September 2026 · 7 min read
First five Bengaluru hires matter most
EOR vs entity is important, but the first five people set the culture, the hiring bar and whether good candidates say yes. Here is how to choose them.
Notes from Bengaluru
Practical notes on building in India
Short, honest writing for founders and operators who are considering a Bengaluru team.
Field Notes is ContextDelta’s blog for the unglamorous decisions behind a small global capability centre: which legal model to use, how to hire the first five people, what Bengaluru salaries look like this quarter, and when India is the wrong answer.
These pieces are written for US and European companies that want a working team, but are small enough that a traditional consultancy programme does not fit. Expect plain language, indicative ranges, and links back to how we work on services, engagement models, and discovery calls.
New articles appear here as we publish them. If you want a note on a specific decision for your roles, ask Anupam. Founder, based in Bengaluru.
August 2026 · 8 min read
How to choose EOR, BOT or your entity
If you run a fifty-person software company in the United States or Europe and you are considering hiring in India, the first real decision is the legal shape of the arrangement.