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180 Out Of 202 Kansas City 'Fiberhoods' Reach Their Google Fiber Pre-Registration Goals
Sep 10, 5:01AM
Two weeks ago, things didn't look so great for Google Fiber, but after a last-minute push, 180 out of the 202 'fiberhoods' in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri managed to reach Google's goals for getting the company's TV service and gigabit fiber-optic Internet connection installed in their neighborhoods.Do You Need To Be A Jerk To Be A Successful Entrepreneur?
Sep 10, 3:15AM
I recently read Ben Austen's WIRED article about Steve Jobs, which prompted me to put together my thoughts about the tradeoffs of being a successful entrepreneur. Austen's article draws a caricature of Jobs and puts forth a series of false choices. After reading it, you might be convinced that you can either be a jerk and successful or decent and mediocre. Let's take a look at some of the examples that the article highlighted from Jobs' life:A Former Patent Examiner's Perspective On The Current "Patent Hubbub"
Sep 10, 3:00AM
Editor's Note: This guest post was written by G. Nagesh Rao, an IP-Law and Technology Commercialization Strategist based out of San Francisco and Washington DC. He most recently worked for The City of Los Angeles's CleanTech Initiatives and before that as a US Patent Examiner and Senior Policy Advisor for The US Department of Commerce's Patent & Trademark Office and Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Warby Parker Sees Its Way To $36.8M Of A $40M Series B Round, Led By General Catalyst
Sep 10, 2:13AM
David Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal founded Warby Parker last year in an attempt to breathe new life into the eyewear industry. The New York City-based startup has since rocketed to popularity by selling designer and prescription glasses online, for $95 -- a price that now includes free shipping and returns. Warby raised $13.5 million in a couple of rounds beginning last year, with a bunch of notable investors signing on to back the young company. According to a Form D filing released by the SEC on Friday, as first reported by Fortune, the startup is adding a whole bunch of new coin to its coffers -- $36.8 million to be precise. As the filing shows, the startup has sold $36.8 million of a potential $40 million round, with $3.19 million remaining.After A Summer At Harvard Med School, Rock Health's Third Class Shows Off Its Goods
Sep 10, 1:45AM
Back in June, Silicon Valley's health-focused startup accelerator, Rock Health, kicked off its third program. What was notable about this third batch -- other than the encouraging fact that a health-only accelerator has made it to its third batch (props also to Blueprint Health in NYC, now on its second) -- was the promise of its future academic pedigree. That is to say, Rock Health co-founder Halle Tecco told us that it was the first time a health incubator had sent its startups into a hospital to learn about the industry first-hand. The third batch spent the summer building their businesses in Boston and gaining experience at the Harvard Medical School -- in what I'm calling the "Rock Health Residency." Yesterday, back from the east coast, the startups participated in Rock Health's third "Demo Day" in Mountain View, showcasing their businesses to a house full of investors and entrepreneurs.The Mobile Payments Fustercluck
Sep 10, 12:45AM
It seems that every week there's a new company, startup, or financial institution that is launching a new way to pay from, issue rewards, or power transactions from a mobile phone. The question that always lingers in my mind when I see yet another mobile payments service pop up—how many more ways do we need to pay for a physical or digital product via a mobile device? Matrix Partners' Dana Stalder, who was the former CTO of PayPal, says that he is introduced to at least one mobile payments startup a week. Matrix Partners previously invested in mobile payments company Zong, which was acquired by PayPal in 2010. "There has been a lot of innovation around payments over the course of the last three to four years. But with recent growth in smartphone penetration, there has been a huge pop in the number of mobile-related payments companies," Stalder explains.Meet The Disrupt SF 2012 Hackathon Winners: Livebolt Takes Grand Prize, Auctopus And HeatData Are Runners Up
Sep 09, 10:52PM
The night has been a long one for our intrepid crew of hackers, and all their arduous, caffeine-fueled work has led to this moment. A stunning 147 teams have taken the stage here at Disrupt SF to deliver their fast and furious one-minute pitches — that's more than we've ever had before. Still, only three teams will get the chance to demo their projects on-stage once Disrupt kicks off proper, and only one will claim the $5,000 grand prize. Well, enough with the dramatics -- here is your Disrupt Hackathon winner and the two runner-ups!Hackathon Entrant Sirious Margaritas Is A Margarita Maker From The Future
Sep 09, 10:50PM
As we approach the Technological Singularity it's important to keep an eye on the harbingers of true superhuman artificial intelligence. While many will point to primitive projects by researchers at MIT and Stanford, I feel the history books will note Sirious Margaritas as the absolute point when man and machine will truly live in symbiosis. Sirious Margaritas a highly complex system that allows you to tell Siri to make you margarita. Using an ElectricImp board and a motor, the Sirious Margarita maker can dispense and blend margaritas remotely.
PhoneID Lets You Login To Websites Without A Username Or Password — From Your Phone
Sep 09, 10:43PM
On the web, we have a host of user names and passwords we have to remember, whether for news sites or apps or Netflix. So Michael Thomas and Vahur Roosimaa of Los Angeles-based startup Scopely have hacked together PhoneID, which lets you login to websites without a username and password.
