Namaste India

Namaste India - Taj Mahal
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In early 2007, we made a commitment to open our office in New Delhi, India and begin building a platform to help connect India’s unskilled labor force with the Indian middle and upper class that had a requirement for unskilled labor like nannies, cooks, maids, drivers and other domestic services. We finally opened our office in January 2008, cutting through lots of red tape, hiring and firing a few unproductive legal and accounting “consultants”, borrowing office space and hiring a few college students as interns.

Some of the ups and downs that Teknatus faced have been documented on the Teknatus blog. However, the blog has been fairly silent for quite some time. I’ve finally been able to look back in a rear view mirror and talk about the journey, that eventually led to the closing of Teknatus’ New Delhi office, and my return to New York City.

This is the intro in a series of posts I’ll be doing on Teknatus’ journey in India and my decision to ultimately shut down Teknatus Solutions Private Limited. I hope other entrepreneurs in India and those considering a move to India get some valuable information from thus series of posts.

Stay tuned for Part I.


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3 responses to “Namaste India”

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  2. Alok Avatar
    Alok

    Any updates for the same. Sorry to know about the closure.

    1. Pankaj Jain Avatar

      Hi Alok,

      Thanks but it was for the best. If another opportunity brings me back to India, I will gladly take it 🙂

      My other 2 posts on India are:
      http://teknatus.com/blog/pjain/seven-steps-to-starting-a-company-in-india.html

      and

      http://teknatus.com/blog/pjain/five-ish-team-building-pitfalls-faced-by-startups-in-india.html

      There are also a few posts in the archives from 2008 – early 2010.

      Best,
      Pankaj