Stories from the Ground
(and Occasionally, the Mud)
Adventures in chasing SMEs, sipping local tea, and decoding balance sheets in the middle of nowhere. Welcome to the real hustle—where Wi-Fi is weak, but the entrepreneurial spirit is strong.
districts traveled with a backpack, power bank, and 3G dreams
SME visits (and only got lost... 11 times)
cups of tea accepted out of politeness, then genuinely enjoyed
times I heard, "Hami ta Excel use gardaina ni"
Stories from the Ground offers a behind-the-scenes look at my work with startups and SMEs across Nepal. Business plans are scribbled in notebooks, pitch decks kept in plastic folders, and a thousand dreams fueled by milk tea. It's not always glamorous, but it's always real.
Sometimes, improving access to finance means sitting cross-legged on a rice sack while traveling extreme terrains in the back of a pickup truck.
Stories from the Ground
Helping Companies Go Digital (and Not Confuse “Mouth-to-Mouth” with “Word-of-Mouth”)
My first meeting with Pushpa ji, the co-founder of Blackboard Nepal, started like any other
Nepal’s Own Lord of the Rings Moment
Now, she returns not as a savior, but as a caretaker; a reluctant leader in
LBS : Global Experience – Global Perspectives, Nepali Dreams
How a collaboration with London Business School opened doors to bigger possibilities.
Lessons from a Mango Without a Website
What if the real innovation in agri-tech isn’t a new app, but a mango picked
From Coop to Cloud: My Journey Into Poultry Tech
From my first visit to a poultry coop to helping develop an IoT-powered poultry
Finance for Good: A Moment with a Founder
When I first joined the NIIC 2 Fund straight out of university, Karma Coffee was