Manan Rathore

About Manan Rathore

What if anyone could launch their own digital network, the way they want? Would you build your own version of a platform differently? Would you want a focussed hub just for your community or neighbourhood? Perhaps you\'d launch a digital platform for your football club or join your school\'s alumni network? And NGO\'s may run their information and community hubs to scale impact while political leaders build digital town-halls for their constituency. Every brand could have their own community on their own platform - direct reach, deeper engagement, greater impact and higher conversion. What if every brand could become a social commerce platform? So many more what ifs, but they come down to this: what\'s your view of the Internet? How are our digital communities, engagements and commerce changing? And how can that change be moulded and eased for the better. Those are all questions that we explore and answer with MainCross - democratising top class media and network building technology.At the heart of MainCross is a network builder to publish content, host communities, launch social commerce networks and more. Think of it as branded social media networks launched in I find tech and startups revolutionary, and social sciences foundational. I\'ve also worked on helping build NextElection to add value for all stakeholders in democracy. Tied to media, the focus has also been on strengthening engaged journalism.Earlier, I\'d spent the first five years of my professional life working on the foreign affairs desk of a national daily before co-founding a startup in New Delhi that aimed to bring together people with shared interests, online and offline. As a passion project, I\'ve also been learning more about the food we eat, the way we farm and how it impacts our environment, society & climate. Climate change is real, and climate action needs all of us to come together.Email: m•••••@maincross.net

Experience

1. Content & Partnerships

   Nextelection

   Jul 2018 — Present

   I focus on outward activities, platform engagement and meaningful content generation. NextElection is a global project designed specifically to boost accountability, nurture meaningful discussions on policy and push for issue-based and time-bound governance.

Education

• Jindal School of International Affairs

  M.A. (DLB), International Relations

  2012 — 2014

• BVB Vidyashram

  Higher Secondary (CBSE)

  2005 — 2007

• BITS, Pilani-Dubai

  B.E. (Hons.), Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

  2007 — 2011

• Express Institute of Media Studies

  Post Graduate Programme in Journalism, Print journalism

  2012 — 2013

• Mayura School

  ICSE Board

  1995 — 2005

Skills

• Project Management
• Journalism
• International Relations
• Early-Stage Startups
• Policy Analysis
• Video Editing
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Social Media
• Research
• Microsoft Excel
• Foreign Policy
• Windows
• Copy Editing
• Microsoft Word
• Customer Service
• Start-Ups
• Development Economics
• Constructivism
• Academic Writing
• Content Strategy
• International Economics
• C