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Arcane

Stealth • 7m

ONE INTERESTING OBSERVATION SERIES DAY #11 India has a massive HOME MARKET ADVANTAGE that can allow it to build software that is affordable for other developing countries compared to the West. In the western world, the average salary for software engineers makes the software unaffordable outside the country. In the US, it's nearly $100K, while in India, it's a fraction of that, making Indian software development incredibly cost-effective! India also has the largest, cheapest English-speaking tech pool with 5 million software developers, compared to 4.4 million in the US and 7.7 million in China. These advantages make India most capable contender for building $5/month software solutions for the Global South. Can you highlight what challenges can India face here?

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