What percentage of the Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are Indian?
The data I have from 1999 to now is that 10-15 per cent of the technology companies in the Valley are Indian-run. This is the same as their representation in the skilled workforce. Previously, if you wanted to have a successful company, take it public and so on, you would need a white guy to run it. All this has changed now. There is a much greater respect for the capabilities of the Indians and Chinese, and the ability to be good managers. And what percentage of the people working in the Valley are Indian? People here believe that it is as high as 50-75 per cent? (Laughs loudly in response) Everyone likes to think that they are the moving force behind the Valley. The French say that they are 20 per cent of the Valley. I could not give you a very accurate percentage. But I would be willing to bet on its being about 10 per cent to a maximum 15 per cent, not more. They all belong to the highly skilled work force, though. What has made the Indian so successful in the Valley? Is it his str