SafeHouse Is A Legit Home Security System Powered By Ninja Blocks And Raspberry Pi
Sep 09, 10:07PM
Using off-the-shelf hardware, SafeHouse aims to disrupt the home security space. Raspberry Pi and Ninja Blocks are used to build a surprisingly robust security system. As seen during their Battlefield presentation, even though SafeHouse was built during our 24 hour Hackathon, this product could be a legitimate service. I spoke to creators backstage. Going forward, SafeHouse could live on in conjunction with Ninja Blocks. And for good reason, too. SafeHouse is the perfect demonstration of Ninja Blocks' sheer power.Is Spotify Preparing To Push Its App Center To Its iOS Mobile App?
Sep 09, 10:06PM
Yesterday, Josh wrote about how Spotify is planning to push out a browser-based version of its music streaming service. Earlier today AllThingsD further confirmed this and added a bit more color: the price is not likely to be reduced at the same time; and it will start rolling out in about a month. We've heard a similar report of an October timeframe from a source. And now, in addition to that we have also seen some evidence of how Spotify could be planning to enhance its mobile app as well, by adding its third-party apps service into the mix. Currently, Spotify's desktop app offers a specific section where they show off third-party applications that use the company's API -- for example, a TuneWiki app gives you lyrics to Spotify tracks; LastFM offers personalized recommendations. But there is no link to Spotify third-party apps at the moment in the iOS app.Google Search: A Discussion About The Past, Present And Future With Jack Menzel
Sep 09, 9:55PM
During a visit to the Googleplex last week, I sat down with someone so passionate about search, it's as if it's his job or something. Well, it is, and Jack Menzel, Director, Product Management of Google Search, is as excitable as it gets when it comes to talking about his passion. Who can blame him, though? A lot of people use Google as their default search engine, and that's no mistake. For almost seven years, Menzel has been laser-focused on making search so simple, that you don't have to learn how to do it. As the years have passed, you don't have to be a pro to "Google", to find the information that you need.Hackathon Project Memstash Helps You Memorize Anything
Sep 09, 9:48PM
Unlike something like Evernote, which helps you store and reference information, TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon entrant Memstash helps you actually memorize stuff. For example, if you want to memorize a famous quote, you can put it in your Memstash through a bookmarklet and the app will send you that quote via SMS or e-mail at specific intervals until you have it memorized.>From The Hackathon: Local Drunk Lets You Grab A Drink With A Local
Sep 09, 9:13PM
This team at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Hackathon found a great idea to keep them motivated through the development. When you are visiting a city, Local Drunk connects you to a local who knows a good place to get your drink on. It was not their first idea, they originally planned a last-minute vacation service, but eventually settled with an idea revolving around alcohol. We can't blame them for that.Bavarian Bookrocket Finds Books Related To Apps You've Just Opened
Sep 09, 9:02PM
This hack comes from a pair of charming Germans who created an app to find books related to apps you just opened. For example, when you download or install an app - Word, Photoshop, Skype - it will automatically find books related to the new app.Hackathon Contestant HeatData Obsessively Tracks How People Interact With Mobile Apps
Sep 09, 8:59PM
It's become more clear than ever that analytics about how people interact with things -- from physical stores to television screens to websites -- are key for businesses to optimize their relationships with potential customers. And the more detail, the better. It's this philosophy that drove Jason Shah to build HeatData over the past 24 hours at the Disrupt SF 2012 Hackathon. HeatData is an app that captures gesture data on mobile to let app owners know exactly where and when users swipe, double tap, and zoom on certain places in the mobile app.Hacker Returns From Wilderness Exile To Disrupt Sally Struthers
Sep 09, 8:21PM
Peter Ma says hadn't switched on his HP laptop for nearly six months when he booted it up at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon yesterday afternoon. >From May until August he backpacked alone in the Sierra Nevada, with no electronics other a watch and a head lamp, just trying to get away from society and come up with a truly new idea. "I wanted to get in touch with basic human needs," he explains.>From The Hackathon: Advise.ly Provides Peer-To-Peer Career Advice On Demand
Sep 09, 7:16PM
At the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Hackathon, a presentation on stage was very polished and caught our attention. Advise.ly provides peer-to-peer career advice on demand. It uses both the LinkedIn API the Twilio API to first find people with the same career background and then initiate a phone call. The site is already live and working, which is impressive for a 24-hour hack. First, you authenticate with your LinkedIn account and enter your phone number. It then uses your LinkedIn information to find close matches on the service of people who help you when you are at a turning point in your career. Then Twilio initiates a call. It's as simple as that.Rise And Shine! Scenes From Morning At The Disrupt SF Hackathon [TCTV]
Sep 09, 7:12PM
It was a long and trying night here at the San Francisco Design Center Concourse, but after it all, the sun did rise in San Francisco this morning, bringing in a new day for the scores of programmers at the Disrupt SF 2012 Hackathon.Hackathon Entrant Appetize.co Lets You Record In-App Video Demos
Sep 09, 7:06PM
If you're working on an iOS app and would like to demonstrate key features to users, Appetize.co makes things a little bit easier. Rather than hacking together in-app videos, Appetize allows programmers to add one line to their code that can simulate button presses and swipes. You can then play these movies back in the app itself during demonstrations.
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