Is it a good time to do a tech startup in Nepal?

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by r11t • 17 years ago

7 2 17 years ago

c00p3r• 17 years ago

Investment is what you need.

There are no technical problems for startups in Kathmandu. GSM networks working 24/7. Mero Mobile tariffs is reasonable. ARM-based linux-powered devices could work for days without recharge. Free services, such as google's, are pretty enough for communication. Hosted trac+svn is enough for collaboration. Heroku or similar services is reasonable hosting solution. (Amazon is too expensive.) And of course it is always possible to rent some 2U 8-core server on some US colocation and create 7 kvm-based servers. Just a task for a student.

What you really need in Kathmandu is the motivator for young people. Unfortunately, the only one I know is the plain money. So, if you have a budget to pay talented people there is no problem to start even tomorrow. Bunch of ARM-based devices, SIM-cards and solar chargers is not a big deal.

btw, I spend last winter and spring in Thamel, and I had tried to find opportunities to found some startup. http://hello-namaste.com/ is a remains of my failed attempt. =)

mayanks• 17 years ago

>ARM-based linux-powered devices could work for days without recharge

wonder if this has to do with kathmandu's high altitude :)

Is it a good time to do a tech startup in Nepal?

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