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New Yorkers Will Not Be Shown Up In Their Own Town
(techcrunch.com) TechCrunch has released the latest batch of speakers for Disrupt NY, and the locals are making a pretty good showing. The lineup includes some stars: betaworks CEO John Borthwick...
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The Pebble Effect: The Spotlight Is Suddenly On Hardware Startups
Better than writing a note on your hand. The last time Betabeat checked in with Pebble the smartwatch, Y Combinator alum Eric Migicovsky had raised some $4.6 million on Kickstarter for an idea that...
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Best Tech Events This Week (TechCrunch Disrupt, Webby Awards, Database Week,...
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Andreessen Horowitz’s Jeff Jordan On New York’s Ecommerce Companies: ‘There’s...
Mr. Jordan. Opening the TechCrunch Disrupt proceedings bright and early this morning: Andreessen Horowitz Partner Jeff Jordan. Accompanied by the sounds of birdsong (hey, this thing does take place on...
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Betaworks CEO John Borthwick Refuses to Stir the Pot, Until He Does (A Little)
Mr. Borthwick After a brief interlude, wherein an organizer appealed to whichever publicity-seeking startup might have released the still-chattering bird high aloft in the rafters, TechCrunch marched...
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HERE ARE HENRY BLODGET’S 5 BEST ZINGERS FROM TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT
We tried to find a picture of Mr. Blodget with a puppy but could not. Guys, Henry Blodget is mad entertaining. He is especially entertaining when he gets going on the subject of new media and its...
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‘Make It in America,’ Says Makerbot’s Bre Pettis
Progress on the poster for the Brooklyn Makers panel at TechCrunch Disrupt. (Photo: twitter.com/imjamesjlopez) Those crafty Brooklynites! TechCrunch Disrupt's "Brooklyn Makers" panel this morning...
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Sonar Adds New Features, Wants to Be Your ‘Here-Now’ Social Network
Mr. Martin just a year ago. (Photo: Getty/AOL) The news just keeps rolling out of TechCrunch Disrupt. (Guys, please save us a few stories for next week.) Sonar.me debuted last year on the battlefield...
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Dismissive VCs Drive Hardware Startups Straight to Kickstarter
Ms. Hu (lark.com) Imagine that you invented this really cool wristband alarm clock, and you think it could be a real 'disruptive' technology. You spend months mocking up a presentation to give to...
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Best Tech Events This Week (HackInteractive, TechCrunch NYC, OnDeck Sports...
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Best Tech Events This Week (NY Tech Day, ERA Demo Day, Disrupt Hackathon,...
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Best Tech Events This Week (TechCrunch Disrupt, IDEAS CITY, TechCocktail,...
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Rap Genius Will Now Save Journalism Thanks to ‘News Genius’
The future of news. (Photo: Instagram/Owen Thomas) The bros from Rap Genius opened up the final day of TechCrunch Disrupt NY with a very special announcement. They’re launching soon a new vertical...
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Hailo’s Now Approved for the TLC’s Taxi App Pilot, But Sidecar Sure Isn’t
Look out, Jay! (Photo: screencap) Guess the Taxi and Limousine Commission is willing to let bygones be bygones. Last week, Hailo launched a "beta test" of its ehail app; almost as quickly, the TLC said...
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TitStare Is an Eloquent Testament to Silicon Valley at Its Most Empty-Headed
(Screencap from a tweet) This weekend, as you brunched in beautiful weather and desperately tried to dodge the Fashion Week traffic, San Francisco's startup scene was consumed by yet another TechCrunch...
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Best Tech Events This Week: Techcrunch Hackathon, Feast on Innovation,...
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Best Tech Events This Week — TechCrunch Disrupt, NY Ideas, 5×10 Talks and More
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‘Silicon Valley’ Fact Check: Here Are the 5 Most Insane Tech Conference Misfires
(Screengrab via HBO) On last night's Silicon Valley, the guys visited TechCrunch Disrupt to present Pied Piper. Their highly anticipated conference debut didn't quite go as planned, though. Erlich's...
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‘Silicon Valley’ Fact Check: HBO Nails TechCrunch Disrupt All the Way Down to...
Pied Piper presents at a the fictional TechCrunch Disrupt. (Screengrab via HBO) In last night's final episode of Silicon Valley, the moment of truth was finally upon us. The Pied Piper team got a...
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CEO Reveals What It’s Really Like To Win TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battle
Mr. Walker presenting UberConference at the real-life TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battle in 2012. (Screengrab: TechCrunch) Craig Walker is the CEO of UberConference, a startup that offers high-tech...
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