In running a tech company, a lot of times the challenge is the company part not the tech. Tech problems might have easier solutions than people problems. The tech stack should not be the only focus if you want to build a successfully growing company. Take care of both the tech and people (more importantly)…
Author: Nirmal Thapa
The Great Nepali Diaspora (TGND) Networking Event on May 2
Join us at The Great Nepali Diaspora networking event in Buffalo, NY on Thursday, May 2. The Great Nepali Diaspora (TGND) is a community of exceptional global Nepali talent that aims to nurture connection, collaboration, and camaraderie to create impact at scale. TGND is a non-profit organization registered under Article 501 (c) 3 in the state…
Coaching Teams for Global Customer Success
Multinational companies need to coach their team to handle clients based in different time zones, cultures, languages, and more. Easier said than done. Countless number of hours, sessions, content, and materials are shared internally to help the company’s team to properly and successfully interact with global clients. A few tips on coaching teams for Customer…
Everyone agrees with your idea(s)
If a team lead/manager or someone in a position of “authority” shares an idea for a new tool/process/policy (or something) and everyone on the team agrees to it without any discussions, questions or feedback, does that mean that idea was flawless? If there were no discussions, questions or feedback to the idea shared by the…
Skills over Location
A skilled professional should be respected, valued, and paid as much as someone that can be found in a particular region. With remote work and freelancing work becoming more common than ever before, companies have a global talent pool to fill their vacancies. A skilled professional based in the US would generally get paid more…
Caitlin Clark is worth the money.
Pay Caitlin Clark what’s she worth. Nothing less.
The long drought in team engagement
A company, WeAreGrowing Inc. decides to add several new team members to its company. They place ads, go through job sites, and recruiters to find and interview the best talent to join their growing company. Lots of time, human resources, and energy goes into finding the right candidate(s) for the roles and after several interview(s),…
Underrated : Thoughts on the documentary
I finished watching the Stephen Curry : Underrated documentary on Apple TV. The documentary tells of almost a fairy tale like story of how Stephen Curry who was overlooked throughout his basketball journey (high school, college, early NBA years) to ultimately becoming a 4 time NBA champion (so far). Stephen’s journey to the NBA was…
Skills Degree
What if we could have a Skills degree similar to a College degree? A Skills degree would show all the skills you have accumulated over the years. Writing skills, editing skills, sales skills, Excel skills, technical skills, marketing skills and more skills. In a knowledge economy, our skills are our biggest assets. Skills are learnable…
A College Degree is great but not required.
I saw this on a job vacancy post. A college degree is great but not required. What’s more important is having the skills to do the job. Skills are the way to go. Whether its for an Account Executive, marketing, or technical role, skills are becoming important than ever. With the speed of technological developments…
Less Meetings, More Productivity
Meetings fill up a work day. There’s a meeting here and a meeting there. Then the day is almost done and we still have a lot of important work to be done. With remote work being a part of our professional lives, video conferencing tools so easy to use (Zoom, Meet, Teams), and devices at…
Silicon Peaks
Pukar C. Hamal, Founder and CEO of SecurityPal, recently coined the term Silicon Peaks to capture the growing startup ecosystem of Nepal. On his LinkedIn page, Pukar wrote that “The Himalayas have always been a source of inspiration for me. And given that 8 out of the worlds 14 highest mountains are located here including the highest…
The color of the grass
A tourist from New York City, US visits Pokhara, Nepal for the first time. The beautiful views of Phewa Lake and mountains from Pokhara’s Lakeside makes the tourist relaxed and joyful after a long time. The tourist lives a hectic lifestyle back home with job, daily commute, bills, and all the “luxuries” that come with…
What’s your Trillion Dollar Venn Diagram Of Success?
Dharmesh Shah, co-founder and CTO of HubSpot shares his thoughts on rare skills and the Trillion Dollar Venn Diagram Of Success (phrase credit to him). Dharmesh shares that “You probably have a few valuable skills right now. The question is, how do you turn those skills into a successful career or company? By combining skills…
Enjoying Vacation Time
Planning activities and leaving room for spontaneous moments is one of the best ways to enjoy vacation time. I used to have an itinerary for my trips and go from one activity to another activity. With that type of schedule, I felt accomplished and proud. There was no much time for “unplanned” activities or moments…
Engaging Company Culture
Engaging company cultures have empowered, creative, and growth oriented team members leading company culture events. Through empowerment, employees are given the decision making authority and independence to decide what activities bring out the best in the team. Through creativity, employees can be resourceful and come up with activities that are out of the box and…
More Art than Science
With AI, Large Language Models (LLMs) and ChatGPT, the possibilities seem endless. In fact, it has made it very easy for us in various professions to go to ChatGPT, write a prompt, and get a good output in a span of seconds. With ChatGPT, we can have a solid starting point for an email to…
Starting your venture
Bill Gross said in a TEDTalk that timing was the single most important attribute to startup success. There’s no science to when’s a good time to start a venture. However, waiting for the idea to be perfect, or wanting to have all the “necessary” data points in the world to make the launch decision or…
Am I hunting Antelope or Field Mice?
A lion is fully capable of capturing, killing, and eating a field mouse. But it turns out that the energy required to do so exceeds the caloric content of the mouse itself. So a lion that spent its day hunting and eating field mice would slowly starve to death. A lion can’t live on field…
Sun. Light. Power.
Sunlight is very important for us and provides many benefits. The benefits of sunlight are: Sleep at night. Early morning sunlight in particular seems to help people get to sleep at night. Weight loss. Morning light also seems to help people keep the fat off. Boosting serotonin. Sunlight helps boost a chemical in our brain…