For me, 2016 was a stellar year. In 2016, I took on new challenges, discovered fantastic places and met so many amazing people all around the world. Some of the highlights in 2016 include: February -Presented on the topic “Made in Nepal” at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand. June -Presented on the topic…
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Made in Nepal: Insights into building a tech company
I was happy to share my experiences and insights on technology entrepreneurship in the Nepalese context at an event in New York City. Besides sharing my experiences as an Operations Manager at Fusemachines Nepal, I talked about the current technology entrepreneurship ecosystem and opportunities in technology companies in Nepal. Organized by Nepalese Young Professionals in…
Reading Now: Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
I am currently reading Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss. I first heard about the book when I visited Tim’s blog a few months ago. On his blog, I read Arnold Schwarzenegger’s foreword for the book and it got me more interested to read…
Connect with the community
We want to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Joining a meetup, attending a networking event or taking part in a conference are some of the ways to be involved in the community. I’m always looking forward to learning something new. So I attended Your Best Sales War Stories & Holiday Party organized by Enterprise…
15 Minutes A Day
I started an experiment. The experiment is to allocate 15 minutes each day to learn something new. There is no shortage of resources to learn from in today’s world. Connect to the internet from any corner of the world and you enter an universe where you can learn anything and as much as you want….
Just get started
Lots of times we overthink to get started on a project, a task or an assignment. We think of all the challenges ahead of us. With each thought, the project looks bigger, daunting and unattainable. Until you get started. When I was first contemplating of starting my own website (this one), I had an idea about…
New York and Kathmandu raised me
Both places feel like home to me. There are things that I love about Kathmandu and there are things that I love about New York City. Both of these cities raised me. They added their own flavor to my personality. New York gave me the confidence, wit, and ambition. Kathmandu gave me the humility, community…
HARD WORK
Hard work is everything. If someone wants to succeed in any activity or area, hard work is a must. I have always believed in hard work and still do very much. I have no doubt that the successful people we read in the news, papers, online or the ones we know personally worked very hard…
Discovering Boudhanath
On a recent Sunday, I visited Boudhanath (also known as Boudha) with a friend. Located almost in the heart of Kathmandu Valley, Boudhanath is one of the largest stupas in Nepal. Before going to Boudhanath, I spent some time researching on the web and looking at videos on YouTube of the renowned place. From Wikipedia,…
Last Thursdays with Mahabir Pun at Entrepreneurs for Nepal
A small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. – Neil Armstrong Mahabir Pun finished his presentation at Last Thursdays with Neil’s quote. The quote could have been Mahabir Pun’s motto because so much of his own life and achievements started with small acts of experimentation. Mahabir Pun was this month’s special guest…
Intuition
Intuition is the not so often used word but does wonders. You can’t predict the future and what you know so far are only good to a certain extent. So what do you really have? You hope for the best outcome and follow your intuition. I believe when people make decisions; it’s mostly intuition. People…
Meaningful work
When you attach your name to something meaningful, it feels special.
Kiran Joshi's Incessant Rain Animation Studios
Kiran Joshi founded Incessant Rain Animation Studios in Nepal after working at Walt Disney Studios for 18 years. He worked as a graphics software developer for Disney and was in the team that developed the animation system used for “Beauty and the Beast.” I met him at the Young Entrepreneurs’ Summit held at Hotel Radisson on August 17. He…
Young Entrepreneurs' Summit 2012
On August 16 & 17, I attended an amazing event at Hotel Radisson in Kathmandu. The Young Entrepreneurs’ Summit 2012 was held there and I was proud, inspired and motivated. I was proud of the fact that there are a lot of successful stories amongst us; Nepalese people have achieved a lot in various fields….
Feature Story: CloudFactory
On the homepage of CloudFactory, it has an interesting assembly line of things one can use CloudFactory for. Do you want to Digitize forms? Tag images? Transcribe audio? Categorize Stuff? To describe it simply, that’s what CloudFactory does: it has a virtual assembly line you can choose from. On their About Us page, you will…
When you have…it all
When you’ve achieved success in your activity or task, it’s a great feeling of accomplishment. But that sense of emotional high wanes down after a few hours, days or weeks. To continuously relieve that moment (those moments), I think each individual has to push his/her own boundary and go outside the comfort zone. I believe…
Nepalese Ambassador in Jackson Heights
Our ambassador for the evening, Nirmal Thapa, is active in the Nepalese community and blogs for the Nepalese Website Parakhi.com. While we waited for the rest of our group to arrive, Nirmal gave us a quick overview of Nepalese culture and gastronomy.…Read more at Mal and Di’s Excellent Adventure
Company culture
Company culture is very important in today’s world. Why? Well almost anyone could send a tweet, post something on Facebook or upload a video on YouTube. So if your company makes even a simple mistake, it can go viral in the online world. Every customer interaction becomes that much important. If your company culture is…
Radio conversation with Himali Sworharu on Visit Lumbini Year 2012
I recently talked with Sahadev Poudel who runs a program titled Himali Sworharu. In that program, he started a new series titled Post Card from Nepal where Sahadev and I will talk about various positive news and activities that are taking place in Nepal. Here is our first radio conversation talking about Visit Lumbini Year…
Feature Story: Picovico
I first heard of Picovico through a friend when we were having coffee. I did not rush to learn more about it then but over time it came popping up in different places I went. Then I decided to further research it and discover this cool new product. It gives me great satisfaction to say…