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| Suman |
Posted
on 06-Mar-02 08:51 PM
I think, and then rethink. Let me share with you.
Is it not possible to have a Nepali startup with members from around the world contributing something .. money, honey or labor!
The profit/ money will of course go to the development of Nepal. Most of the volunteers will get no pay, but some might.
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| SMSainju |
Posted
on 07-Mar-02 07:47 AM
Hi Suman,
I remember a chinese proverb. "Give man a fish, he will eat for the day. Teach man how to fish, he will eat for the rest of his life."
Not that anything wrong with giving money and material goods but in a country like nepal, teaching how to fish would be more beneficial in the long run. I admire your enthusiasm and courage to set foot into this audacious task very many people don't even think about it. I envy you and please count me in for anything I can do to chip my very own effort in to the best of my ability.
Wish you the very best...
SMSainju
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| Sangey |
Posted
on 07-Mar-02 08:12 AM
Well, SMSainju, here's another proverb:
Give man a fish, he will eat for the day.
Teach man how to fish, he will sit on his butt all day and drink beer.
Sangey :-)
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| BKJ |
Posted
on 07-Mar-02 11:21 AM
Suman,
A good vision indeed and yes it is doable. In case you have any ideas and need help, count me in.
From my experience what we lack is Business Networking and collaborative efforts. If two were to properly integrated, expats like us can make a difference. Hell we can even make money and develop a sustainable business that can make a difference..
Keep the ideas flowing!!
BKJ
thamel.com
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| Suman |
Posted
on 09-Mar-02 01:27 PM
Thank you guys for healthy responses. Let us then get to the business:
1)What to do? (goal)
2) How much it costs upfront? (capital)
3)Who to do? (Manpower)
3.1) How to sell? (distribution)
In the end, number 1) and 3.1) are the most important aspects we will have to deal with. But we will have to go through a cycle (or more of them) before anything else happens.
By the way feel free to let us know what are your expertise and any other comments.
I reckon most of you are also from computer sectors. Are there any fields you guys think need a minimum of intial capital? Also if you guys can bring in any projects with warranties (I know the economic situation will be another factor for now) let us just jump start now (this is my way of doing things) and deal with the rest later.
Let me start myself:
I'm currently working in hardware design of network switches. I know very little about sophisticated web design( though I'm a software guy too). My feeling is web sites and encryption are one of the aspects Nepalese from around the world can remotely participate. One field I can contribute is development of drivers and development tools for systems development, verification and integration, it certainly needs people working closely together. This is a low cost area but will take at least $10000 to buys tools if we go deeper into system designs (I'm assuming we all are working for free). Another field I'll be able to actively participate is RDBMS.
I know some of you are in the US. We can probably get together over tea/dinner here in VA; soon I'll be able to have a dinner party in KTM too if everything goes well.
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