About Me
I started professional writing in December 2014, after I had to drop out of law school at the age of 19. My first job was to write a tour guide for a Temple for $10 in exchange of 2500 words— I have since then written over 500 articles in a wide variety of genres.
I got interested in Bitcoin in late 2015 and started following the cryptocurrency world, learning about Blockchain and other Cryptocurrencies, apart from Bitcoin.
In January 2016, I started writing for CoinTelegraph—one of the most reputed Journals in the cryptocurrency-sphere, and have since then been vigorously involved in the crypto community. I currently also head Communications and Outreach for Velix.ID, a blockchain startup working in the ID-verification sphere.
I care about social causes and unconditional equality for all human beings. I mainly dedicate my time and resources towards advocating for increased education & healthcare for children from underprivileged backgrounds; although I care equally about the rights of women, gender and sexual minorities, Dalits, racial minorities, and people with disabilities. When I am not writing, I enjoy reading, learning languages, cooking, baking, playing chess, meditating, traveling and volunteering.
My Portfolio
Publications
My Press Releases have been featured in
Published Work
Services
- Journalism
- Press Release
- Newsletter
- Article/Blog Post
- White Paper
- Academic Writing
- Research Analysis
- Critique/Commentary
- ICO/Startup Branding
- Thought Leadership
- Literary Editing
- Journal Editing
Resume
Experience :
CoinTelegraph.com
January 2016- January 2017
Freelance Journalist
CoinTelegraph is a completely independent leading publication covering cryptocurrency, the blockchain, decentralized applications, the internet of finance and the next-gen web.
My Profile at CoinTelegraph: http://cointelegraph.com/authors/neer_varshney
Velix.ID
November 2017 to Present
Head of Communications and Outreach
Velix.ID is a blockchain-based startup working in the Identity Verification sphere.Website: https://www.velix.id/
Own Business
Dec 2014 to present
Freelance Writer
I have written for a wide variety of clients, including for startups, e-journals, blogs, and businesses.
Education:
MITx
2017 to Present.
Micromasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP)
The DEDP Micromasters program of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (offered through edx.org under MITx) consists of 5 courses in Data Analysis, Microeconomics, Economic Research, and Development Policy.
Indira Gandhi National Open University
2015 to 2018
Bachelors in Economics
My coursework at IGNOU included courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Calculus, Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Economic Development, Comparative Global Economic Analysis, English linguistics, writing, Business Communication, and Entrepreneurship.
My Skills
My Professional Strengths
I am dedicated to my work. At the risk of sounding cliché, I believe this is what matters the most. I put my maximum effort in each word I pen down.
I am punctual, i.e., I stick up to the deadlines that I have committed; no excuses.
I proofread all my work—to the best of my abilities — before I send it across; no silly grammatical errors in texts.
I don’t plagiarize. No spinning of articles, no copying of other people’s work. I pass all my work through Copyscape premium before I submit it to a client. I give due credit to anyone I quote from.
I research before I write, and fact-check my work before I push it for publication.
- I am experienced; I have been writing on Cryptocurrencies since early 2016, and I am always updated on the recent events and news.
Language skills
I have bilingual fluency in English and Hindi. My primary language is English; the language I have been educated in. I am fluent in spoken Hindi and Urdu (specialized vocabulary) as well. I can read Latin script (English & German), Devanagari script (Sanskrit & Hindi), and Perso-Arabic script (Urdu). I have completed Goethe Institut’s Deutsch (German) A1 (100/100) and A2 (88/100) courses, and plan to take more courses in the future.
I am currently learning Spanish and improving my German. My planned language goal is to have near-native fluency in German, Spanish, and Mandarin, in addition to English and Hindi in the next 5 years!
Knowledge
- Cryptocurrencies
- Blockchain Technology
- Economics & Finance
- Social Sciences
- Academic Research
- Academic Writing
- Journalism
- Critique / Commentary
- Logic & Reasoning
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- R-Programming