NOC India

An enriching journey

Program

• One week workshop– Company visits– Seminars– Bollywood dance

• Two months internship– Kreeda @ Mumbai

• Endless opportunity for travel & make friends

There is no single definition for business opportunities

• Business opportunities in different scope, scale, market– Well known examples are Business Process

Outsourcing (BPO), IT business– Is knowledge driven a must?

• No, not really

Working in a multinational Team

• Kreeda– Operating MMOG– Flash game & Virtual world development

• Team from different countries– Belgium, US, Hong Kong, India– Working with clients from US, Japan…

• My work– Game design on virtual world

– Work on request for proposal

• Huge gap?– Language– Culture and value– Food, Hygiene– Too crowded

• How should we react?– Avoid, Self-sacrifice, Compete?– Compromise?

Difference != barrier

Difference != barrier

• To survive and thrive– Be open minded

• Removing mental blocks• New angle can bring new opportunities

– Be willing to share

• Exposure and friends– Most Indians are very friendly and willing to share– Given the multi-lingual and multi-cultural environment in India, India,

especially those big cities, are nice melting pot and adaptive to new culture.