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The Doers Nepal

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  1. 1d ago

    Why Nepal Will NEVER Build a $1 Billion Tech Company

    I Built a 100M+ Download Tech Empire From Pokhara What happens when a software developer in Pokhara builds a gaming studio with over 100,000,000 downloads, manufactures white-labeled sound boxes for eSewa, and then removes his own office desk so his 300+ employee company can run without him?   In this exclusive episode of The Doers, we sit down with NJ (NJ Subedi), the founder behind Yarsa Games, Yarsa Tech, and Pasall.com.   While most tech founders get trapped as the central bottleneck of their startups, NJ reveals the raw truth about "graduating from entrepreneurship," using AI (Claude) to write hardware firmware in hours, and why Nepal's customs duties and $500 payment card limits actively penalize domestic creators.   Timestamps: 00:00 Highlights & Intro 03:36 Introduction & Reconnecting in Pokhara 04:51 Pasal.com, Yarsa Tech & 100M+ Downloads on Yarsa Games 08:06 Pokhara Base, COVID Expansion & Managing 300+ Team Members 10:26 "Graduating from Entrepreneurship" & The No-Desk Founder 18:26 Unlearning Silicon Valley Myths & Technical Co-founder Biases 25:06 Hardware Breakthroughs: Niji Power & eSewa Audio Speaker 39:36 How AI (Claude) Writes Hardware Firmware in Hours 47:56 Why Govt Policies Penalize Local Hardware & The $500 Limit Trap 01:03:56 Flawed Policy Design: Why Non-Compliance is Rewarded 01:26:36 Pasall.com: Formalizing NPR 1.5–2 Crore/Month in Pokhara 01:48:26 Fighting 24% E-Commerce Commissions 01:56:02 99.9% Compliance & Deep System Ownership 🎧 Listen on audio platforms: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ykrje-1b7e9c7    🎤 Host: Anup Ghimire Founder of The Doers  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-ghimire-9366aa5a/    GUEST NAME: Nj Subedi Founder & CEO, Yarsha Labs and Yarsha Games LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/njsubedi/ 📲 Follow The Doers Nepal:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedoersglobal/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoersnepal/   Need help building a high-quality podcast?  They’ve got you covered from set design and shooting to post-production and guest curation.   🎬 Production Partner: Viewfinders Production  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/viewfindersstudio/   This episode is brought to you by Become a Doer  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomeadoer_/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomeadoer2026/  Website: https://becomeadoer.com   📸 Wedding Dreams Nepal  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weddingdreamsnepal/  Website: https://weddingdreamsnepal.com ]

  2. Oct 10

    How 4 Nepali Women Beat the System of USA and Protected 14,800 Immigrants

    From 16 hour workdays earning $100 to passing history making labor laws and freeing community members from ICE detention, this is the unvarnished story of Adhikaar, a women led, women founded grassroots organization serving the Nepali speaking and Himalayan diaspora in New York City. In this episode, host Anup Ghimire sits down with Adhikaar’s leadership: Mamta Gurung Yangmi (Interim Executive Director), Tsering Lama (Associate Director of Policy & Advocacy), and Nila Rai (Case Management Staff) to pull back the curtain on the hidden machinery of NYC's working class immigrants. They dive into the frontline realities of organizing domestic workers and nail technicians, winning Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the $89 billion tax contribution of undocumented workers, and how grassroots organizers carry out 1 on 1 deportation defense and emergency safety planning. Timestamps & Chapters: 00:00 Episode Highlights 02:53 Meet the Women Leading Adhikaar 04:42 The Queens Hub: Home for Himalayan Immigrants 08:25 Why Adhikaar Was Founded in 2005 09:57 The Hidden Reality of NYC Working Class Immigrants 13:29 Passing the 2010 Domestic Worker Bill of Rights 13:48 From 16 Hour Days to Grassroots Organizer 18:45 Chemical Hazards and Organizing Nail Salons 23:54 The Power of Cross Cultural Solidarity 26:49 Winning TPS After the 2015 Nepal Earthquake 33:25 Woodside and Jackson Heights: The Cultural Anchor 37:23 Debunking the American Dream and NYC Cost of Living 39:58 Handling Asylum, TPS, and Trafficking Cases 42:53 Freeing a Community Member from ICE Detention 50:27 The $89 Billion Tax Reality of Undocumented Workers 52:48 Rapid Response and Emergency Safety Planning 59:48 How Grassroots Nonprofits Fund the Fight 01:02:52 Youth Mental Health and Generational Shifts 01:17:19 Protecting Families from ICE Raids 01:24:08 When We Organize, We Thrive 🎤 Host: Anup Ghimire Founder of The Doers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-ghimire-9366aa5a/ 🎙️ Guests: Mamta Gurung Nyangmi Interim Executive Director, Adhikaar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamta-gurung-nyangmi-a6a0a16b/  Tsering Lama Associate Director of Policy and Advocacy, Adhikaar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsering-d-lama-6124671b8/ Nila Rai Case Manager (Deportation & Detention), Adhikaar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nila-rai-29049b98/  📲 Follow The Doers Nepal: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedoersglobal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoersnepal/ Need help building a high-quality podcast? They’ve got you covered from set design and shooting to post-production and guest curation. 🎬 Production Partner: Viewfinders Production Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viewfindersstudio/ This episode is brought to you by Become a Doer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomeadoer_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomeadoer2026/ Website: https://becomeadoer.com 📸 Wedding Dreams Nepal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weddingdreamsnepal/ Website: https://weddingdreamsnepal.com #TheDoers #TheDoersGoesToUSA #Adhikaar #ImmigrantRights #NepaliInUSA #GrassrootsOrganizing #AnupGhimire

