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#18 Tashi Wangdi 🇧🇹 - Empowering entrepreneurs in Bhutan Life Line - Stories of Changemakers for the SDGs
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🇧🇹 Tashi is an “accidental entrepreneur” empowering the first wave of social entrepreneurs in Bhutan. He founded iHub, the first private coworking space and pre-incubation programme in the country, learning how to run a business along with the entrepreneurs he was supporting.
We discussed why he quit a comfortable job in Singapore to restart everything in Bhutan, his crazy journey finding and supporting the first entrepreneurs of iHub, and his life-changing meeting with His Majesty the King of Bhutan.
💪 You will love Tashi’s drive to boost the entrepreneurship ecosystem and create an entrepreneurial culture in Bhutan, his candid respect for the leaders of his country and his outstanding capacity to get things done!
🎤 “I went around and looked for a space. Luckily, I got in touch with 1 of my seniors. He wanted to live abroad and he was trying to sell his furniture. So I told him: I cannot pay you directly, but I know how to develop a website. I will develop a travel agent website for you so that you can still market your tour operator abroad. We agreed and he gave me 8 tables and 12 chairs. That's how we started”.
❤️ TIMELINE:
5’ - Being an accidental entrepreneur
11’- Dreaming of a corporate 9 to 5 job and moving to Singapore
22’- Going back to Bhutan to start the first private coworking space and incubator
30’ - You need to find the right mentors
40’ - How the Bhutanese culture influences the entrepreneurial culture
46’ - Selecting the right founders to support
51’ - Meeting His Majesty The King
64’ - You need to think about your role in the ecosystem
🗒️ References:
-About iHub Bhutan: http://ihub.bt
-To know more about Bhutan, read the articles of Dr. Karma Phuntsho: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_Phuntsho
-The world-famous TED Talk from former Prime Minister of Bhutan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lc_dlVrg5M
-Photo of Tashi with His Majesty The King: https://www.facebook.com/KingJigmeKhesar/photos/a.485878073259/10156107912733260
🎧 Where to listen?
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Spotify.
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🇧🇹 Tashi is an “accidental entrepreneur” empowering the first wave of social entrepreneurs in Bhutan. He founded iHub, the first private coworking space and pre-incubation programme in the country, learning how to run a business along with the entrepreneurs he was supporting.
We discussed why he quit a comfortable job in Singapore to restart everything in Bhutan, his crazy journey finding and supporting the first entrepreneurs of iHub, and his life-changing meeting with His Majesty the King of Bhutan.
💪 You will love Tashi’s drive to boost the entrepreneurship ecosystem and create an entrepreneurial culture in Bhutan, his candid respect for the leaders of his country and his outstanding capacity to get things done!
🎤 “I went around and looked for a space. Luckily, I got in touch with 1 of my seniors. He wanted to live abroad and he was trying to sell his furniture. So I told him: I cannot pay you directly, but I know how to develop a website. I will develop a travel agent website for you so that you can still market your tour operator abroad. We agreed and he gave me 8 tables and 12 chairs. That's how we started”.
❤️ TIMELINE:
5’ - Being an accidental entrepreneur
11’- Dreaming of a corporate 9 to 5 job and moving to Singapore
22’- Going back to Bhutan to start the first private coworking space and incubator
30’ - You need to find the right mentors
40’ - How the Bhutanese culture influences the entrepreneurial culture
46’ - Selecting the right founders to support
51’ - Meeting His Majesty The King
64’ - You need to think about your role in the ecosystem
🗒️ References:
-About iHub Bhutan: http://ihub.bt
-To know more about Bhutan, read the articles of Dr. Karma Phuntsho: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_Phuntsho
-The world-famous TED Talk from former Prime Minister of Bhutan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lc_dlVrg5M
-Photo of Tashi with His Majesty The King: https://www.facebook.com/KingJigmeKhesar/photos/a.485878073259/10156107912733260
🎧 Where to listen?
YouTube.
Apple Podcasts.
Spotify.
Google Podcasts.
Deezer.
All platforms.
🙏 To support Life Line, you can:
Share this episode and speak about Life Line to your friends! ❤️
Subscribe on on your favourite platform.
Leave a 5-star review on the Apple Podcast app.
Leave your email for the weekly newsletter.
Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1h 18 min