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	<title>Why Nepal? &#187; ideas</title>
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	<description>Sharing provocative, common sense ideas to bring positive change in Nepal&#34; by Ujwal Thapa</description>
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		<title>Goa of India, Pokhara of Nepal: co-branding.</title>
		<link>http://www.whynepal.com/idea/goa-of-india-pokhara-of-nepal-co-branding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[India has Goa. More than a million travelers come to Goa alone every year. Whole of Nepal only has half a million visitors right now. But we have Pokhara ! Goa has an international airport. Pokhara could have one&#8230; here is a scenario: How about linking Goa and Pokhara directly by air flight. Travelers would ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/idea/goa-of-india-pokhara-of-nepal-co-branding/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>thoughts on startups (starting up your organization or ventures)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some quick thoughts I wrote up, for those of you interested in starting up your own organizations /ventures. Learn to Delegate &#8211; But learn everything still Regroup quickly after a crisis -the end is only when you end. Stop comparing . Do what you believe is right. Bet on your heart. But go ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/recommend/thoughts-on-startups-starting-up-your-organization-ventures/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>This 3 day Nepal bandh (total shutdown of country). This is blackmail.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking forward to this 3-day bandh, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday? (Total shutdown of Nepal) What say to the sorry fact that a few big egos with no-one&#8217;s interests at heart but their own, will oppress you for three long days with the threat of some cheap several-hundred-rupee-per-day-hired-goons. Who benefits from this? Can bullying create ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/governance/this-3-day-nepal-bandh-total-shutdown-of-country-this-is-blackmail/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 good places in Kathmandu to talk ideas over lunch &#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.whynepal.com/idea/5-good-places-in-kathmandu-to-talk-ideas-over-lunch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some good places I  have taken people for business talks or other ideas that needs to be talked 1) Imago de cafe and gallery in the immediate east of  the former Royal Palace walls. (few houses away from the Visa application office for the UK) great ambience, very silent and cozy. Good light food ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/idea/5-good-places-in-kathmandu-to-talk-ideas-over-lunch/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hand carved Skateboards from Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to give a heads up to a cool new venture that i saw in Kathmandu, the other day. Arniko which makes Hand carved Skateboards. Its probably the first of its kind here. They have a shop right here in Thamel. Check them out !]]></description>
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		<title>tourism ideas for rural development in Nepal.</title>
		<link>http://www.whynepal.com/recommend/tourism-ideas-for-rural-development-in-nepal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[a tourism philosophy for rural development in Nepal. share what you have got. share cleanly. share openly. make it easy for guests to come in to your villages and easier to leave. give generously, and you will receive in kind. treat guests like gods, and blessings (rewards) will flow in return Much is possible. lets get simple ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/recommend/tourism-ideas-for-rural-development-in-nepal/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>few ideas for kathmandu&#8217;s guerilla entrepreneurs&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.whynepal.com/entrepreneurship/few-ideas-for-kathmandus-guerilla-entrepreneurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1) what if barber shops in Kathmandu also had a qualified massage service  ( a lot of us men in kathmandu would prefer that ) 2) what if there was a open office space that could be prepaid and rented on a per use basis in the heart of kathmandu. A great place for startup ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/entrepreneurship/few-ideas-for-kathmandus-guerilla-entrepreneurs/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>wanted to share an article &#8221; how to build startups that matter&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric Ries talks about how to build companies that matter. (1) Work on something that matters to you more than money, (2) Create more value than you capture, and (3) Take the long view. Its a good context in the current world wide recession in the world partly caused by &#8220;too much greed&#8221; and applies ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/entrepreneurship/wanted-to-share-an-article-how-to-build-startups-that-matter/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>everyone after the big fish</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems  most potential entrepreneurs /investor / business people are after &#8220;the big fish&#8221;. (of course big fishes are harder to catch, harder to find, and harder to track ). Why not go after a few small fishes that &#8220;has a chance to grow into a big fish&#8221;. Easier to manage, maybe even less risk ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/entrepreneurship/everyone-after-the-big-fish/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Business idea: A Public auction place in the heart of the Kathmandu.</title>
		<link>http://www.whynepal.com/foreign-investment/business-idea-a-public-auction-place-in-the-heart-of-the-kathmandu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always thought there was a big potential for public auctions for anything..from cars, to couches to &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; in Kathmandu The foreign embassies in Kathmandu hold auctions that are hugely popular and people come in huge droves to buy and bid and (have fun). i stayed on line for an hour and half to enter ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/foreign-investment/business-idea-a-public-auction-place-in-the-heart-of-the-kathmandu/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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