Kailash Badu is one of Nepal's pioneering Product Managers. He helped scale CloudFactory during its early years, has built multiple products across AI, Enterprise Software and FinTech, and currently serves as VP of Product at Genese Solution. In this conversation, he shares over a decade of experience building products, leading teams, and preparing businesses for the AI era.
From why 95% of software features are never used to why coding was never the real job of a software engineer, this conversation explores Product Management, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, customer thinking, and what it takes to build products people actually use.
Whether you're a software engineer, founder, product manager, business leader, or IT student, you'll find practical lessons on building products, adopting AI, and staying relevant in a rapidly changing technology landscape.
Timestamps
00:00:00 - Highlight
00:02:04 - Introduction
00:03:47 - Scaling CloudFactory from Nepal
00:07:36 - From Programmer to Product Manager
00:12:18 - Why 95% of Software Features Go Unused
00:15:24 - Digitizing Nepal's Ministry of Education
00:26:01 - AI's Real Superpower Isn't Coding
00:26:38 - Business Is Just Decision Making
00:38:37 - Be Digital Native Before AI Native
00:46:37 - Is AI Just Another FOMO Trend?
00:52:28 - Why Coding Was Never the Real Job
00:58:02 - The Wedding Photographer Lesson Every Founder Needs
01:06:51 - The Four Pillars of FinTech
01:10:25 - Banks Are Just Matchmakers
01:25:31 - Why People Avoid Formal Banking
01:30:06 - Nepal's Fear-Based Regulation Problem
01:36:10 - Why Bank Transfers Are Still Slow
01:47:03 - AI Is a Commodity, People Are the Advantage
01:54:48 - Why Smart People Still Fail
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