Good to know that "by definition" it's "not outsourcing". Failing to fall into that particular narrow categorization makes all the difference to the economies involved.
It is 100% offshoring, people from his local community do not get jobs, it does not help Canada and in a way insulting for Canadians. I'm surprised to see this article making 1st page :(
I'm struggling to understand why this entrepreneur has any moral obligation to hire locally. It's a world economy; the people he is hiring probably need the jobs more than the Canadians he is not hiring. As he says, it is win/win.
The vitriol here on HN against the fact of a globalized free market is somewhat surprising, especially considering that the successful startups will inevitably be competing globally.
Why doesn't it help Canada? Startup is still in Canada, profit goes to the country. And he creates some jobs for Canadians as well. Maybe it would be better if all staff was local, but Canada wins either way. And it's just one of the ways for business: some hire locally, some hire remotely, some do both. It's just business playing by the rules of the country.
Sadly, I think it's a prevalent attitude so I'm actually happy to see it being shot full of holes, especially in light of the recent RBC (and others) outsourcing stuff.
suyash|13 years ago
danbmil99|13 years ago
The vitriol here on HN against the fact of a globalized free market is somewhat surprising, especially considering that the successful startups will inevitably be competing globally.
aquadrop|13 years ago
vy8vWJlco|13 years ago