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by nisthana 9y ago
Thats not true. All the students are real, except the one who did not send her profile picture. I could have left it alone, but she is one of the best student success stories. I did not lie, I can share their emails. Also not sure if you ev
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by nisthana 9y ago
@everyone - If you cannot help, I dont need your sarcasm. @smt88 - well said and every entrepreneur knows this goal. However in order to make a sustainable business, it needs initial capital and marketing investment to be able to reach a cr
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Ask HN: YC rejected twice. Why? How can we improve without knowing the reason?
17 points by nisthana 9y ago|55 comments
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Show HN: P2P college admission prep. app for high schoolers(mentr.io)
2 points by nisthana 10y ago|0 comments
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by nisthana 10y ago
Been bootstrapped all along.
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by nisthana 10y ago
Thats awesome advice. I definitely want to keep on doing, I am very passionate. Heck 2 of my students who used my platform got into good schools (one in Yale and one in UC Davis). They called me and thanked me. I know this thing is useful b
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by nisthana 10y ago
I have the data, lots of it. I have lots of learning. What I built was to help people get into college and career by connecting them with a role model in college or companies. It's a mentoring platform. What I found the hard way is tha
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Ask HN: Need advice from failed entrepreneurs
1 points by nisthana 10y ago|6 comments
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Ask HN: Any recommendation for affordable SEO expert for a bootstrapped startup
3 points by nisthana 10y ago|4 comments
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by nisthana 10y ago
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I think I got my answer. This is not a viable business idea so I will not spend anytime thinking about it :-))
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by nisthana 10y ago
Agreed! Thanks for your feedback!
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by nisthana 10y ago
True, agreed!
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by nisthana 10y ago
hi skylark - thanks for sharing. This makes my job easier, I really don't have to build it since its already there :-)) Thanks for your info,
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by nisthana 10y ago
True. Lets say John applies to Product Manager position at Google. Question 1 - Do you think there is any value in connecting the John to PM's from Google, Facebook, Uber, Salesforce etc so they can do a mock interview and give first h
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by nisthana 10y ago
Hi @mindhash - excellent point. I completely agree that supply is key. However that is the side I am much confident about. I have been fortunate to work for some of the best silicon valley companies so have built a network of talented profe
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by nisthana 10y ago
Hi @smt88 - thanks for your reply. Makes sense to what you said. I can imagine some people may be uncomfortable taking the mock interview. However I have a different way to implement it, which is pleasant for both interviewer and interviewe
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by nisthana 10y ago
Thanks @throwaway_374 for your comment. Are you speaking from an hiring manager perspective or from the perspective of an interviewer? As an interviewer, personally I ask my friends to do mock interview before I go in for the real one. That
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Ask HN: Do you think there is market for mock job interviews with professionals
4 points by nisthana 10y ago|16 comments
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Ask HN: When do late submissions get an answer from YC? Winter 2017 Applicant
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Show HN: Congrats W17.Use YC Mentr to Connect with YC Alumn for Mock Interviews(itunes.apple.com)
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by nisthana 10y ago
Hey HN, I am Nishant Asthana, Co-founder and CEO of Mentr (mentr.io) Mentr is a marketplace for high school students to get 1-on-1 college advice, essay reviews and tutoring from verified College Students online. More than 200 students from
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Show HN:App to Connect with YC Alumni for advice on YC Applications,interviews(mentr.io)
3 points by nisthana 10y ago|1 comments