While software engineers make great entrepreneurs, coding isn’t the only thing that you need to grow a business. Below are 4 tips to build a business as a software developer: Start building – if you are a software engineer you know how to build. Build an app, a website, and a prototype. Something that is […]

Tagged with: Business • Hiring • Marketing • Software Engineering • Wantrapreneur

I like to build software, should I start a software company? If you are asking this question, you would be better off not starting a company. I may sound blunt but the question clearly reflects that you are not prepared. For the last few weeks, one young guy from Pokhara was constantly pinging me on […]

Tagged with: Business • Ideas • Software Company

Freelancing tip for beginners: Always send an hourly quote if the prospect is of Nepali origin overseas. I got a rejection on a fixed-price quote I sent to a Nepali prospect from Australia who was looking for a WordPress website with Bookings, WooCommerce, and payment integration. He wanted to get it done at 60% cheaper […]

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बिक्रम सम्बत २०८० सुरु हुदै गर्दा मैले आफ्नो अमेरिका बसाईको अनुभब समेटेर ब्लग लेख्छु भनेर एउटा रिजोलुसन लेखेको थिएँ । तर मलाई केहि कुरा सुरु गर्न त्यो कुरा किन गर्न लागेको हो भन्ने प्रश्नको उत्तर मिलेन भने सो काम गर्नै मन लाग्दैन । यो मेरो सानै देखिको बानि थियो । यो ब्लग पोस्टमा सो बारेमा […]

Tagged with: अमेरिका • भोगाई • यात्रा अनुभव • सिलिकन भ्यालीको

1. When you need a dynamic Search Query where variable parameters are presents you can use the following approach: $sql = “SELECT * FROM users WHERE “; $where = array(“dist_id = :dist_id”); $params = array(‘:dist_id’ => $distID); if (isset($p->username) && !empty($p->username)) { array_push($where, “username LIKE :username”); $params[‘:username’] = “%{$p->username}%”; } if (isset($p->firstname) && !empty($p->firstname)) { […]

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What is AI? AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a machine’s ability to perform cognitive functions like humans, such as perceiving, learning, reasoning, and solving problems. AI is a computer system that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. It includes recognizing objects, understanding natural language, and making decisions. It is a powerful tool that helps […]

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We talked a lot about pay-it-forward culture in the past (2010-2015) as a local entrepreneurs group in Kathmandu called Help Me Help You NP. But, we forgot to thank one another ourselves. Lately, I have realized that gratitude is not everyone’s cup of tea. People don’t realize how they got where they got until something […]

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I worked with Google for more than 5 years when I was leading Google Developers Communities in Nepal and I had a huge respect for the company. But recently, I have become skeptical about Google and its intentions when it shut down its Google Input IME tool for Microsoft Windows (the software isn’t available for […]

Tagged with: Google • Microsoft • Nepali Keyboard

I recently read a Case Study on Affiliate Marketing Commission by Adam Dukes, a digital content creator from Las Vegas. I follow him wholeheartedly and consider him one of my mentors, even though I’ve never hired him directly to help me. Below I’m sharing a section from his Case Study on how to create great […]

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Soft skills refer to a person’s interpersonal skills and character traits that affect their relationships with others. They are typically viewed as a complement to hard skills, which pertain to a person’s occupational knowledge and abilities in the workplace. The term “soft skills” refers to a person’s emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) rather than their intelligence […]

When I was in San Francisco Bay area around 2016 I received an invite to attend an interview for a possible contract role as an Android developer consultant. For an instance I paused. I was worried the interview might end up as a coding nightmare trying to solve Leetcode-style puzzles but to my surprise, the […]

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