Ex-Tech Startup Founder

...Born in Nepal. Started a company in India, later sold it to a US company. Currently in Australia, learning to be a father and a husband.

In mid-2008, I packed my bags and left Nepal to experiment with my life. I still haven't found my way back. Like Siddhartha in Hermann Hesse's novel, I am still seeking...

I still remember my five-day journey from Kathmandu to Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of Asia, by bus, jeep and train. On the first day, I saw a big poster that read, "Bangalore's official language is C." The logos of every global technology company rose in the distance, like the mountains of the Kathmandu Valley.

Everything I know about running a tech business comes from my decade in Bangalore: my friends, colleagues and clients. I will never forget running to my friend's apartment at 2 a.m. to take a client call from the US because the lights had gone out in mine. Growing a company from nothing and battling the day-to-day demands of clients was a life-changing experience. Over the years, I watched the jobs I once did alone become whole teams, each with its own processes. Eventually, I stepped away and handed it over.

With all that knowledge and experience, I landed in Australia in mid-2018, this time by plane only. Looking out the window, I took in Australia's unassuming landscape as we landed at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne. A few weeks later, my wife and I drove 11 hours in a Hyundai Getz to Adelaide, South Australia, which I now call home. Here, I have become a father and a husband...