Crunchies 2011

San Francisco | January 31, 2012

Coverage

February 1st, 2012

Best Overall Startup Dropbox Looks To The Future

Dropbox took home two of the big awards at this year’s Crunchies: Best Cloud Service and Best Overall Startup. Both times, CEO Drew Houston came backstage to talk about the company’s growth and its future.

When asked about what he’s planning for 2012, Houston offered some very broad thoughts, saying that “one of the most exciting things that’s happened” recently is the explosion of devices that… → Read More

February 1st, 2012

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Says IPO “Didn’t Really Change Anything”

LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner won this year’s Best CEO award at the Crunchies, and backstage he talked about LinkedIn’s big milestone from the past year — its IPO.

“The event itself was memorable, but for us it was really just a stepping stone,” Weiner said. It’s a common theme from Weiner’s interviews before the IPO, when he would dodge questions about the timing and emphasize that it was just… → Read More

February 1st, 2012

And The Crunchie Goes To…Pinterest, Best New Startup Of 2011

Online pinboard Pinterest, the hot new startup that’s growing at a phenomenal rate, won the Crunchie for the Best New Startup of 2011 at this year’s Crunchies. (This, despite the fact that it actually launched in 2010). The reason? Crazy, crazy traffic and growth. In November, the site had reportedly seen a 2,000% increase in pageviews, according to comScore. That wasn’t year-over-year growth… → Read More

February 1st, 2012

Jack Dorsey Defends Twitter’s Tweet-Level Censorship

After Twitter creator, executive chairman, and product lead Jack Dorsey accepted the company’s award for Biggest Social Impact at the Crunchies, TechCrunch’s Alexia Tsotsis asked him about a recent, controversial decision to block individual tweets on a country-by-country basis. Will that hurt Twitter’s ability to make a positive impact on the future? → Read More

February 1st, 2012

Imgur Wins Best Bootstrapped Startup, Sees 1 Billion Pageviews Per Month

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Here at the 2011 Crunchies, Imgur, the photo-sharing site made popular by the Reddit community, won the category of “Best Bootstrapped Startup.” And given the traffic numbers the startup is seeing, it’s easy to see why. According to Founder Alan Schaaf, the site sees 30 million uniques per month and a billion pageviews. (Yes, a billion!) → Read More

January 31st, 2012

Congratulations Crunchies Winners! Dropbox Is The Best Overall Startup

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This year’s fifth annual Crunchies Awards have just finished up at the classy Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, and it was a smashing success. We poked fun #humblebraggers, got cussed at by Siri, honored former TechCrunch CEO Heather Harde, and gave wild monkey trophies to tech’s greatest innovators. If you missed the event or our livestream, check out the full list of nominees and winners… → Read More

January 31st, 2012

Best Social Application: Google+

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Best Shopping Application: Fab.com

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Best Overall Startup of 2011: Dropbox

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Best New Startup of 2011: Pinterest

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Best New Device: nest

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Best Mobile Application: Evernote

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Path: Best Design

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Best Location Application: Grindr

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January 31st, 2012

Evernote: Best Mobile App

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January 31st, 2012

Best International Startup: Peixe Urbano

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January 31st, 2012

Fotopedia: Best Tablet App

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Best Design: Path

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Best Cloud Service: Dropbox

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Best Clean Tech Startup: EcoATM

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January 31st, 2012

Crunchies Introduction by Host Harris Whittels

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VC of the Year: Marc Andreessen & Ben Horowitz

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Best Bootstrapped Startup: imgur

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January 31st, 2012

Dropbox: Best Cloud Service

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January 31st, 2012

Mayor Ed Lee + Ron Conway

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January 31st, 2012

Heather Harde tribute

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January 31st, 2012

Peixe Urbano: Best International Startup

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January 31st, 2012

Founder of the Year: Jack Dorsey (Square, Twitter)

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Nest: Best New Device

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January 31st, 2012

Angel of the Year: Reid Hoffman

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