PinnedNishant AsthanainCryptoStarsSimple Introduction to Blockchain for Software EngineersRecently I bumped into the Andreessen Horowitz’s Crypto Startup School which has published a playbook to start crypto companies. I was…Jan 1, 20221Jan 1, 20221
Nishant AsthanaTen myths about Tech LayoffsThe year 2022 is proving to be a particularly bad time to be in tech. Almost every company either had layoffs, or a hiring freeze. Macro…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
Nishant Asthana10 Tips from a Tech Hiring Manager for Finding Your Next Tech JobI am an Engineering Manager at Uber. Recently the company laid off hundreds of talented engineers and leaders and I wanted to do my bit in…Sep 13, 20191Sep 13, 20191
Nishant AsthanaTLDR; for the new tax billHere is a very (non-exhaustive) short version of tax bill that might help some of us. This is not a tax advice and you should do your own…Dec 24, 2017Dec 24, 2017
Nishant AsthanainMentr BlogDon’t confuse management with leadershipThroughout my professional and entrepreneurial career I have encountered people who think they are great leaders just because they can…Sep 3, 20171Sep 3, 20171
Nishant AsthanaWhat are Facebook Open Graph (OG) Tags and how to use them on your WebsiteWhen someone posts a link to website, blog, mobile app etc. on Facebook, Facebook shows a preview of the linked page content (see below)Mar 31, 20174Mar 31, 20174
Nishant AsthanaHow to accept payment on your site by integrating Stripe PaymentsFlyPals.com had a need to integrate a payment processing on the site for its customers for which we were thinking of Paypal as the only…Mar 31, 20172Mar 31, 20172
Nishant AsthanainMentr BlogIf you want to start a company to get-rich-quick, I suggest you keep your jobLets face it. Silicon Valley has shown time and again that ordinary people like you and me can create companies that are valued at billions…Mar 18, 2017Mar 18, 2017
Nishant AsthanainMentr BlogNow you can “Send Compliments to your Mentor” in the Mentr AppOur amazingly talented College Mentors do a wonderful job of answering questions of high schoolers. By using their own experience, they are…Jan 5, 2017Jan 5, 2017
Nishant AsthanainMentr BlogMy Transition from Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur and What I Learned Founding My StartupIf you ever watched Shark Tank, you cannot miss Mark Cuban’s favorite feedback to founders — You are a Wantrepreneur, not Entrepreneur…Dec 29, 2016Dec 29, 2016
