My expertise is architecting 3 tiers environment and provides company with solution for their legacy system. I want to establish a small company to consult and provide enterprise solution. I believe there will be even a greater opportunity to strike it rich in Vietnam then staying here in the US.

Vietnam can easily become SEA's leader in information technology.

Do you have "good" connections in Vietnam or know anyone with "good" connections?

go for it. if you succed, great. if you fail, oh well atleast you tried. your only on this earth for so long. do something while your here, you never kno what could happen.

That is the missing element right now. I tried to establish a good relations with some Vietnam international students but I found out they were not so bright.

I also plan on becoming an architect and going back to Vietnam to improve it.

I see so much potential for a city planner in Vietnam.

I don't mean connection with the students. Entrepreneurship is still required to make it running but "connections" gives you the edge. Vietnam is still one of the most corrupted countries of Asia. So be prepared.

Don’t remind me about corruption I cannot imagine myself handing a bag of money to a corrupted official at all. But I never know I might do it for the greater good if there is such a thing.

If you have passion in doing something, go for it. You will find ways to succeed.

Sooner or later, "cong an" will pay you a visit. I know a person who went back to work. He rented a house in some neighborhood. First night there, a high ranking official went to his house and told him that this is a bad neighborhood and he should be careful. Other words - if you want to be safe, you pay me and I give you protection. Just like "xa hoi dden".

If you want to get into business, make sure you have some kind of safety net. Don't use all your saving and expect a gigantic profit. You will have competitiors and Vietnam business laws are not like where you live. but again, your passion and talent will take you far. good luck.

^ your bruce leroy vs pat duffy avatar always cracks me up.

If you're going into IT, there are better opportunities here in the US. To succeed in Vietnam, you definitely need the political connections.

^ i thought alot of US it jobs were being outsourced?

Not all thing can be outsource. Company tends to outsource only coding.

i didn't mean like they were going to outsource all the jobs. i just remember watching a news thing about it.

True. I heard it's difficult for recent college grads to find work, while those in the upper echelon have better job stability. My brother recently graduated as a computer programmer but he ended up going into data storage.

My advice: If you want to do, do it now or it will be late. The playing ground just cracks up. Very low capital needed to start up, not many players in the game. In few years from now, it will be crownd and expensive.