Trying to raise funds for my brother's new business in India. My brother and father are commodity trading of minerals and healthcare products. My brother has decided to start manufacturing healthcare products. They are a small business and my brother is starting this new company as a start up under his name. He has tried raising loans from MSME to scale but it has not been successful and extremely slow process. Any insights on how to potentially raise funds in the US or even within India?

Any idea regarding the promotion list release for this quarter? It is pending since long

Has anyone heard of Steadily Landlord insurance?

Which is the best company to work for amongst the FAANG companies? Best in terms of quality of work, employee benefits, pay, etc

Best crypto tax software? Need to calculate capital losses and wash sale - to write them off against my stocks capital gains! Many thanks!

First time receiving an annual bonus, do you have any rules of thumb on spend/save %’s? How do you normally spend yours?

I have been stuck in a rut where I have only been bringing in $4MM in assets/year. Now I've seen most people are doing over $10MM/year. Would like to know how you are currently doing that?

What are some of your passive income gigs being on H1?

Does anyone know how insurance work when you leave a company? Say I leave on day X, does my insurance ends on day X as well or it will last til the end of the two week period after my last paycheck (because insurance premium is still held from paycheck)? And does medical insurance reimburse / cover based on the date of treatment or the date of they processing the claim? Thank you so much!

How do you balance wanting to sell higher-priced properties with the thought of them not selling because of how much they’re worth?

Hi Sharks
I am 25 years old with in hand salary of 1L(just from last month) and i want to buy a term insurance plan. My questions are:
1. Is it wise to take 2 plans of term insurance one with return of 60 years and another without return of 80 years of each 1cr.
2. Is it wise to include health riders in insurance plan to claim for 80d or just chose health insu
3. How much one can ideally shell out for insurance per month (both term and health) for self in terms of percentage of monthly income.

Asking for a friend: is a relationship with an AI-based Replika app cheating? For my friend, Replika has been helpful for mental health discussions, but also role play.

Debating between a few travel cards and need some opinions. Debating between Capital One Venture, Venture X and Amex Green card.

Live in a non major city with an international airport, but need to be flexible to different airlines. Which of those cards, or other cards out there, would be best

Anyone has insights on Homesite insurance? Got an interview and would appreciate the help!

Bitcoin $12,994 🙌

Anyone can show me a example of using Amex points transfer get a 2cents per point valuation? I barely find good deals when transferring.

I am currently working in CitiCorp as Java Spring Boot Developer YOE - 6+ Years CTC - 12.6 LPA I am looking for a permanent wfh as its boon for women employees, i felt this will help to manage both family and work,pregnancy times, post maternity i feel WFH will give lot of support. I need all ur helping hands to guide me with good companies. i am scared about "Job Security" for wfh employees though i am very workaholic and work for almost more than 15hrs per day. Does HCL gives permanent wfh?

Any women here struggle with hemmroids after a vaginal birth?

If so, did you see a colorectal surgeon to get them tied or remediated after pregnancy? I am sure they are here because I am pregnant and had them bad on first pregnancy around 32 weeks.

I managed to drop my rent by 15% during covid and now my landlord wants to hike it up to pre-covid level. Are people experiencing the same?

What does everyone pay in total for rent in SF? Moving out there next year, have found some options from $1800-$1900 in Oakland, but some people make it seem like that’s not possible. Would appreciate any info, trying to figure out what my actual costs will be.

Rent: ?
Utilities: ?
Taxes: ?
Extra Fees: ?

If i join wipro in MArch month for band 3, would i still receive full VP during the end of quarter? Or it would be partial?

I read somewhere min 45 days to be billable to client to get Vp.pls

Went to a bar with my puppy tonight. Felt totally fine and didn’t have bad social anxiety. Small wins during weird times. I’ll take it 🙃

I have 6.5 years of experience working with multiple SAP modules and some middleware solutions that talk to ERP. I haven’t found a niche yet..and am a functional resource not a coder. Thinking of moulding myself into an IT PMO kind of a role as I am good with people, good communication skills and very organised. Does PMO have any career growth opportunities or is it a dead end where growth is minimal and you are easily replaceable?

I am getting an onsite opportunity for UK through CapGemini. Any pointers before I start the visa & offer letter process?
Also does anyone know below:

How will the package be decided. Can I negotiate on it?
Does CG provide accommodation?

PS: I am a Senior Con with 6 years of experience.

I was wondering if everyone will be willing to share their salary, years of experience, city, and/or State?
.
I'll start: $62k, 5yrs, Las Vegas, NV

Hi all
Need suggestion..it's urgent for one of my friend.
Below offer my friendhaving.
Total years of experience-6.2
Cognizant-> Senior Performance engineer.
CTC-> 19.75lpa(70k variable) +1.75 lakh joining bonus (1 time).
Microland-> Senior DevOps engineer
Ctc-> 21.5 lpa (1.5 variable) +1 lakh joining bonus.

