#18 Tashi Wangdi 🇧🇹 - Empowering entrepreneurs in Bhutan

<p>🇧🇹 Tashi is an “accidental entrepreneur” empowering the first wave of social entrepreneurs in Bhutan. He founded iHub, the first private coworking space and pre-incubation programme in the country, learning how to run a business along with the entrepreneurs he was supporting.&nbsp;</p><p>We discussed why he quit a comfortable job in Singapore to restart everything in Bhutan, his crazy journey finding and supporting the first entrepreneurs of iHub, and his life-changing meeting with His Majesty the King of Bhutan.&nbsp;</p><p>💪 You will love Tashi’s drive to boost the entrepreneurship ecosystem and create an entrepreneurial culture in Bhutan, his candid respect for the leaders of his country and his outstanding capacity to get things done!</p><br><p>🎤 “I went around and looked for a space. Luckily, I got in touch with 1 of my seniors. He wanted to live abroad and he was trying to sell his furniture. So I told him: I cannot pay you directly, but I know how to develop a website. I will develop a travel agent website for you so that you can still market your tour operator abroad. We agreed and he gave me 8 tables and 12 chairs. That's how we started”.</p><br><p>❤️ <strong>TIMELINE:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>5’ - Being an accidental entrepreneur</p><p>11’- Dreaming of a corporate 9 to 5 job and moving to Singapore</p><p>22’- Going back to Bhutan to start the first private coworking space and incubator</p><p>30’ - You need to find the right mentors</p><p>40’ - How the Bhutanese culture influences the entrepreneurial culture</p><p>46’ - Selecting the right founders to support</p><p>51’ - Meeting His Majesty The King</p><p>64’ - You need to think about your role in the ecosystem</p><br><p>🗒️<strong> References:</strong></p><p>-About iHub Bhutan: <a href="http://ihub.bt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://ihub.bt</a></p><p>-To know more about Bhutan, read the articles of Dr. Karma Phuntsho: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_Phuntsho" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org