James Park

Nothing negative about Positive Food’s meal expansion plan after $7M investment

Positive Food is going after the $34 billion fresh prepared foods market with its take on salads, heat-and-eat prepared meals and vegan overnight oats.

Nebia’s co-founder talks about finding product/market fit

Finding the right product/market fit is challenging for any company, but it’s just a little harder for hardware startups. I recently visited the San Francisco offices of Nebia to chat with co-fo

Fitbit, Andela, AfricaTech, startups and Brexit, plus content moderation

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Fitbit’s CEO discusses the company’s subscription future

At a small event in Manhattan this week, Fitbit laid out its future for the press. Tellingly, the event was far more focused on the company’s software play, with the big hardware announcement feelin

Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman are coming to Disrupt SF

Ten years ago, a hardware startup launched a fitness device onstage at TechCrunch 50. The $99 gadget combined a pedometer with a diet-monitoring system, designed to help wearers meet their fitness goa

Fitbit CEO James Park talks lessons learned from the company’s struggles

Two years ago, Fitbit was in a rough spot. The company had ridden the wearables boom to an IPO and become virtually synonymous with the fitness tracker space, only to watch its fortunes dwindle as the

Fitbit’s Inspire will replace the Alta, Zip, One and Flex 2 devices

Fitbit’s newest fitness tracker is just for employees and health insurance members

Fitbit has a new fitness tracker, but it’s one that you can’t buy in stores. The company quietly uncorked the Inspire on Friday, releasing its first product that is available only to corpo

Fitbit earnings beat expectations on strength of smartwatch sales

Fitbit is slowly righting its financial ship, courtesy of a successful push into the smartwatch category. The wearable company reported a profit (when adjusted for items such as stock-based compensati

An interview with Fitbit CEO James Park

James Park is quick to admit that the Ionic didn’t live up to expectations.. Fitbit’s co-founder and CEO refuses to disclose any specific numbers during our chat, but he acknowledges that the

Fitbit Remains The Worldwide Leader In Wearables, But Xiaomi Is Quickly Gaining

Fitbit has long been the king of wearables and an IDC report released today says James Park and Co. still wear the crown. But Xiaomi is quickly gaining power. A lot of power. Fitbit managed to ship 21

Meet The Disrupt SF 2015 Speakers And Judges

Disrupt SF is just a few weeks away, and we have some of the most iconic entrepreneurs and thought leaders in the tech industry lined up to speak throughout the three-day-long conference.

Fitbit Founder James Park Will Speak At Disrupt SF 2015

James Park is on a roll. Best known as the co-founder and CEO of Fitbit, his company went public on June 18 -- and things couldn't have gone more smoothly. Fitbit is now worth $9 billion despite facin

Fitbit Wearers Can Now Use Multiple Devices

Fitbit just rolled out a small but significant update that gives <a target="_blank" href="http://techcrunch/tag/fitbit">Fitbit</a> users the ability to use multiple devices on the same account. A pers