31: Manisha Koirala

The World’s Biggest Problems

Is Wikipedia still relevant after ChatGPT?

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 30, 2023

Should Wikipedia not present itself in a new form? I would love an app that was only fed on Wikipedia and nothing else.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 30, 2023

Should Wikipedia not expand by a factor of 100, at least? Go into all sorts of niches and sub-niches? Because it now can.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 30, 2023

Invest 10K Now, Harvest 10M In 10 Yearshttps://t.co/46c9E5x24i
DemocracyTechhttps://t.co/fX1Weke5np

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 30, 2023

https://t.co/IAOXwWQd10 via @NeilThanedar

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 30, 2023

Their idea of not burning bridges. Another guess: they might be trying to save time. pic.twitter.com/zKK6DzlIXa

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 30, 2023

Hey Twitter fam 👋

After 10 years of continuous usage, I'm taking an extended break from Twitter (maybe forever though)

To get off the dopamine hamster wheel, be more present with my family, & focus on new things

My team will keep sharing new content and updates on my behalf

— Tiago Forte (@fortelabs) May 29, 2023

Kerala Tourism claims "God's Country"

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 30, 2023

My daughters are 10 and 12, and I don’t want the way vapes are marketed, promoted and sold to be attractive to them.

That’s why I am launching a new crackdown today to protect children and go after the rogue companies and online crooks who are putting vapes into their hands.

— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) May 30, 2023

Lindsey Graham is a F’N moron… stupidity like this makes it impossible to end this ludicrous war that Russia is winning easily… pic.twitter.com/jQxY6rrbgI

— Matt Couch (@RealMattCouch) May 30, 2023

Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) after he praised U.S. military aid to Ukraine as “the best money we’ve ever spent.”

https://t.co/ueN1uV0nGm

— The Hill (@thehill) May 30, 2023

In April 2022, I charged $500 TOTAL for 10 60-minute calls.

Last week, I made an average of $35,000 per day.

It doesn't matter where you start.

It matters how willing you are to learn.

— Kieran Drew (@ItsKieranDrew) May 30, 2023

Take the next big step... angel invest:

Invest 10K Now, Harvest 10M In 10 Yearshttps://t.co/46c9E5x24i
DemocracyTechhttps://t.co/fX1Weke5np

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 30, 2023

Business and life lesson I've learned recently:

Recurring time blocks are the easiest way to make progress on anything.

And the more often those recurring blocks of time, the more progress I make.

— Dickie Bush 🚢 (@dickiebush) May 30, 2023

के मधेसी विदेशी हो?

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 31, 2023

के मधेसी विदेशी हो?

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 31, 2023

के मधेसी विदेशी हो?

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 31, 2023

के मधेसी विदेशी हो?

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 31, 2023

Yaad ayo lendup dorje ko…

— Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) May 31, 2023

नेपाल मा बस्ने मधेसी भारतीय? भारत मा बस्ने मनिषा नेपाली?

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) May 31, 2023

Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Way, 75 St & 41 Av, Queens, New York.

Amazing and deserved recognition to the first man who conquered Chomolungma, & his community in USA🙏🏼🇳🇵🇺🇸

Seen in 2nd pic, his son, Norbu dai (white shirt), holding the sign.https://t.co/utQI3VVmdF pic.twitter.com/NVXfopTcyQ

— Kashish Das Shrestha कशिश दास श्रेष्ठ (@kashishds) May 30, 2023

Looks like Kami Rita Sherpa is also a regressive propagandist. https://t.co/cQNg5C5r0M

— Apil Gurung (@apligrg) May 30, 2023

सांसद विकास कोष पाउनु भएसी बल्ल सांसदहरु वडा अध्यक्षको लेबलमा आउनु भयो ।

वडा अध्यक्षकै काम गर्न मन भए किन सांसद बन्नु हुन्छ माननीय ज्युहरु ।

— Balen Shah (@ShahBalen) May 30, 2023

**सांसद विकास कोष र भौतिक विकास** [थ्रेड]
१) विगतमा चर्को रुपमा आलोचित बनेको र खारेजीमा परेको 'सांसद विकास कोष' अहिलेको बजेटमा पुन: ब्युँत्याईएको छ। यो कार्यक्रमले स्थानिय तहमा भौतिक विकास हैन, सिमित स्रोतको दुरूपयोग गर्दै योजना बिनाका कुरुप/असान्दर्भिक संरचना बन्ने छन्। १/n

— Surya Raj Acharya (@SuryaRAcharya) May 30, 2023

प्रधानमन्त्री दाहाल र भट्टराई विरुद्ध पूर्व बालसेनाहरू सर्वोच्चमा - from @Himal_Khabar https://t.co/LasvyMIAzS

— Kanak Mani Dixit - Blue tick goes here (@KanakManiDixit) May 30, 2023

आफूलाई फाइदा हुने भए -- तैँ चुप, मैँ चुप,
अरूलाई फाइदा हुने भए -- भ्रष्टाचार?