  3. Oct 7

    30 Years in US Bakeries: Why This Food Scientist Built a Brand From Traditional Nepali Food

    For 30 years, Kapila Devkota directed Food Safety & Quality Assurance (QA/QC) inside America's largest commercial bakeries and dairy manufacturers in New York. Every day, she formulated mass-market baked goods loaded with refined flours, added sugars, and saturated fats.    Every night, she went home and refused to feed that food to her children instead cooking nutrient-dense, ancestral Nepali meals: Dal, Bhat, Tarkari, and roasted Makai-Bhatmas.   That profound moral dissonance making ultra-processed products for the American masses by day, while relying on ancestral whole foods at night drove her to reject a quiet retirement. At age 60+, she launched Simply Vegan Inc. in New York to bring the scientific brilliance of Nepali food culture to mainstream American shelves, farmers markets, and Whole Foods channels.   In this episode of The Doers Goes to USA, host Anup Ghimire sits down with Certified Food Scientist (CFS) Kapila Devkota to decode the biochemistry of traditional Nepali snacks, what actually causes chronic lifestyle diseases in the Western diet, how the US FDA regulatory moat works, and what it really takes to export Himalayan agriculture to America.   TIMESTAMPS 00:00  Highlight Teaser 01:47  Introduction: Meeting Kapila Devkota in the USA 02:48  Why Start a Food Brand at Retirement Age? 03:37  The Science of Makai-Bhatmas: Complementary Amino Acids 06:02  Date-Based Sweets: Curing Sugar Cravings Without Added Sugar 09:32  Moving to America 30 Years Ago & Studying Food Science 13:07  The American Fiber Deficit: Why Meat and Burgers Have Zero Fiber 15:52  The Industrial Bakery Experience: Managing Bread Production During COVID 20:17  Sprouted Mung Beans: How Germination Multiplies Nutrient Bioavailability 24:43  Nepali Spices in the US Market: Formulating Timur Chili Oil 28:32  Redefining Success: Why Colonel Sanders Started KFC at 65 30:10  The Great Dissonance: Making Junk Food by Day, Cooking Dal-Bhat by Night 35:08  Supporting Nepali Talent: Sourcing Design and Packaging from Kathmandu 40:02  The Next Frontier: Bringing Authentic Gundruk and Fermented Foods to the US 46:57  The FDA Allergen Rulebook: Milk, Eggs, Wheat, and the New Sesame Mandate 52:17  The "Sugar Trap": Why Ultra-Processed "Fiber Drinks" Are Deceptive 55:37 Walking into Whole Foods 20 Years Ago with HACCP Safety Plans 58:43  Helping Nepali Spice Suppliers Get FDA-Registered 01:03:32  The American Sense of Humor & Closing Reflections 01:07:18 Episode Outro    🎧 Listen on audio platforms: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-99yjy-1b1d982     🎤 Host: Anup Ghimire Founder of The Doers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-ghimire-9366aa5a/     🎙️ Guest: Kapila Devkota Founder & CEO Simply Vegan Inc Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kapila-devkota/  📲 Follow The Doers Nepal: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedoersglobal/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoersnepal/      🎬 Production Partner: Viewfinders Production Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viewfindersstudio/     This episode is brought to you by Become a Doer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomeadoer_/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomeadoer2026/   Website: https://becomeadoer.com    Our ISP Partner: Vianet Communication Pvt. Ltd.   Need help building a high-quality podcast? They’ve got you covered from set design and shooting to post-production and guest curation.   📸 Wedding Dreams Nepal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weddingdreamsnepal/   Website: https://weddingdreamsnepal.com#TheDoers #TheDoersGoesToUSA #FoodScience #Entrepreneurship #SimplyVegan #NepaliFood #AnupGhimire