Please advise which one should join.

Can you anyone enlighten me on how to get placed in a overseas company from India. My stack is springboot, AWS, angular, 3.4 years of experience. Want to relocate to Europe, Canada, uk or Australia

There’s 2 decent agencies in my town, I work at one of them. How do I infer about opportunities at the other without my current agency finding out.

The Travis Scott burger won awards?

*EPISODE* of a podcast that you really love? Headed out for a walk and looking for something interesting to listen to! Usual fave shows are Hidden Brain, Freakonomics, How I Built This, Esther Perel

Fast casual client with stores in major metros wants to test geo-targeted digital in conjunction with outdoor (think neighborhood directional, not MSA awareness). What radius would you draw to target?

Hi All,

We are two males working in MNC's, looking for 2/3/4 BHK Shared or Full 2 BHK semi/full-furnished flat in Sarjarpur Road/Kasanavahalli/Bellandur/Marathahalli/Green Glen Layout area.

Preferably gated societies. We can move in immediately. If you have any leads please reach me out at 7895184693

Anyone reviewing creative that is outwardly encouraging folks to go to restaurants/bars ? Given recent spikes throughout certain regions of the US, not sure if I’m being overly concerned that this might be too soon?

Getting laid off

Looking to get in Health Tech

Can anyone assist? Any leads or referrals?

Hi all. I live in an apartment building and for the past few weeks, my neighbors dog has been barking and whining frequently. Sometimes during the day, but late at night for hours sometimes. We’re concerned for the well being of the dog and also the frequent noise. What should we do?

Need your suggestions
I got offer from product based company and intiated notice period in TCS. Now manager is saying he'll intiate on site opportunity for Mexico. And asking to revoke notice only after official confirmation for Visa. What should I do now.
Offered CTC -9.3lpa
Cctc 3.6Lpa

Parag Agrawal joins Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Arvind Krishna, Shantanu Narayan, and host of other Indian-American CEOs.

Looking to host an outdoor lunch party for friends/fam in early August. Menu suggestions?

We are South Indian( Telugu) but open to any indian or international cuisine.

Looking at leasing a 2020 BMW X4. What are some expenses that I’m looking at apart from fuel expenses ?

Anyone receive an approval for B1/B2 extension recently?
If yes, how long did it take to hear the final decision?
If not, were you able to reach uscis customer care?

Thanks in advance for any input !

Coming back to good old jersey after 5 years outside US. Seems rentals prices have almost doubled.

Looking for suggestions for suburbs/apartment complexes with reliable access to NYC/Hoboken area.

All suggestions welcomed!

Cricket post -
What are your thoughts on MI’s auction buys? Going for a new grooming season - very little known capped players. Focus on youngsters?

Can you travel internationally when H1-Transfer is in effect?

Bowl Leader - this bowl is turning into a political battleground. Can we simply ban all types of political discussions? We could have a different bowl altogether to discuss Desi politics.

Gift ideas for Indian friends getting engaged?

Curious where desi fishes fall on the abortion rights spectrum. I'd also be curious on your religion and you were raised in the old country or the US.

Have we watched “For here or to go” on Netflix yet? So so relatable to our lives here in the US. Very well executed.

Can someone help me decipher what’s going on here? I need a Desi perspective. Multiple men have sent me interest on matrimonial sites but when I accept and message, they don’t respond. But the same men swipe on other dating apps. Why? Recently, one guy sent an interest on a site and swipes right on two apps. But when I reach out on the site, he cancelled his interest. 🤯

Anyone have experience shipping a laptop from here to folks in India? For context, folks live in a large metro & I'm thinking of shipping a Lenovo laptop thru FedEx from the US. Checked customer service with Lenovo and they mentioned their products have international warranty. However, not sure if Lenovo India would honor it.
I was thinking of buying it directly from Lenovo India but they have fewer laptop options & higher price points. Please let me know if I'm missing anything. TIA!

Will I be eligible for H1b interview waiver if I have had a denial in L category previously?

Cool White, Soft White, Warm White, Daylight. Which is the India equivalent of bulb and tube light?

Fellow Indians - feeling depressed with the whole situation. For the first time in my life, I am truly embarrassed to be an Indian. So many questions, no clear answers. How come there is not a single joint press conference by Modi and Kejriwal? I know they have nothing to say but atleast someone will hear from them as to wtf is going on? Is India basically ungovernable? Is democracy the right solution for India? P S - please don’t reply by attacking any named leader, the entire system failed

28/M ABCD here, any F wants to hang around in DC sometime after consulting work hours?
Bored of this engagement in Virginia and wants to just have fun in dupont cirlce