Wired News: South Africa Struggles to Rebuild: "One answer may be that increasingly, people like McCallum are returning to South Africa as opportunities dry up overseas, often starting businesses that harness knowledge and contacts gained abroad. In her case, it only took a year. Working in San Francisco, she says, she grew tired of all the dot-com hype and decided to try to make a difference back home instead."
I was discussing this with Livia (IA from Brazil) the other day: if all the IA's come to the US (the opportunities are here), what happens to IA in other countries? Answer: we go back and take what we learnt.
# Apr 21, 2004