I don't have data on "diversity" as such, but I tend to give extra points to candidates who speak multiple languages.
It's not just an indicator of intelligence. A team with broad "cultural literacy", in my experience, tends to create software with broader appeal. At Terespondo we kicked Google, Yahoo and Microsoft's ass for years in search advertising in South America because we understood and catered to our customers.
This probably does not hold for all kinds of software but for consumer stuff it's been a real advantage.
Do you sell/support BCC in Japanese? Not many people here could do that.
It's not just an indicator of intelligence. A team with broad "cultural literacy", in my experience, tends to create software with broader appeal. At Terespondo we kicked Google, Yahoo and Microsoft's ass for years in search advertising in South America because we understood and catered to our customers.
This probably does not hold for all kinds of software but for consumer stuff it's been a real advantage.
Do you sell/support BCC in Japanese? Not many people here could do that.