John Mannes

Partner at Basis Set

Partner
2017 - Current
Supporting founders every day who are building products that improve productivity for all parts of the economy; from factories to offices. Excited about the future of commerce infrastructure and supply chains. 🏭🚢💻🚚📦 Host of Future Proof, exploring opportunities created by AI and automation in major industries. --> https://www.basisset.com/futureproof John@basisset.ventures

Writer
2015 - 2017
Led AI/ML coverage for TechCrunch during the most consequential period in contemporary artificial intelligence. Chronicled the rise of neural networks and deep learning, the FAANGs war for technical talent and the complexity of enterprise AI adoption. Wrote ~500 stories from TechCrunch's SF HQ.

Summer Analyst
2015 - 2015
Supporting the growth of entrepreneurship and venture capital in the midwest.

Summer Analyst
2014 - 2014
Organized regular startup demo days for hundreds of the best emerging tech startups up and down the East Coast.

Member of the Board of Education
2012 - 2013
- Received 63% of votes from 76,000 voters to represent 1 million residents and oversee $2.2B annual operating budget - Voting member of Policy Committee. Innovated how students get information about their rights, profiled by Washington Post - Organized for passage of Takoma Park Voting Rights Charter Amendment, first time 16 year olds in US were given right to vote in municipal elections: noted by Washington Post - Worked to defeat youth curfew bill: noted by NBC Washington news - Member of National School Boards Association Lobbying Committee - Founded MoCo Student syndicated grant-backed nonprofit periodical aimed at increasing youth civic engagement, 60+ writers per year. Hundreds of stories covered in 8+ years of operation. - Honored & recognized for advocacy efforts by US Senate, House, & State Legislature