Nishant Chahar
Co-Founder at stealth-mode startup (Building in consumer AI), Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneurs First (EF) in Bengaluru, Digital Creator on YouTube
About
I'm Nishant Chahar, currently co-founding a stealth-mode startup in consumer AI while serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneurs First in Bengaluru. I've built my career through a unique parallel approach—starting as a software engineer at Microsoft, then co-founding edtech ventures like AlgoPrep (which was acquired) and Tayyari, all while growing a digital creator audience of over 550k subscribers on YouTube. I'm passionate about leveraging AI to bridge the gap between education and industry, and I believe constraints build better judgment in entrepreneurship. I offer insights from my journey in tech, startups, and content creation, and I'm looking to connect with fellow educators, founders, and builders who are shaping the future of tech talent and AI-driven innovation.
Networking
What I can offer
- ›Unique perspective from journey (NSIT -> Microsoft -> entrepreneurship)
- ›Value as a content creator and educator with a large audience
- ›Insights on building startups, leveraging AI tools, and career development
Looking for
- ›Fellow educators and tech enthusiasts passionate about empowering the next generation of talent
- ›Founders, builders, and professionals in the AI and tech ecosystem
Best fit for
Current Interests
Background
Career
Started with leadership roles in university societies, then software engineer at Microsoft, co-founded AlgoPrep (acquired by Sunstone), co-founded Tayyari, became Assistant Vice President at Vedam School of Technology, mentor at Vedam School of Technology, and currently co-founder at stealth startup and Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneurs First
Education
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Grade: 8.53
Achievements
- ›Co-founded AlgoPrep, which was acquired by Sunstone
- ›Helped 10,000+ students launch tech careers through AlgoPrep
- ›Built a digital creator audience of over 550k subscribers on YouTube and 200k+ followers on Instagram
- ›Smart India Hackathon 2020 winner
- ›At AlgoPrep, taught over 5000 students and built a community of over 100k students
- ›At Microsoft, enabled customer-asked features like 'Add Passwords Manually' and improved the import experience in the Authenticator iOS app
- ›Earned ₹2 lakhs during college through digital art, teaching, and internships
Opinions
- The barrier between having an idea and building a product has nearly vanished due to AI
- If you're not learning to use AI, you're missing the biggest opportunity of your generation
- Traditional coding education is fundamentally broken
- Constraints and scarcity build better judgment than abundance
- Career decisions should be based on data and asymmetric returns, not just passion
- A parallel approach—building ventures while maintaining a corporate career—is valuable for learning about impact and productivity
- The gap between academic theory and workplace reality needs to be bridged
- The goal is not to escape a good job. The goal is to build something so compelling that staying becomes the harder choice