But I am quite confident that if you look at the history of Silicon Valley, that centers in India and in Beijing will become new centres of innovation after a cycle. It’s really companies like Fairchild and Hewlett Packard that began Intel and all of these other companies. So eventually smart engineers will leave Infosys and Wipro to become entrepreneurs. So what’s been created is a foundation of infrastructure in cities like Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Bangalore at least in India, where the foundation will be laid for a new generation of entrepreneurs.
Kamla: I know I said it was the last question but I can’t resist sneaking this question about Jack Gibson. The last time I spoke to you, you were going to become a blogger, now you I see you’ve become one. Tell us about your blogging experience and Jack Gibson. This is the headmaster of Mayo.
Yogen: Well you – I didn’t sort of list him as one of my mentors but I would have to say that he is probably the first one of them. He is the renowned principal of the Mayo College during my days there in the mid-60s. That was the man who sort of influenced a generation of students to make a difference to the world and March was his 100th birthday anniversary. And a bunch of his students, including me have constructed a blog site where we’re collecting memories of this incredible man and along with that, three of us impart on using the internet and the digital lifestyle to take his memoirs and to have it re-published as an electronic book.
So this is our tribute to a man who deserves to have his memory preserved forever.
Kamla: Do you think he’d be surprised by this digital tribute?
Yogen: I think he would be. He was clearly a man who was not afraid to look around the corner but I think that he would be amazed if he was looking down how all of us pulled together, without actually being in the same room, at the same time.
Kamla: Yogen, it’s always a pleasure to talk to you. Thank you for this conversation.
Yogen: Thank you Kamla. I’ve enjoyed this very much and I look forward to many more!
Kamla: You were listening to Yogen Dalal, Managing Director of Mayfield Fund, located in Silicon Valley. This is Kamla Bhatt. This interview was brought to you in association with Livemint Radio and as always, thank you for tuning in.
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