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Showing posts with label Nepali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nepali. Show all posts

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Ignite NYC Premonitions


I had a few Direct Messages from Tikva this morning. Looks like I did not make it in the first round of Ignite NYC slated for Internet Week. None of the panel people I reached out to on Twitter reached out to me either. How does this work?

Excited About Internet Week

In Tikva's case she said my description of what I was going to talk about was incomplete. So I sent her an email. She wrote back. Other than the fact that you are suggesting you are a gift from God to the world I still don't have a description of what you are going to talk about.

So my newest mail goes something like this.
The first major revolution of the 21st century happened in Nepal, and
Paramendra Bhagat was the only Nepali in America working full time for
it. In April 2006, over a period of 19 days, about eight million
people out of the country's 27 million came out into the streets to
shut the country down completely to force a dictator out.

"There is a concrete mathematical theory called the butterfly effect.
A butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon forest could be the
reason a cyclone hit Bangladesh. What happened in Nepal in April 2006
was a political cyclone. I was the butterfly flapping my wings in New
York City."

http://demrepubnepal.blogspot.com http://democracyforum.blogspot.com
http://technbiz.blogspot.com
@paramendra

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Kiva Is In Nepal


I have been looking for that first country to go into with my microfinance startup, and it is amazing how I have gone all over the world. And now I am thinking Nepal, the country where I grew up.

Having Kenya And Chinatown Thoughts

My nomad ways continue, (Brooklyn And Santogold/Santigold) and for the past few weeks I have been living in Jackson Heights. It has allowed me to rediscover Nepal. I have been bombarded by fellow Nepalis with business ideas. 2011 is Nepal Tourism Year, let's organize a block party, a street fest, let's shut off Jackson Heights for a day. Let's find investors for hydroelectricity projects in Nepal. A friend of mine has this two room office space in Jackson Heights, let's rent it and do something. I import marble, how do I get a 20K loan? I will pay back in three months.

Kiva is not in India, but it is in Nepal. India has this weird thing going on that you can't take outside money into the country.

Incredible India
Advantage India, Disadvantage India
Very Much Would Like To Go Into Bihar


Maybe Nepal is the first country I will go into. Maybe Nepal is where I will polish up my business model to then take across the Global South.

Just Became A Cofounder


Kiva in Nepal: A Field Visit from Chris Baker on Vimeo.


Kiva Nepal | Facebook

With Nepal, I have major advantages. I know the terrain.


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