple of questions to which I responded. But he kindly advised me at the end that it's very difficult for 'relaxed SF folks' to infer my strong Indian accent. I had spoken very actively without letting him talk much, mostly because I was nervous.

So, is it actually the case in US? How had your experience with Indian startup folks been?

And can you offer any advise for folks like me, new grads looking start-up opportunity in SF/US.

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