The Doers Nepal -Podcast
The Doers is aspiring to be a platform or a space where people who have actually done something come and share their ideas and opinion about thing that matter.
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Why eSewa CEO Left After 13 Years: The Truth Behind Leaving Fintech
<p>In this episode, Subhas Sapkota, CEO of Yeti Airlines and former CEO of eSewa, shares his lived experience leading across fintech, aviation, and education in Nepal.</p> <p>The conversation moves across three industries where Subash has held senior leadership roles and made long-term decisions inside complex systems.</p> <p>We begin with fintech. After years of leading eSewa and helping build it into a trusted digital wallet, Subash chose to step away from the CEO role even when everything was working well. In this episode, he explains why he left, what the “what next” moment looked like, and why...
You’re Educated. So Why Are You Still Unprepared? | Nepal Education System
<p>The way we learn, work, and stay relevant is changing faster than ever.</p> <p>Yet many of our education systems were built for a very different world.</p> <p>In this episode, we sit down with Subigya Basnet, a multimedia specialist and long-time video producer who has worked closely with universities and global institutions to build online education content. From starting out in engineering to shaping digital learning experiences, Subigya brings a rare behind-the-scenes perspective on how education, AI, and content are evolving together.</p> <p>What You’ll Learn in This Episode:</p> <p>-Why earning a de...
The "Success Story" Blueprint: How a Nepali Citizen Built India’s Largest P2P
<p>This fintech platform disbursed ₹18,000 crore+ in loans and serves over 3 crore users across India.</p> <p>In this episode, we sit down with Dipesh Karki, Co-founder & CPTO of LenDenClub, to unpack how a Nepali founder built one of India’s largest peer-to-peer lending platforms by focusing on systems, scale, and execution.</p> <p>Born into a middle-class family of teachers in Khotang, Dipesh began his journey with a scholarship to study engineering in India. Instead of looking West, he chose to build in India leveraging proximity, market depth, and a rapidly maturing fintech ecosystem.</p> <p>Today, LenDenClub has enab...
How Nepal Processes Millions of Digital Transactions Daily | Digital December 2025
<p>As part of Digital December 2025, in partnership with Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited, this episode explores how Nepal’s digital payment infrastructure is shaping the way money moves across the economy from everyday transactions to enterprise and national-level systems.</p> <p>This conversation brings together two key perspectives from Nepal’s digital payment ecosystem:</p> Manoj Thapa, Country Head – Visa Nepal, sharing a global view on payments, cross-border commerce, and how international networks connect Nepali businesses to the world.<br> <br> Munni Rajbhandari, COO – Nepal Clearing House Ltd. (NCHL), explaining the national payment rails, enterprise payment systems, and the infrastructure that pro...
How Nepal’s Digital Payment Ecosystem Really Works |Behind Payments
<p>As part of Digital December 2025, in partnership with Laxmi Sunrise Bank Limited, this special roundtable explores how digital payments and software systems are reshaping businesses and the economy in Nepal.</p> <p>This episode brings together three perspectives from Nepal’s digital payment ecosystem:<br> Santosh Tamrakar, Managing Director at IMS Software, sharing the system builder’s view on business software, data, and scalable growth.<br> Arun Khatri, CEO of Digital Network Solutions, covering digital infrastructure, security, compliance, QR innovation, and biometric identity.<br> Shashank Prabhat Shrestha, Managing Director of Caffeophilia, offering real-world insights from running a multi-outlet business wher...
This Fintech Platform Was Built without Software team | Now Used by 3.53 Crore People
<p>This platform approves loans in hours, not days and is used by 3.53 crore+ people.</p> <p>In this episode, we sit down with Bhavin (Co-founder & CEO) and Dipesh (Co-founder & CTO) to unpack how one of India’s most impactful fintech platforms was really built.</p> <p>One of the founders is Nepali, who coded the first version himself and today the platform has enabled ₹17,000+ crore in loans and operates at a speed traditional banks struggle to match.</p> <p>What You’ll Learn in This Episode:</p> <p> -How the first product was built without a tech team</p> <p> -Why c...
Nepal Needs More Data Analysts: Here’s Why You Should Start Now
<p>What happens when two of the sharpest minds in analytics, decision science, and entrepreneurship sit together to decode how data shapes businesses and how intuition and persistence shape a founder’s journey?</p> <p>In this episode, we speak with Anunay Gupta, former analytics leader at JPMorgan & HSBC and now Managing Director at Xcelyst Partners and Bhupendra Khanal, serial entrepreneur and founder of Dogsee and Himalayan Natives, known for building global consumer brands powered by data.</p> <p>What You Will Learn in This Episode</p> How data quality impacts decisions and business outcomes<br> <br> When to trust in...
Ambani’s Entry Proves It | The Pet Industry Is India’s Next Big Wave
<p>Pet care in India isn’t just dog food. It’s 20+ untapped verticals and the next big opportunity.</p> <p>In this episode, we sit down with Vineet Khanna, Founder of Supertails, a platform building one of India’s largest pet ecosystems with 1,700+ products across nutrition, healthcare, and services.</p> <p>Alongside him, we have Sneh Sharma, Founder of Dogsee Chew, the brand that took a single iconic product i.e. chhurpi and turned it into a global clean-treat loved in 30+ countries.</p> <p>What will you get:</p> <p>-what early players actually do in a market with no roa...
99% of AI Companies Will Be Dead by 2026
<p>The Doers Nepal – Nepal’s Longest Running Business Podcast<br> <br> In this episode, we have Manish Maheshwari, General Partner at BAT VC, former Twitter India CEO, and one of India’s top AI investors.</p> <p>Along with him, we have Bhupendra Khanal, former founder of Simplify360 and current CEO of Doxy.</p> <p> </p> <p>From decades of experience and exposure, they offer insights into the realities of today’s AI ecosystem. Most people think the AI boom means every AI startup will win.</p> <p>But the truth is the opposite.</p> <p>We’re in the middle...
He mastered 4 industries in 15 years secret skill to win anywhere
<p>The Doers Nepal – Nepal’s Longest Running Business Podcast</p> <p>What if the biggest threat to your career… is comfort?</p> <p>In this episode, we sit with Jagnoor Singh, one of India’s versatile professionals, who went from leading teams at Airtel (Telecom) to OYO (Hospitality), Unacademy (EdTech), and now as COO at Practo (HealthTech).<br> His story proves that real growth begins where comfort ends.</p> <p>He shares the mindset behind fearless career transitions, what separates a good leader from a great one, and why building new "career muscles" is the only way to stay relevant...