  4. Oct 5

    How eSewa Scaled From Rs 7B to Rs 26B (Ex-CEO Jagdish Khadka)

    From his early days navigating complex corporate finance to taking the helm of Nepal’s pioneer digital wallet and scaling annual sales from NPR 7 Arab to NPR 26 Arab, this is the unvarnished story of Jagdish Khadka. Over his transformative 4-year tenure as CEO of eSewa, Jagdish led a monumental 500% growth trajectory, scaling the platform to process over 55 Lakh (5.5 Million) daily transactions while engineering Nepal’s first distributed Cassandra database architecture capable of handling national-scale transaction concurrency. In this podcast with Anup Ghimire, Jagdish pulls back the curtain on what it truly takes to run the financial backbone of Nepal: forcing software engineers onto crying customer support calls, viewing public criticism as "Subha Chintak", launching Nepal’s first collateral-free digital loan for visually impaired entrepreneurs, the human psychology behind the 100-Rupee tempo metaphor, and why AI automation will soon make mobile payment apps completely invisible. Timestamps  00:00 - Highlights 03:28 - The Infrastructure Hook: Why Fintech Is Not Just an App 04:16 - The 4-Year CEO Tenure: Is 4 Years Too Short for a CEO? 06:51 - From 7 Arab to 26 Arab: The Playbook Behind 500% Growth 07:53 - Processing 55 Lakh Daily Transactions: Migrating MySQL to Cassandra 10:50 - Systems Run the Organization: The "Sabai Sadhai Sangai" Culture 14:14 - Handling Negative Media & Criticism: Why Critics Are "Subha Chintak" 16:28 - AI vs. Emotional Intelligence: Why EQ Beats AI in Leadership 24:28 - The 100-Rupee Tempo Metaphor: The Deep Human Anxiety Behind Money 29:35 - US Tap-to-Pay vs. Nepal Paper QR: Why Free QRs Beat Card POS Machines 39:47 - The Biggest CEO Regret: AI Automation & The "Invisible Wallet" Future 40:34 - Sabailai Man Karja (Sabalaman): Nepal's 1st Digital Loan for Visually Impaired 48:23 - One Day at the Call Center: Forcing Engineers & Execs onto Customer Calls 50:19 - Spending vs. Earning Mindset: High-Impact Marketing Strategy 50:51 - The Golden Leadership Rule   Want to become a video podcaster? Get info: https://becomeadoer.com/programs/become-a-video-podcaster?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=Episode+Description&utm_campaign=BAVP_C2      For Collaborations ✉ Reach out to us at partners@doersnepal.com     🎧 Listen on audio platforms: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-99yjy-1b1d982     🎤 Host: Anup Ghimire Founder of The Doers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-ghimire-9366aa5a/     🎙️ Guest: Jagdish Khadka  Former CEO of Esewa Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagdish-khadka-58b96255/   📲 Follow The Doers Nepal: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedoersglobal/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoersnepal/      🎬 Production Partner: Viewfinders Production Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viewfindersstudio/     This episode is brought to you by Become a Doer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomeadoer_/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomeadoer2026/   Website: https://becomeadoer.com    This episode is strengthened by Hama Steels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hamaironandsteel/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamasteel/     Our ISP Partner: Vianet Communication Pvt. Ltd.   Need help building a high-quality podcast? They’ve got you covered from set design and shooting to post-production and guest curation.   📸 Wedding Dreams Nepal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weddingdreamsnepal/   Website: https://weddingdreamsnepal.com

