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Aakash Mandhar

Why I joined Electronic Arts in 2016?

I first played Halo in late 2007, after I had just moved from Bangalore, India to Vancouver, Canada to work for Microsoft. There was…

5 min readJan 31, 2022

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Why I joined Electronic Arts in 2016?

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Aakash Mandhar

Dumbledore did it right! Finding the information you need when you need it

Our brains are great for coming up with ideas and problem solving, but not for long term retention of information and memories.

6 min readJan 17, 2022

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Dumbledore did it right! Finding the information you need when you need it

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Aakash Mandhar

Go for it! and then adapt

This story is from 2005. I was less than a year out of college and working at Hewlett-Packard in India on the HP OpenView team. Among other…

3 min readJan 12, 2022

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Go for it! and then adapt

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Aakash Mandhar

Why I started Angel Investing?

What is Angel Investing?

5 min readJan 3, 2022

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Why I started Angel Investing?

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Aakash Mandhar

Alright! We might as well chit chat

One last recruiting story for 2021. We did do a lot of hiring in 2016, and this time we talk about a New College Graduate Hire.

5 min readDec 27, 2021

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Alright! We might as well chit chat

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Aakash Mandhar

Oh no! I forgot I was conducting an interview

Another week, another recruiting story. The year is still 2016, and we were still in the process of building out the team at Electronic…

3 min readDec 21, 2021

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Oh no! I forgot I was conducting an interview

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Aakash Mandhar

Hired for a Donut!

The year was 2016, and I had recently joined Electronic Arts as the Director of Engineering to build the Virtual Economy Platform from…

4 min readDec 13, 2021

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Hired for a Donut!

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Aakash Mandhar

Getting paid to have fun

I have been fortunate enough to make my career in a field that I am passionate about. I am an avid gamer with a passion for solving complex…

4 min readDec 6, 2021

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Getting paid to have fun

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Aakash Mandhar

The Content Treadmill

Over the weekend I spent time setting up our gym in the garage. The most grueling task was dissembling, moving and reassembling our…

7 min readNov 30, 2021

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The Content Treadmill

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Aakash Mandhar

Digital Distribution and Ownership of Video Games

In this post we will talk about how adoption and evolution of the internet transformed digital distribution and ownership of games.

9 min readNov 22, 2021

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Digital Distribution and Ownership of Video Games

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Aakash Mandhar

Aakash Mandhar

I am a seasoned leader, experienced engineer and an avid gamer with a passion for solving complex problems, delivering results and continuous learning.

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