Henry Pickavet

Henry Pickavet

Editorial Director

Henry Pickavet is the Editorial Director at TechCrunch.

Prior to joining TechCrunch, Henry had a hand in a number of online and print publications, including InternetNews.com as chief copy editor and Government Technology Magazine as managing editor. He also did a stint in Sydney as group editor of RBI Australia’s manufacturing group, which is when he also developed an affinity (a love, really) for cricket.

He has a bachelor’s in English from California State University, Chico, and a master’s in Liberal Studies from the New School for Social Research in New York.

The Latest from Henry Pickavet

The TechCrunch Podcast: Augmented reality’s promise

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Welcome back to the TechCrunch Podcast, where we take a deeper dive into the hottest topics coming down tech’s pike. In this episode, Founders Fund partner Cyan Banister and Super Ventures managi

The TechCrunch Podcast: Silicon Valley’s low emotional EQ and, no, not Zuck for president

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Om Malik, the venerable entrepreneur, writer and now investor, joined TechCrunch editor-in-chief Matthew Panzarino for our second episode of The TechCrunch Podcast. In 2006, Malik turned his personal

The TechCrunch Podcast: Bicycles, e-Bikes and the slow-burn disruption of cities

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Cities are becoming more crowded, people are buying more cars and mass transit is reaching capacity. At some point, there will be no room to move. That’s where bikes come in. Even better, that’s w

Announcing the new TechCrunch Podcast

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Today we’re happy to announce the imminent launch of our newest show on the TechCrunch Podcast Network. Each episode of The TechCrunch Podcast will treat you to an in-depth conversation between lead

Here are all the panels from TechCrunch Sessions: Justice

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The conversation around diversity in tech persists. One effect of this has been the creation of executive positions designed to oversee a company’s approach to inclusion. That’s great. However, it

Judah vs. the Machines: For when you can’t bring yourself to go shopping

Henry Pickavet
You’d be forgiven if you can’t be bothered to drag yourself to the store to shop for shoes and clothes and things. The internet is there for you, after all. But if you don’t know what you want?

TechCrunch Include Crunchie Award goes to Project Include

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Project Include set out in 2016 to change the way the tech industry approaches diversity. Rather than identify underrepresented groups that are often the target of unfair hiring practices or the victi

The death of ‘Internet’

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On April 2, the folks responsible for the entries in the Associated Press Stylebook announced that the word “Internet” will no longer be uppercased, thus breaking my heart and making some of our w

Meet The People Vying For The Founder Of The Year Crunchie For 2015

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The 9th Annual Crunchies are almost upon us. On February 8, luminaries from some of the best and brightest startups around will descend upon San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House to take part in

Introducing The TC Network And Editorial Calendar

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Gina Bianchini On Leaning In So Hard You Fall Flat On Your Face

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<a target="_blank" href="http://leanin.org/">LeanIn.org</a>, the community website dedicated to women (and men) leaning into their ambitions, recently launched in conjunction with <a href="https://bet