He left Apple, Hired 100+ Nepalese and Built this Global App | Ep. 278

The Doers Nepal – Nepal’s Longest Running Business Podcast

Dileep Dhakal left behind a wonderful career in Silicon Valley and even a role at Apple to pursue a bold mission: to build Nepal’s first truly global-scale product — Veel App.

Why would someone leave Apple ? one of the world’s most prestigious companies, to start from scratch in Nepal? The answer lies in Dileep’s vision to create impact from Nepal to the world.

In this conversation, Dileep Dhakal reveals:

• His journey from high school coding → Walmart → Google Ventures → Apple → launching Veel App from Nepal
  
  
• Why he believes the creator economy is broken (and how Veel is fixing it)
  
  
• The mindset shift from “employee at global giants” to “founder building in Nepal”
  
  
• Why “Minimum Lovable Product (MLP)” beats MVP in product innovation
  
  
• The harsh truths about building startups in Nepal and why most fail
  
  
• How Nepal can position itself on the global product-building map
  
  
• Practical advice for young Nepalis on growth, leadership, and entrepreneurship
  
  

Whether you’re a student, a professional, or an aspiring founder, Dileep’s story will challenge your perspective and push you to think bigger.

👥 Guest
Dileep Dhakal, Founder & CEO of Veel App
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dileepdhakal

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dileep.dhakal?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MWFsdjcyZ2tobXF5dQ==

Timestamps:

0:00 Highlight

01:31 Breaking the Ice 

02:36 About VEEL App

06:51 Problem Solved by VEEL App

11:00 Charging Up

11:51 How did you come up with the Idea? (Dileep's Experience)

15:18 Meaning of VEEL

15:44 Product Developer Mindset and Value

18:30 Service People lacks Product Empathy

21:58 How to build World Class Product

31:19 How do you hire employees?

33:55 Balance Between Customer needs and Founder Prediction 

38:10 Past Experiences from Apple, Walmart, Google Venture Startup 

47:10 Impact of AI in the Creator Economy 

52:30 How AI content is labelled 

54:35 Gap Between Creator and Brand

01:00:50 Fears from Mega platform and Creator Economy Size

01:03:23 Payment of VEEL App

01:05:50 Product Market Fit of Veel App

01:08:00 How do you attract Creators 

01:11:25 Format of Content of Veel

1:12:43 Duration of Initiation of Veel

1:13:31 Building own LLM

1:14:00 Challenging ?

1:14:30 What Creators can do with VEEL App

1:17:05 What is not VEEL App

01:18:49 Revenue of VEEL App

1:19:25 Why when Veel Wins , Nepal Wins

1:21:35 Message to the Youths

01:23:00 Invitation to Meet

01:23:40 Let's get connected

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