१२५ भोटले हारेँ, त्यो भिन्दै कुरा हो तर मैले चुनावी प्रचारको क्रममा सांसद विकास कोषका बारे जोडदार रूपमा विरोध गरेको थिएँ र सांसद भएको खण्डमा त्यो नलिने वाचा गरेको थिएँ।

अहिले बजेटमा हरेक सांसदलाई ५… pic.twitter.com/c5CkodW0Hi

— Rabindra Mishra (@RabindraMishra) May 30, 2023

प्रतिपक्षमा हुँदा काँग्रेस: सांसद विकास कोष नीति नै खारेज गर।

सरकारमा काँग्रेस अर्थमन्त्री @PSMahat : प्रत्येक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रलाई ५ करोड छुट्याएको छु।

सांसदलाई पैसा दिनु नीतिगत भ्रष्टाचार हो।सांसद नीति निर्माता हुन्, व्यवस्थापक हैनन्। काँग्रेसको कुनै ठोस अडान छैन,चरम विचलन छ। pic.twitter.com/5bduWxA9kY

— Sharad Raj Pathak (@SharadRPathak) May 29, 2023

Such a shame.. https://t.co/aldxHhmYCK

— Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) May 30, 2023

आजको कान्तिपुरबाट...@ekantipur_com#abincartoon #kantipurcartoon pic.twitter.com/wgDMjWS6dV

— cartoonist ABIN (@abinshrestha) May 29, 2023

बागमती प्रदेश सभाका माननीय आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्री ज्युले प्रस्तुत गर्नु भएको विनियोजन विधेयक, २०८० का सिद्धान्त र प्राथमिकता माथी छलफलको दोस्रो दिन। pic.twitter.com/rducexTbTa

— Laxmi Ghimire (@laxmighimire41) May 25, 2023

My thoughts too !!! This current system has failed common people in Nepal , barring those who benefit from it or hold some ideology which for them seems more valuable then plight of common people!! In the garb of caring for people they rather care about the ideas/concepts….😏 https://t.co/LVmHOS4WCn

— Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) May 28, 2023

Who can ever resist the charm of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s elegant world?! Not me for sure!#Heeramandi coming soon only on @netflix_in!#SanjayLeelaBhansali @bhansali_produc @prerna982 @aditiraohydari@sharminsegal @RichaChadha @iamsanjeedal @sudeepdop@_MaheshLimaye pic.twitter.com/DgWtIY6EY1

— Manisha Koirala (@mkoirala) February 18, 2023

सगुनको पहिलो र दोस्रो राउंड बीच फरक

सगुन सँग सम्बन्ध

केही घण्टा अगाडि कोलोराडो बाट एक जना साथीले कॉल गर्नु भो। "तपाईंले सगुनको fundraising मा रोल खेल्ने कुरा रै छ, मलाई पनि ५ हजार हाल्न मन लाग्यो" भनेर भन्नु भो।

सगुनका दुई जना फाउंडर हरुसँग म सम्पर्कमा छु। वहाँ हरुले आंट गरेकै हो। मान्नु पर्छ। मेरो आफ्नै एउटा pre launch tech startup छ। त्यसैले हामीलाई एकले अर्काको कुरा बुझ्न सजिलो हुन्छ। सगुन अहिले राउंड १ मै छ। 350K fundraising गरिसकेको, 150K गर्ने प्रयासमा रहेको अवस्था छ।

मैले सगुनको राउंड २ fundraising मा lead role लिने कुरामा हाम्रो छलफल भइ राखेको छ। निर्णय शायद त्यसै किसिमको हुन्छ होला।

तर मैले साथीलाई भनें ---- तपाइँ राउंड २ मा आउन पाउनु हुन्न। क़ानूनले नै दिँदैन। राउंड २ मा venture capitalist हरु, लाइसेंस प्राप्त एंजेल इन्वेस्टर हरु मात्र हो आउन पाउने।

आउने भए राउंड १ मा आउनुस् भनेर मैले भनें र गोविन्द गिरी र कवीन्द्र सिटौला सँग मैले संपर्क गराई दिएँ टेक्स्ट मेसेज मार्फ़त।

सगुन का १००,००० user छन --- त्यो early stage मा धेरै हो।

Sagoon: Nepali Tech StartUp: Presentation At Chautari

DC Comics (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Friday evening I was at the presentation at the Chautari Restaurant by Sagoon that seemed to have some founders from the Nepali community in DC and a team in Delhi. Accumulating 100,000 users is very promising. I would like to know how many of them are active users. How many log in monthly? Weekly? Daily?

VCs will tell you, at 50,000 users you become interesting to them. And user base is everything. As long as you have a fast growing user base, you are in a good shape.

Twitter was launched in mid 2006. But I only discovered it in early 2009. I was not using it. But its user base kept growing. And then it really grew in 2009 and 2010.

So I hope Sagoon's user base grows rapidly, and I am proven wrong. But I also felt like there were no fundamentally new features. And it was not necessarily trying to cater to the local market in Nepal. Darshan Rauniyar caused a lot of excitement in the Nepali community across America. But he got very few votes in his primary election and was out. In the process he still paved the way for future Nepali aspirants for political office. But internal excitement is apparently not enough.

I don't want Sagoon to be the Darshan Rauniyar of Nepali tech entrepreneurship.

But I am impressed with their registered base of 100,000. I am impressed they decided to take the plunge. Risk taking is a big deal. I am impressed they have taken the risk. Sticking your neck out is not easy to do.

I hope they grow their use base to 500,000 and beyond. I hope they go on to raise money from professional investors, because it is about time.

I was impressed with how many people in the room were willing to possibly invest, if not a lot then at least a few thousand dollars each.

They have a working prototype and 100,000 users. That's a lot to have. They said they have already raised 350K, and they were in town to raise 150K.

Anjan Shrestha asked if there was an anti-dilution clause to protect this first round of investors. The roundabout answer was, no there wasn't. The question was echoed by half a dozen other people.

You can give 25% of the company to round 1 investors and have no anti-dilution clause. Or you can give 5% and have an anti-dilution clause. I will take that 5% any day. I have known of many successful tech startups where the round 1 investors saw little to no growth of their money.

I have a pre lanch tech startup, an Augmented Reality Mobile Game. I know Anjan Shrestha harbors tech startup ambitions. There are several routes to moving forward. Some quick routes bring in professional angel investors pretty fast.

For Nepali tech startups, it is a very good idea to have the Indian community in mind. Indians are some top names in tech and investing as well.

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