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	<title>Why Nepal? &#187; philosophy</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>&#8220;All this learning means nothing until you make something happen.&#8221; tips from a entrepreneur.</title>
		<link>http://www.whynepal.com/entrepreneurship/all-this-learning-means-nothing-until-you-make-something-happen-tips-from-a-entrepreneur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small but powerful piece about &#8220;confidence&#8221; from a startup entrepreneur. He argues, &#8220;All this learning means nothing until you make something happen,&#8221; further adding, &#8220;I was an over-confident punk, thinking I had the answer, and everyone else didn’t. But it worked. And in fact, isn’t that kind of confidence absolutely required to get anything done? Isn’t the ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/entrepreneurship/all-this-learning-means-nothing-until-you-make-something-happen-tips-from-a-entrepreneur/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>what if, a million job creation was the election mantra of a new common sense party in Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of What ifs: a) What if some dynamic young leaders of different political parties decided to come together and start fresh and make a new party (the way kadima was formed in Israel). b) What if they then, brought all the young social entrepreneurs and economic advisors into their core political team and ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/philosophy/new-common-sense-party/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dokkodo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quoting words of wisdom from &#8220;Dokkodo&#8221;, an ancient Japanese warrior tradition. It applies to the warrior inside each of us ! May this be an inspiration to you as well. Accept everything just the way it is. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling. ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/philosophy/dokkodo-ancient-philosophy/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Under promise &#8211;  over deliver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 16:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its an old concept but frankly here&#8217;s a winner: Under promise and over deliver ! This make your customers go crazy about you and they will recommend you to others. Word of mouth will bring new customers and better days. Know any organizations or companies here in Nepal who Under promise and over deliver ? Write ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/philosophy/under-promise-over-deliver/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prabal Gurung: Inspiring personalities from Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 13:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“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 href="http://www.whynepal.com/recommend/prabal-gurung-inspiring-personalities-from-nepal/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish IT social entrepreneur in Nepal, Bjőrn Sőderberg</title>
		<link>http://www.whynepal.com/philosophy/an-interaction-with-a-fellow-it-social-entrepreneur-in-nepal-bjorn-soderberg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whynepal.com/philosophy/an-interaction-with-a-fellow-it-social-entrepreneur-in-nepal-bjorn-soderberg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/philosophy/an-interaction-with-a-fellow-it-social-entrepreneur-in-nepal-bjorn-soderberg/">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>
		<link>http://www.whynepal.com/governance/this-3-day-nepal-bandh-total-shutdown-of-country-this-is-blackmail/</link>
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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>need for a &#8220;patient systemic process&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.whynepal.com/recommend/need-for-patient-systemic-process-in-nepal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acumen Fund describes &#8220;patient capital&#8221; 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.&#8221; Ashu (Ashutosh Tiwari) and I are both fans of Acumen Fund. And we believe what we are doing in our group, &#8220;Entrepreneurs for Nepal&#8221;, complements their ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/recommend/need-for-patient-systemic-process-in-nepal/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The business cost of avoiding confrontation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The business cost of avoiding confrontation in Nepal A friend from the US living part-time and doing business in Nepal expressed frustration over our (Nepali) strong cultural desire to avoid confrontation in a professional relationship. Specifically, the steep business cost of this in-action. We discussed for some reasons behind this. The graciousness of Nepalis is ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/philosophy/the-business-cost-of-avoiding-confrontations/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Whys</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ujwal Thapa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My car will not start. (the problem) Why? &#8211; The battery is dead. (first why) Why? &#8211; The alternator is not functioning. (second why) Why? &#8211; The alternator belt has broken. (third why) Why? &#8211; The alternator belt was well beyond its useful service life and has never been replaced. (fourth why) Why? &#8211; I ... <a href="http://www.whynepal.com/philosophy/5-whys/">Read the rest of this entry &#187;</a>]]></description>
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