Associated Press
Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s visit to Vietnam gives hope to people in the local start-up community that they can succeed globally.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Inc. Sundar Pichai gestures as he addresses a press conference in New Delhi on December 16, 2015. Pichai visited Hanoi and spoke to a crowd of eager entrepreneurs about the future of technology in Vietnam. (Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)
Speaking to about 200 people in a cafe in central Hanoi, Pichai said he did not see any reason why Vietnam would not be successful globally, given the size of the local market, high Internet usage and the strong entrepreneurial culture.
Pichai said Vietnamese startups can learn from the experiences of those in India that started locally, and “once they get the strength they can take it outside.”
He added Vietnamese startups may not reach a global scale at once, but they can team with entrepreneurs from other countries in the region and “can use that strength to launch something global.”
Pichai said Vietnam is growing into a big market and the people who serve it will gain the confidence to think bigger, which helps them achieve global success.
Government figures show 52 percent of Vietnam’s 93 million people use the Internet and the country has 128 million mobile phone subscribers.
Government officials quoted Pichai as saying Google will help train about 1,400 IT engineers in Vietnam to develop the industry and Vietnam’s society and economy.
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