Sep 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Unstartup traces the gravity-defying ascent of Unacademy. Drawing on numerous conversations with people in and around Unacademy including its founders, board members, advisors, current and ex-employees, Nistha takes the reader through a page-turning rhapsody of startup strategies and lessons.
• No Shortcuts was recognized as a bestseller and 3rd BEST BUSINESS BOOK of 2018 by BANGALORE BUSINESS LITFEST
• Futurepreneurs was one of the first books to cover the Deeptech and AI startups in India.
• Nistha pursued those who rose from humble beginnings yet making a dent in the Indian startup universe. Her books are a product of in-depth research and love for startups - www.startupbookindia.com
• In her incisive one-on-one interviews with 30+ ambitious founders of India including Girish Mathrubootham, Nithin Kamath, Gaurav Munjal, Tarun Mehta, Awais Ahmed and others, Nistha uncovers the decisions and insights that led these startup founders to find their unique roadmap to success.

May 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Scholar Strategy is an award-winning STUDY ABROAD ADMISSIONS and CAREER STRATEGY CONSULTANT for MS/MBA/MIS/Ph.D./MFE applicants!
• My mission is to help Indian & Asian kids craft their career pathways not out of societal pressure but a deeper reflection of their personalities and values!
• We do this by:
• 1. Study and Work Abroad Consulting
• 850+ candidates (including a handful in their 30s) made it to Top 100 universities in the US, Canada etc
• Clients got into MIT, Harvard, Stanford, UIUC, Georgia Tech, CMU, Columbia, UT Austin, Berkeley, UCLA etc
• Clients are interning/working at Meta, Tesla, google, amazon, apple, intel, and many enviable startups
• "I had admits from 9 out of 10 schools I applied to, including MIT and UC, Berkeley and scholarships from other three. I could not have asked for more! I eventually chose MIT. Had it not been for Nistha, I would have never even been able to make it to this embarking journey"
• 2. Career Coaching
• Coached 20+ teenagers to help select courses in Class XI & undergrad
• Coached 50+ professionals feeling unfulfilled in their current jobs (incl a guy from Microsoft)
• Helped 10+ candidates in 30+ age group revamp their career when they were feeling stuck professionally
• 3. Products, Courses & Workshops
• MS Book: Smart Engineer’s Complete Guide to MS in USA, is a reference book for Engineers and why they should study abroad. It is filled with my own experiences, lessons and the interviews of successful professionals.
• "...this book helped me a lot on various stages of my application process right from University selection to preparing the perfect version of my SOP to Managing the finances and preparing for the Visa, all in one place. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to pursue their Masters"
• 4. Community
• We are now 130K+ on LinkedIn, 150K+ on Instagram and 65K+ on YouTube. 10K+ people read our newsletter.
• Our meetups and workshops have regularly helped aspirants bond with eachother online & offline.

Jul 2011 – Jun 2012 · 11 mos · Greater New York City Area

May 2011 – Jul 2011 · 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Preparing for fundraising, helping develop sales and marketing strategies

Jan 2011 – May 2011 · 4 mos

• Due diligence, sourcing deals, deal analysis and technology help

Oct 2010 – Sep 2011 · 11 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Guided startups in Manhattan on their pitch decks, ran the content and social media efforts. Was featured on Fred Wilson's AVC blog.

Jun 2009 – Jun 2010 · 1 yr

• Clients:
• My Tennis Fashion: Freelanced articles and provided online media consultation (June - Dec 2009)
• Sports Doing Good: Developing online business development strategy (Mar 2010 - now)

Jul 2007 – Jul 2010 · 3 yrs

• Derivatives Execution Services
• 1. [C++] Manage releases of DES pricing engine and provide enhancements for faster and reliable flow of market data.
• 2. [J2EE and C++] Collaborated with Citi Derivatives Market Inc (Option Market Makers) to successfully implement strategies for internalizing options order flow. The design facilitated easy monitoring and logging for subsequent data analysis.
• 2. [Servlets/JSP] Successfully rolled out a ‘post-trade changes’ system to allow Billing and Operation users to edit and audit information on executed trades through user-interface for quicker and convenient book-keeping.
• 3. Created various UI enhancements to provide faster and more efficient management by Desk Users.

Aug 2005 – May 2007 · 1 yr 9 mos

• [Linux kernel programming and device driver modification]
• Designed a Rate Control Framework for multi-channel wireless networks to facilitate application-level rate control. This architecture was later implemented and tested on a 20 nodes testbed, and demoed at MobiCom 2007.

Jul 2004 – Jun 2005 · 11 mos

• [Visual Basic Programming]
• Worked on Riskmaster, the insurance solution for self-managed companies. Added key features to the Workers' Compensation claims module and provided client customizations on various modules.