Re:Is it a good time to do a tech startup in Nepal?
by c00p3r on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @01:35AM
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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. =)
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. =)