Dear Indian developers working for remote startups, know your worth. Have a very clear understanding of your competence and be courageous enough to ask for compensation that translates to your competence and quality. I see a lot of US-based founders (mostly of Indian origin, ironically) hire young Indian engineers as "junior devs" or "interns" and underpay the crap out of them. They think it's a clever strategy, and it might work for them but there is always an undertone of animosity and frustration in those teams. Often, they have a hire-fast-fire-fast culture, which great talent is averse to. To those founders, best of luck for your next VC round, but you might have lost the plot broadly. To Indian devs, let's collectively raise the bar. I understand that we come from myriad financial backgrounds, but letting others exploit you is a sin. It's beautiful if you're working for the mission, but if you aren't, work for money.

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