April 7th, 2013

10 Startups That Turn Complexity Into Simplicity

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Here’s the thing about simplicity. It’s all relative. A developer’s idea of simplicity is different from a finance chief or a customer service agent. I run across a variety of startups in my daily work at TechCrunch. But few have that innate sense of elegance or the capability to abstract complexity to such an extent that anything else seems antiquated in comparison. Here are 10… → Read More

May 17th, 2012

We Talk To Two Exciting New NYC Startups: Fancy Hands And Stamped [TCTV]

Last night, Time Inc. threw a pretty badass party in Manhattan to celebrate “Ten NYC Startups To Watch.” Among the ten were Fancy Hands, a site that offers up a personal assistant for every and any need you might have, and Stamped, a social network that lets you put your stamp of approval on the things you like.

We pulled aside founders of both companies to find out a little more about them… → Read More