  5. Oct 1

    Why This Family Invested Their Entire Life Savings into a Mountain Resort

    What happens when two brothers who grew up in Belgium return to Nepal in their early twenties to take over a luxury mountain resort built entirely on their father's life savings? In this exclusive episode of The Doers, Anup Ghimire sits down with Sushil Adhikari (CEO) and Manish Adhikari (Managing Director), the two sons of Pushpa Raj Adhikari (Founder of Rupakot Resort, Pokhara). While 90% of second-generation family businesses in South Asia collapse due to sibling rivalry, ego, and succession battles, Sushil and Manish reveal the raw, unvarnished truth of stepping into their father's shoes: Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:25 - Why Two Sons Left Belgium at 21 05:01 - The Classic Tech Secret: Why Manish Worked for NPR 15,000 07:46 - The 18-Month Age Gap: Zero Sibling Ego 12:11 - "Nepal Was Foreign to Us": The Culture Shock of 50 Bowing Staff 16:41 - The Giver Mentality: "Don't Dream of 5 Lakh Jobs; Dream of Giving Them" 18:20 - Fire Meets Fire: Confronting an Authoritarian Founder 20:26 - "Maya Talai Bagchha": Earning a Father's Validation 23:36 - The Trembling Waiter: Eliminating the Toxic "Hakim" Fear Culture 30:56 - European Work Ethic vs Nepali Bureaucratic Reality 38:06 - Managing Multimillion Resort Cash Flows at 23 44:41 - The Domestic Pricing Trap: Paying NPR 5k Expecting 50k Service 51:16 - Why Global Travelers Skip Pokhara (Highway & Aviation Bottlenecks) 58:36 - Escaping the Patriarch's Shadow: The Sushant KC Concert Validation 01:05:41 - The Elephant in the Room: The Rupakot IPO Roadmap 01:15:11 - How Two Brothers Divide Power: Operations vs Brand 01:23:56 - Why BHM Colleges in Nepal Only Produce Visa Applicants, Not Managers 01:30:16 - Message to Diaspora Returnees: "Don't Be Strangers to Your Country"   Celebrate this festive season with Daraz Dashain Dhamaka (10.10) running from Oct 1 (8 PM) to Oct 12. Nepal's go-to online shopping destination brings you up to 75% off on top brands, 65 Lakhs worth of vouchers, free delivery, and a chance to win a brand new Suzuki Access 125 in the mega giveaway! Link : https://www.daraz.com.np/tag/10-10-sale/    For Collaborations ✉ Reach out to us at partners@doersnepal.com     🎧 Listen on audio platforms: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-99yjy-1b1d982     🎤 Host: Anup Ghimire Founder of The Doers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-ghimire-9366aa5a/     Name: Manish Adhikari Designation: Managing Director  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manish-adhikari-280158169/   Name: Sushil Adhikari Designation: CEO LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shusil-adhikari-a20a1b1b7/ 📲 Follow The Doers Nepal: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedoersglobal/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoersnepal/      🎬 Production Partner: Viewfinders Production Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viewfindersstudio/     This episode is brought to you by Become a Doer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomeadoer_/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomeadoer2026/   Website: https://becomeadoer.com    Need help building a high-quality podcast? They’ve got you covered from set design and shooting to post-production and guest curation.   📸 Wedding Dreams Nepal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weddingdreamsnepal/   Website: https://weddingdreamsnepal.com

