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Disrupt NY 2014 Coverage
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All The Important Stuff From TechCrunch Disrupt NY
So what happened at Disrupt NY? With 25 panels, 27 startup demos, and a hackathon, TechCrunch’s annual gathering in New York produced plenty of news, insight, and controversy. Even if you were there in person it was a lot to process, so we’ve compiled a cliff notes for the conference. Read More
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This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Disrupt Hardware Rocks Our Socks
This week, TechCrunch was consumed by Disrupt NY 2014. It was an amazing week, and made even better by the appearance of three hardware companies in our Disrupt Battlefield finals. Mink, an inkjet printer hack that prints out makeup, wowed the audience. ISI Technology reinvented the water heater with the HeatWorks Model 1, and Mimi focused on making hearing enhancement devices accessible… Read More
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Smart Keyless Access System KISI Lets You Swipe To Open Your Door
In TechCrunch Disrupt NY’s Hardware Alley this week, smart keyless access system maker KISI was showing off its mobile-connected device, which allows you to control entry to a building with a simple-to-install system that can be managed via your smartphone. Since launching last year, KISI has gone on to acquire a number of customers in the N.Y. and New Jersey area, co-founder… Read More
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And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2014 Is… Vurb
It’s been a long, tough road, but it’s finally time to crown the winner of the Disrupt Battlefield. This year’s batch was truly awesome. Twenty-seven startups took the stage to present. The six finalists were Boomerang Commerce, ISI Technology, Mimi, Mink, ShowKit, and Vurb. It was an amazing batch with multiple hardware startups, innovative business models and good… Read More
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Zennström — Going Global Outside The Valley, We Were ‘Too Eager’ With Fab
Despite being quite a self-effacing person, it’s clear Niklas Zennström, co-founder of Skype and now a VC with his Atomico fund, is actually something of a rebel. He has consciously chosen to build a portfolio outside of North America and looks for great companies almost anywhere else. Zennström co-founded Skype, which he sold to eBay for $3.1 billion in 2005, later re-acquiring it… Read More
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Pst! Secret’s Android ETA Is “Two To Three Weeks”
Secret, the anonymish app du jour that’s enabling iOS users to thrill their own friends and people in their social circles by saying stuff freely, without having their own identity attached to the information they are sharing, is coming to Android in “a few weeks”. The ETA for the Secret Android app was revealed backstage at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, by the… Read More
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Yahoo Is Doubling Down On Mobile — Again
“Mobile is doubling on every traffic metric we have,” she said. But it doesn’t mean that Yahoo’s mobile strategy is already successful. Yahoo ended 2013 with no apps in Apple’s top 100. In other words, producing massive mobile hits is a long and difficult process. That’s why Mayer promoted Adam Cahan to be in charge of all things mobile. If things go well… Read More
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Marissa Mayer Explains Yahoo’s New Video Strategy
Speaking on stage at Disrupt New York, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer explained the strategy behind the company’s new foray into producing original television content. “Can you tell me what Yahoo is?” TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington asked, bringing up the old question of whether Yahoo is a tech or media company. Read More
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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Talks Funding, Investing And The Future Of WordPress
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg today took the stage at Disrupt NY for a wide-ranging chat with our co-editor Alexia Tsotsis. During the conversation, he touched upon everything from raising the company’s latest funding round to the future of WordPress’ backend interface. Read More
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Knotable Hopes Its Alpha Will Fix The Email Headache
Email, email, email. It’s the bane of our life but it’s also incredibly necessary. But out of the hundreds of emails you might get a day, perhaps only 25 are actually really, really important to you. These are the conversations that you look out for, nurture and really put a lot of effort into. They are key projects. But email gets in the way. You have to send multiple replies… Read More
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