Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurs for nepal’

Prabal Gurung: Inspiring personalities from Nepal

May 13th, 2010

“I would rather make a mistake than live with the regret that I never tried.”
Prabal Gurung
Prabal Gurung’s essence can be captured with the above quote as much today, while full stride in his New York fashion career, as back in time when he was a young boy in Nepal. His dreams started at a young … Read the rest of this entry »

An interaction with a fellow IT social entrepreneur in Nepal, Bjőrn Sőderberg

March 8th, 2010

Bjőrn Sőderberg, 28, is a young social entrepreneur with three successfully running companies, two in Nepal and one in Sweden.
In search of something exciting, challenging and different from that of Sweden, Bjőrn Sőderberg came to Nepal as a volunteer when he was 19 years old and lived in Bal Mandir. During his stay, he saw … Read the rest of this entry »

need for a “patient systemic process”

December 16th, 2009

Acumen Fund describes “patient capital” as not to seek high returns, but rather to jump-start the creation of enterprises that improve the ability of the poor to live with dignity.”
Ashu (Ashutosh Tiwari) and I are both fans of Acumen Fund. And we believe what we are doing in our group, “Entrepreneurs for Nepal”, complements their efforts … Read the rest of this entry »

interaction with Ambica Shrestha , social entrepreneur / Dwarika heritage resorts.

August 7th, 2009

Ambica Shrestha is a hotelier who is known in and around Nepal for her conservation efforts of Nepali /Newari heritage through her hotels and resorts.  I got to talk with her a week ago and it was an inspiring talk about how she got to where she is right now and the difficulties faced. Just visit … Read the rest of this entry »