The Latest from Billy Gallagher
How Reggie Brown invented Snapchat
Why sexting and a Stanford class led a group of former fraternity brothers to create Snapchat.
Zero To One: How Blake Masters Went From Being Peter Thiel’s Student To Co-Author
In the spring of 2012, Peter Thiel taught a class called CS 183: Startup, at Stanford. One of the students in Thiel's class, Blake Masters, posted detailed notes on his personal blog that became an in
Mashr Resurrects A Tinder Experiment To Make You A Matchmaker
In May 2013, Tinder introduced Matchmaker, a way for users of the popular dating app to introduce their Facebook friends to each other. Matchmaker has since been phased out of Tinder, but a new startu
The Pac-12 Networks Are Going Live On YouTube Internationally
The Pac-12 conference is launching a live YouTube channel for international fans, featuring 24x7 coverage of the conference’s sports teams.
Fans in 27 countries will be able to watch live games,
Spiral Hopes To Nail Location-Based Communities
A new app called Spiral could change the way we connect with the people and places around us.
The idea is pretty straightforward: users see a newsfeed of posts near them, and can add their own upda
Hired Now Helps Tech Companies Find Executives
Hired, a startup working to make recruiting more efficient, has expanded to include a category for VPs of engineering and chief technical officers (CTOs).
Just months after raising its $15 million
Meet HelloWorld, An Easier Way To Share Your Location With Friends
Three years ago, Ernestine Fu was sitting at the iconic Philz coffee shop in Palo Alto studying for her Stanford exams. She tweeted about it, wondering if any of her friends were studying nearby. A fe
A Tale Of Two Patents: Why Facebook Can’t Clone Snapchat
Facebook released Slingshot, its second attempt at an impermanent sharing app, last Tuesday. The app borrows heavily, in concept and features, from Snapchat, as well as smaller startups like Frontback
Yahoo News Digest Comes To Android
Yahoo’s popular News Digest app is now available on Android, and offers two new editions of content: International and Canada. Previously, the app, which gives readers twice-daily digests of news ag
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?" Tec
Codeanywhere, The Google Docs For Developers, Rocks Startup Alley At Disrupt NY
Codeanywhere, a self-proclaimed Google Docs for coders, wants to become the defacto standard for code development on the go. Co-founders Ivan Burazin and Vedran Jukic presented on stage at Disrupt NY
Sedicii Aims To Better Protect Your Passwords And Information
How many times did you enter a username, password or other details about yourself into a website today? Sedicii, which just launched onstage at Disrupt NY, aims to keep that information safer and more
Comcast CEO Neil Smit Says Improving Customer Service Is His Top Priority
Comcast Cable President and CEO Neil Smit spoke at Disrupt New York today, discussing his company's recent deal with Netflix, his thoughts on Aereo, and more.
"I think if there's one thing to disru
Tom Hadfield Is Trying To Make Fetch Happen To Improve Mobile Shopping
Fetch, a mobile app that connects users with personal shopping assistants, launched today onstage at Disrupt New York.
Users can simply open Fetch and type what you want, record yourself saying wha
Hired Raises $15M Series A At Valuation Around $60M
Hired, a startup aiming to make hiring employees and finding a job easier and more efficient, has raised a $15 million Series A led by Crosslink and Sierra Ventures with participation from SoftTech an
Apply Now To Write For TechCrunch This Summer As A Paid Intern
Are you obsessed with the startup world? Do you read TechCrunch all the time? Good news! We’re hiring paid interns for this summer.
What will you do? Blog, blog, blog away. We’re looking for in
Facebook’s WhatsApp Acquisition Leaves Snapchat Hanging
With Facebook's massive $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp earlier today, any possible marriage between Facebook and Snapchat appears to be dead.
After spending $20 billion on a photo sharing company
Daric, A New Peer To Peer Lending Platform, Will Go Live Next Week
Daric, a new peer to peer lending platform, will launch next week as a place for individuals and small businesses to obtain loans, and a place for lenders to see up to 9-10% returns on their invest
DoorDash Raises $2.4M To Improve Food Delivery
DoorDash has raised a $2.4 million round led by Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois and Charles River Ventures’ Saar Gur.
The company, which was in Y Combinator’s summer 2013 batch, delivers food f
NFL MVP Adrian Peterson Launches Fitness Training App
NFL running back Adrian Peterson has teamed with Driven Apps to release a new fitness and sports training app for aspiring athletes. This is the third time that Driven has paired with a professional a