80% of the good going businesses in Bali are tourist oriented and the rest of Indonesia is mixed agrarian and local businesses feeding local people - not IT.
I come from an IT background and can tell you that the infrastructure/access to knowledge or other IT infrastructure in Indonesia is woefully lacking for any meaningful or hopeful IT startup.
I used to live and work in IT in San Jose (Silicon Valley), Munich and London and know a little of where I speak.
If you want to make a small fortune in IT here - start with a large fortune.
See a doctor.
tourist and export oriented actually there's real good money in "feeding local people" - most of the F&B would choose the locals over the (more & more chinese & australian) tourists - simply because they spend more
You don't get out enough markit. I went to dinner at holy cow, had to wait for a set.
The article was focused on IT skills and startups. Why would anyone start an IT company where the locals think digital watches are pretty cool still?
This comes back to the usual problem we see a lot of in Bali in that people want to start some sort of business here so that they can be in Bali and then try and shoe-horn their business into the local economy.
Surprise, surprise when it doesn't fit?
ave you ever noticed how many people working in South Bali are from the Amlapura area? Hordes!
As for no-shows can't say that I've had that experience. People come knocking asking for work - probably since I'm such a great guy to work for...?!
Clearly you are on some medication.
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