Category Archives: Startup Life

How do you stay sane while working on your startup?

By Nistha | Published: December 15, 2012

I started Festsy few months ago and launched the site few weeks ago. I haven’t spent enough time to talk about hindsight but one thing that immediately comes to mind is that startups can make you insane. Ever wondered why no in-transit entrepreneurs blog about their experience openly? (There’s a similar question on Quora) Because they [...]

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If you really want to learn, don’t follow the book

By Nistha | Published: July 17, 2012

I kept thinking about starting a web application on my own for a long time but it never materialized. Leave apart having a failed product, I did not create a product at all. I kept juggling ideas, sometimes relying on external developers and sometimes just hunting for one. The crux of this post is that [...]

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Launching toy prototype on Heroku!

By Nistha | Published: April 19, 2012

I have been implementing few ideas in Django for past month or so but as exciting it might be to see your code working wonders on localhost, you really want to see it running live. Over last week, I explored various hosting options for Django and after reading a ton of posts and talking to [...]

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Regain your momentum

By Nistha | Published: March 30, 2012

I got back from a long vacation and wanted to gain my momentum back on the project I’m working. So, I read through a bunch of articles and wanted to share these ones in particular- 1. How A Tiny Ohio Clothing Site’s Revenue Exploded From $5 To $50 Million In 1.5 Years Read more: http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-28/tech/31247889_1_brands-business-insider-thrillist#ixzz1qd2Rh3Bb I [...]

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Announcement: Joining my dream startup

By Nistha | Published: July 14, 2011

I love this blog as it has helped me immensely in landing my dream job. Just wanted to announce that I am taking a break from MBA to work fulltime at Yipit, a startup that is revolutionizing the daily deal aggregation process. I love the local commerce space and Yipit is innovating like crazy. I [...]

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