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10 Big Companies That Outsource to India and Their Struggles

Magellan Solutions

This company was also among the earliest computer companies to outsource customer service and technical support calls to India. However, it dropped its Indian call center in 2003. Although it outsourced a lot of its operations to India, IBM experienced a decline in sales. Language and cultural rifts between U.S.

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The Most Successful Startups You Could Learn From

TMS

By May 2003 that team had designed and launched LinkedIn out of his living room. Reid Hoffman had worked at SocialNet and PayPal. During his time at these businesses, he made many contacts and friends. In late 2002 he used his network to recruit a team of old colleagues.