Twitter India Ex-Boss Manish Maheshwari Quits. Here's What He Plans Next

Wednesday, 15 December 2021newsdesk

Former Twitter India Head Manish Maheshwari has quit the company to work on an ed-tech venture. Mr Maheshwari, who had been transferred to the US in August this year, shared the development in a tweet. "After close to three years, I am leaving Twitter to dedicate myself to #education and #teaching. While it is with a heavy heart that I leave Twitter, I am excited about the impact that can be created globally through education," he tweeted.

New Delhi, 15 December 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Mr Maheshwari said he is partnering Tanay Pratap, who has worked as a Senior Software Engineer with Microsoft. "We will start by imparting employability training via a virtually immersive platform, which we are calling #Metaversity," Mr Maheshwari noted. In a series of tweets, Mr Maheshwari highlighted how COVID-19 has fundamentally changed not only the skills needed to be successful in the new economy but also how those skills are imparted, and the role technology - particularly metaverse - can play. "#Education is very close to my heart. I have been a teacher since high school while growing up in a middle-class household in India's hinterland. Even at Wharton, I paid for my education by being a teaching assistant. This is an opportunity to go back to my roots," he said.

Source - NDTV