{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"90,000 Hours","title":"Bangalore is unsustainable. Here is how founders are building in smaller tech cities","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c329ddf6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1346,"description":"Being an employee in corporate urban India is living in a perpetual state of frustration. Long hours, followed by longer commutes. Add infrastructural issues to the mix. \nIt is a nightmare. But people stay on for opportunities and growth. \nThat script is now flipping. Smaller cities in India are attracting talent, GCCs, and investments. \nIn this episode, we tell you the stories of three cities: Mangalore, Vizag and Nagpur.  In Mangalore, we talk to a founder looking to make the region the “silicon beach of India”. An incubation centre head from Vizag tells us about the “speed of doing business” in Vizag.  A former IT services veteran tells us what it takes to start from scratch in your hometown and what it means to take a long-term bet in a city full of promise. \nHave thoughts about the episode? Write to me at vidhatri@the-ken.com or reach out to me on Linkedin at Vidhatri Rao. \nCredits: \nWritten and produced by Vidhatri RaoEdited by Rajiv CN","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cQc4rSCkerZKKoOwBccKwzVSC6PxEM8GuqBRg5odPSQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iMjAx/ODEzMzVkY2EzOGQ0/Yzc5N2M5NTVlYzNh/MWMwNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}