In this episode, I speak to Amun Thapa, founder and CEO of sastodeal.com ,

the largest local born E-commerce platform in Nepal.

Nepal's local leading ecommerce company. Strategic partners with Flipkart & Myntra. Partners with the Government of Nepal, Food Management Division. Marquee investors - Dolma Impact Fund, Televentures, ICTC Group, IME Group. The company is fighting a global giant – Alibaba Group in its home turf and is doing really well in an industry that is poised to grow to $1BN GMV by 2026.  

Amun and I talk about:

His background and journey to founding comsastodeal

What problems he is solving now and How his business model works

Ecommerce infrastructure in Nepal including Internet and mobile penetration and payment solution (credit card, e-wallet )

The problems are not issues but opportunities to grow.

The growth strategy map of sastodeal; From Nepal to the world.

His long term vision for csastodeal

Who is the nicest person he has ever met in his life.