The UpstreamLife

MNCs love India & Zinnov has helped them tap India's capabilities in technology & leadership

Vishal Krishna

In this episode theUpStreamLife.com's speak with Zinnov's President, Globalisation Excellence, Nilesh Thakker who talks about how India has become the place for setting global capability centres or some may even call it excellence centres or innovation centres.

00:00 - Introduction.
01:20 - Globalisation is about innovation and leveraging talent.
02:08 - A bit of history, the cost arbitrage era.
05:30 - How Zinnov builds globalisation excellence.
08:30 - Productivity in excellence centres is higher.
10:15 - Looking at business within India.
11:40 - How India became a global product hub?
19:34 - Indian leadership is global.
22:30 - Staying close to the American time zone.
26:16 - IT Services have to add value going forward.
31:14 - The war for talent in India 
38:10 - Nilesh's personal story.

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