  6. Sep 27

    He Returned After 20 Years to Build Rupakot Resort | Pushpa Raj Adhikari

    In this episode of The Doers, host Anup Ghimire speaks with Pushpa Raj Adhikari, the founder of Rupakot Resort in Pokhara.  After spending 20 years in Belgium and working in Kathmandu's 5-star hotels, Pushpa returned to Nepal. Instead of choosing an easy life abroad, he bought land on a remote, roadless ridge overlooking Rupa and Begnas lakes to build one of Nepal's most recognized luxury eco-resorts.   TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Episode Highlights 01:47 - The difference between Love (Maya) and Trust (Bharosa) in business 05:33 - Discovering Rupakot: Seeing value on a barren hill 10:18 - The diaspora dilemma: Why returning alone fails 15:38 - 20 years in Belgium: What working abroad teaches you 21:28 - Passing the baton: The agony of next-gen succession 26:23 - Land in Pokhara: Speculation vs productive business 31:33 - The $30 room disaster: Why price cutting ruins tourism 36:03 - Tourism infrastructure: Why cities fail to deliver 41:38 - The small country myth: Singapore is smaller than Chitwan 46:58 - Chitwan vs Pokhara: Agriculture vs hospitality 53:18 - Generational transition and system friction 01:00:08 - The truth about soft loans and subsidized capital 01:05:33 - The future of Rupakot and high-value Nepali hospitality Want to become a video podcaster? Get info: https://becomeadoer.com/programs/become-a-video-podcaster?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=Episode+Description&utm_campaign=BAVP_C2      For Collaborations ✉ Reach out to us at partners@doersnepal.com     🎧 Listen on audio platforms: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-99yjy-1b1d982     🎤 Host: Anup Ghimire Founder of The Doers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-ghimire-9366aa5a/     🎙️ Guest: Pushpa Raj Adhikari Chairman, Rupakot Resort Website : https://rupakotresort.com/about/ 📲 Follow The Doers Nepal: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedoersglobal/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoersnepal/      🎬 Production Partner: Viewfinders Production Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viewfindersstudio/     This episode is brought to you by Become a Doer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomeadoer_/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomeadoer2026/   Website: https://becomeadoer.com    This episode is strengthened by Hama Steels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hamaironandsteel/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamasteel/     Our ISP Partner: Vianet Communication Pvt. Ltd.   Need help building a high-quality podcast? They’ve got you covered from set design and shooting to post-production and guest curation.   📸 Wedding Dreams Nepal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weddingdreamsnepal/   Website: https://weddingdreamsnepal.com

  7. Sep 23

    How A Nepali Woman Convinced Google to Write a $28,000,000 Check | Rupa Shah

    From her early days as a Fair & Lovely ad model and a student at Army School Kathmandu earning ₹500 at a Bhrikuti Mandap book fair, to Senior Director at MIT RAISE raising $28 Million from Google, this is the unvarnished story of Rupa Laxmi Shah. Over the last 13+ years at the world's premier technology institute (MIT Media Lab / MIT RAISE), Rupa has closed landmark multi-million-dollar partnerships with Google, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Schmidt Futures, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club, impacting over 30 million children globally. In this candid masterclass with Anup Ghimire, Rupa pulls back the curtain on how high-stakes global philanthropy actually works: sitting across tables with over 160 billionaires, the psychology of raising 8-figure checks, the hard research on why AI won’t replace teachers, and why sending generic ChatGPT cold emails is destroying your chances with global investors. Timestamps 00:00 - Highlights 03:09 - Growing Up in Kathmandu: Army School & Teaching at Age 15 06:09 - Moving to America 23 Years Ago: Arriving at MIT Media Lab 10:24 - The $28,000,000 Cheque: Closing Google for MIT RAISE 15:39 - The Anatomy of a $17M Research Initiative 20:09 - Walking Into Rooms of Power: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 25:39 - How Billionaires Actually Give Money (DAFs & The 5% Rule) 30:24 - Sitting Across 160 Billionaires: What the Super-Wealthy Care About 36:09 - Storytelling Over Pitch Decks: The Art of Raising Capital 40:39 - The Brutal Truth About AI in Education (Gates Foundation Research) 45:24 - Scaling AI Ethics in Asia: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Project 51:09 - Motherhood & The Dual High-Impact Career Reality 56:24 - The Nepal Capital Trap: Why Nepali Giants Can’t Invest Globally 01:01:39 - Mentoring Nepali Founders: How to Pitch US Investors 01:05:24 - The Golden Rule: Stop Sending Generic ChatGPT Emails!   Want to become a video podcaster? Get info: https://becomeadoer.com/programs/become-a-video-podcaster?utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=Episode+Description&utm_campaign=BAVP_C2      For Collaborations ✉ Reach out to us at partners@doersnepal.com     🎧 Listen on audio platforms: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-99yjy-1b1d982     🎤 Host: Anup Ghimire Founder of The Doers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anup-ghimire-9366aa5a/     🎙️ Guest: Rupa Laxmi Shah Global Philanthropy and Partnerships, MIT Media Lab Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laxsh/    📲 Follow The Doers Nepal: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedoersglobal/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoersnepal/      🎬 Production Partner: Viewfinders Production Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viewfindersstudio/     This episode is brought to you by Become a Doer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomeadoer_/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/becomeadoer2026/   Website: https://becomeadoer.com    This episode is strengthened by Hama Steels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hamaironandsteel/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamasteel/     Our ISP Partner: Vianet Communication Pvt. Ltd.   Need help building a high-quality podcast? They’ve got you covered from set design and shooting to post-production and guest curation.   📸 Wedding Dreams Nepal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weddingdreamsnepal/   Website: https://weddingdreamsnepal.com

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