Ned Desmond

Ned Desmond, a longtime publishing executive who spent more than half a dozen years at Time Inc. before becoming the chief operating officer of both TechCrunch and Engadget for more…

The venture firm SOSV has hired former TechCrunch COO Ned Desmond to help grow its startups

The goal of Sight Tech Global, a virtual, global event on December 2-3, 2020, is to gather the world’s top experts who are applying advanced technologies, notably AI, to the…

Here’s the curtain raise on the Sight Tech Global agenda

Vaccine researchers have some good news, Google Maps adds end-to-end bikesharing directions and Roblox launches a new virtual event platform. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 20, 2020. The big…

Daily Crunch: COVID-19 vaccine trials show promise

So long, TechCrunch

10:21 am PDT • July 20, 2020

Let me lead with the news: After more than eight years as TechCrunch’s COO, I am leaving on August 21. My decision is as much about my appetite for a…

So long, TechCrunch

Ned Desmond has gone fishin’ and he wants you to Go FISHn too. Today, Desmond launched a fishing site for the Facebook age. You can sign in with your Facebook…