Open source developers in Manjeri may be a small group today. Nobody has counted them, and this article will not pretend otherwise. But here is the question that matters: can a coder in a small town build a public track record, and learn from people worldwide, without...
Many young people in Kerala finish a degree and then wait for a job that fits it. So can a small tech hub in Manjeri change that, or only a small part of it? This is a look at Kerala educated unemployment and where a tech hub fits. The short answer is that it helps...
Not every coder at Silicon Jeri wants to raise money or chase a big exit. Some just want to build one small tool, charge a few users for it, and keep their life in Manjeri simple. Key takeaways A small, quiet group of developers at Silicon Jeri build niche software...
A two-person startup can work out of a laptop and a coffee shop. A company with 60 people on payroll cannot. That is why, until recently, small towns like Manjeri rarely showed up on the list when an established firm looked to open a new office. That is starting to...
Most founders who build something big move away from their hometown. Sabeer Nelli did the opposite. The Zil Money CEO built Silicon Jeri, a coworking and tech campus, in Manjeri, the same small town in Malappuram, Kerala where he grew up, instead of Bangalore, Kochi,...
