Nepal's Path Towards A $5 Billion IT Ecosystem : NAS-IT's Vision of Nepal As A Tech Hub | EP 178

Welcome to the Doers Podcast, where we bring you inspiring conversations with individuals making a significant impact in their respective fields.
This episode features the president of NAS-IT and the CEO of Quickfox Technologies, Richan Shrestha. Join us as we explore the It landscape of Nepal, building global products, activities of NAS-IT, and steps towards turning the $500 Million IT economy of Nepal into a $5 Billion economy in the future.
Richan Shrestha is a firm believer of the Nepalese potential and a leader who is looking to drive Nepal’s IT sector by fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration, and creating opportunities for members to succeed in a global marketplace.
Host: Anup Ghimire
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Guest: Richan Shrestha
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Highlights
02:03 Intro
02:12 Richan Dai’s sTech Industry Journey: Leapfrog, Quickfox, Exploring Markets, and more.
10:02 nLocate’s Story: Problems, Challenges, and Learnings
14:00 Leapfrog Technology and How MNCs Think
17:17 What’s stopping people from building a Global Product in Nepal?
21:04 Advice to Aspirational 24-Year-Olds of Nepal: 1,2,3 Process to Build a Tech Company in Nepal
23:50 How can Nepalese companies build Global Products?
28:55 How should aspiring tech entrepreneurs think from the operation and sales perspective?
32:15 Starting from sites like Upwork and scalability
33:54 Realizing Nepal can be a market for RPA and finding Profitability in Nepal
39:20 Testing products for foreign markets
41:00 Experiences and Challenges of Working in Nepal and Abroad for Tech Companies
44:50 Approach that one should have if they want to provide enterprise solutions to the local market
50:12 Building Awareness, Being at the right place at the right time
52:02 Nepal’s Problems can only be solved by the Nepalese
57:00 Who is to blame for the current scenario of Tech in Nepal?
1:00:20 NAS-IT: Agendas, Activities, Vision
1:07:47 Scenario of Tech Industry in Nepal: Profitability, Manpower, Education Level of Work
1:14:00 AI in the Tech and Software Industry
1:22:44 Is Niche the future for tech companies?
1:27:00 Suggestions for the young audience from Richan Dai
1:30:30 Takeaways and Outro

[@rabinacharya324]

1:03:14 Just registred a company last week, the only cost is documentation cost, you give it to lawyer, the other cost which was there previous is not needed to pay.

[@nirajankhadka0123]

Richan dai was amazing to listen to! Face-to-face is the way to build!

[@sonamparajuli6255]

One of the most informative podcast of Doers Nepal. thanks Anup sir for inviting Richan sir.

[@SanMalli]

thank you dear dada/senior Lots of things i learn from this video , just an random click but but informative and useful❤ we will sure work for our county❤🙏🙏

[@user-hv2lg3zq2x]

Great Podcast.

[@manishghimire5435]

Nice podcast

[@ytgamers2012]

could you bring nepali game maker ashim sakhya in your podcast.....he has youtube channel named ashim shakya....good work guys...i'm regularly watching your podcasts..

[@manishkarki8119]

Agree

[@ventage3028]

Yesss

[@classicrock2560]

non field ko lai IT field ma kam garchu bhanera lago bhane kati jati year lagcha hola ?? any one experience

[@diinx7089]

Market aaile extremely oversaturated xa look for graphic designing,video editing

[@pranavadhikari]

I got into analyst role in multi national company but I advise you to gain proper experience in finance and HR and get into It company. Tesma ni multi national HARU ma xirna sakyo vane you will go very far