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Help TechCrunch offer a valuable new tool for startups (by taking this quick survey)
Sep 14, 4:12PM
It’s hard to find the expert help you need right at the clutch moment when you’re building your startup. We’re trying to solve that problem through a product we’ve been developing this year, called Verified Experts — and we’d like to get some more input on it from startup people like you. As in real […]
Hear how to build a billion-dollar SaaS company at TechCrunch Disrupt
Sep 14, 4:00PM
There was a time when brick-and-mortar mom and pops framed their first $1 on the wall, but in the SaaS startup the equivalent milestone is $1 billion revenue run-rate. Salesforce is the SaaS revenue king reporting $4 billion in revenue for its most recent quarterly report, and there are many other relatively new SaaS companies, […]
SexTech, Kobalt, sales efficiency, philanthropy and ethics, Brexit, and startup growth tactics
Sep 14, 2:21PM
Tech startups want to destigmatize sex Sex, despite being one of the most fundamental human experiences, is still one of those businesses that some advertisers reject, banks are hesitant to financially support and some investors don't want to fund. That's TechCrunch's Megan Rose Dickey discussing the rise of "sextech", a movement among technologists and product […]
Startups Weekly: Part & Parcel plans plus-sized fashion empire
Sep 14, 12:00PM
In this week's newsletter: Part & Parcel is bringing plus-sized clothing out of the dark corners of department stores.
Cloudflare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn on the company's IPO today, its unique dual class structure, and what's next
Sep 13, 10:26PM
Shares of Cloudflare rose 20% today in its first day of trading on the public market, opening trading at $18 after it priced its IPO at $15 a share yesterday and holding steady through the day. Put another way, the performance of the nine-year-old company — which provides cloud-based network services to enterprises — was relatively […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple's board of directors
Sep 13, 9:36PM
Disney CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board of directors, according to a just-published SEC filing. Neither company has given any reason for the departure — the explanatory text of the SEC filing is literally just “On September 10, 2019, Bob Iger resigned from the Board of Directors of Apple Inc.” — but with […]
MoviePass will shut down on September 14th
Sep 13, 8:20PM
MoviePass’ all-you-can-watch movie theater membership always seemed too good to be true. After multiple price hikes, business model changes, temporary shutdowns and raising a mountain of money less than a year ago, the company seems to be calling it quits. MoviePass has issued an announcement letting customers know that the service will stop working as […]
How to work with top influencers and avoid ad blockers
Sep 13, 8:01PM
We've aggregated the world's best growth marketers into one community. Twice a month, we ask them to share their most effective growth tactics, and we compile them into this Growth Report.
This prosthetic arm combines manual control with machine learning
Sep 13, 7:26PM
Prosthetic limbs are getting better every year, but the strength and precision they gain doesn't always translate to easier or more effective use, since amputees have only a basic level of control over them. One promising avenue being investigated by Swiss researchers is having an AI take over where manual control leaves off.
Amazon tests a one-tap review system for product feedback
Sep 13, 6:42PM
Amazon is testing an easier way for people to leave product feedback with the launch of one-tap ratings. The change is meant to encourage those who don’t have the time, energy or interest in writing reviews to still share their opinion about the product, which benefits the larger Amazon community of shoppers who are reliant […]
Despite tipping policy changes, DoorDash says back pay is not 'at issue here'
Sep 13, 6:31PM
When DoorDash announced changes in its tipping model last month, it was certainly a step in the right direction. Some workers, however, have said it’s not enough. In addition to wanting fair wages, they want back pay. In light of DoorDash’s announcement, labor group Working Washington said a key question remained: “Will they pay workers […]
Daily Crunch: AR startup Daqri is shutting down
Sep 13, 6:11PM
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Another high-flying, heavily funded AR headset startup is shutting down In an email obtained by TechCrunch, Daqri — which built enterprise-grade […]
JUMP pulled its bikes from a number of markets in the last few months
Sep 13, 4:08PM
Uber -owned JUMP pulled its bikes and scooters from a handful of markets over the last few months. The latest city affected is San Diego, where JUMP’s bikes and scooters will no longer be available as of September 19, with the exception of two naval bases in the city. “We understand this may have a […]
Calculating sales efficiency in a startup: The magic number that will help you scale
Sep 13, 4:02PM
Sales efficiency is the best way to understand the economics of a business. It answers whether a business can ever scale. The harsh truth is, if it can't scale, investors won't be interested...
J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot sign exclusive deal with WarnerMedia
Sep 13, 4:01PM
After being courted by seemingly every major entertainment and streaming company, Bad Robot has signed an exclusive deal with WarnerMedia. While the production company — led by Star Wars director J.J. Abrams and his wife/co-CEO Katie McGrath — was already working with Warner Bros. to create shows like “Castle Rock” and “Westworld,” this new deal […]
Space is the next economic frontier… hear more about it at Disrupt SF
Sep 13, 4:00PM
For decades space has been the playplace for world powers, but the advent of (relatively) cheap and frequent rocket launches has opened it up for new business opportunities. But it's still hard as hell, as early adopters of this orbital economy Tess Hatch of Bessemer Ventures, Swarm's Sara Spangelo, and OneWeb's Adrian Steckel can attest.
YouTube Music cracks down on rampant chart manipulation with new pay-for-play ban
Sep 13, 3:48PM
YouTube will no longer allow paid views and advertising to influence its YouTube Music Charts, the company announced this morning. Instead, it will calculate its rankings based only on view counts coming from organic plays. In addition, it’s changing its methodology for reporting on 24-hour record debuts to also only count views from organic sources, […]
Ten questions for 2020 presidential candidate John Delaney
Sep 13, 3:32PM
In November 2020, America will go to the polls to vote in perhaps the most consequential election in a generation. The winner will lead the country amid great social, economic and ecological unrest. The 2020 election will be a referendum on both the current White House and the direction of the country at large. Nearly […]
24-hour Friday flashback on Disrupt SF passes
Sep 13, 2:46PM
We here at TechCrunch love a good flashback, like when Sebastian Thrun’s puppy, Charlie, was in the spotlight during Thrun’s fireside chat at Disrupt SF a few years ago. Since then, the serial entrepreneur and inventor seems to have doubled down on his vision of the future of transportation with his current flying car company, […]
Apple introduces a 'grace period' for lapsed App Store subscriptions
Sep 13, 2:22PM
Apple is changing how subscriptions work on its App Store. Before, any lapse in payment could cut off the customer from being able to use the app’s subscription-based features — and make it more difficult for the developer to reacquire that customer’s business in the future. Now, Apple says developers will have the option to […]
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