Ned Desmond
Ned Desmond is the COO of TechCrunch General Manager of AOL Tech and Engadget.
He was also responsible for CrunchBase from April 2012 until September 2015, when Crunchbase spun out of AOL/Verizon to become a standalone, venture-backed company, in partnership with Emergence Capital.
Previously he was the founder and president of GoSportn, an enthusiast media company, which launched GoFISHn.com and GoHUNTn.com.
Prior to GoSportn, Desmond was head of digital at Time Inc. for six years, founder of eCompany Now (later merged with Business 2.0), and held senior management roles at Disney and Infoseek. He launched Infoseek Japan with Joi Ito, which was acquired in 2000 by Rakuten.
He came to Silicon Valley in 1996 after working for nearly a decade in Asia as a correspondent for Time magazine.
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Battlefield Australia produces a striking group of founder applicants
Applications are officially closed for TechCrunch’s Battlefield Australia, and the response exceeded expectations. There are 272 early-stage companies from Australia and New Zealand that are now vying for a spot in Battlefield Australia and for a chance to walk away with the $25,000 prize and an all-expense paid trip to Disrupt SF in 2018. That’s an impressive number of applicants… Read More
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TechCrunch has 100 tickets to see South of Market: the Musical v2
After a sold-out run in 2016, South of Market: The Musical returns to San Francisco this fall with v2 of the musical revue that pokes fun at the year’s trends, issues and absurdities within the Bay Area’s tech culture. We have tickets for the show on Thursday, October 12, to be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendees will also be invited to a private pre-show party. Read More
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Announcing the complete agenda for Disrupt SF, plus five reasons why you need to be there
Our Disrupt SF (September 18-20) is just a week away, and we’ve made Disrupt SF more engaging and useful than ever for founders and investors alike, in addition to providing a pretty mind-blowing speaker line-up for the main stage. The latest agenda is below. But first, here are five reasons why you don’t want to miss the best Disrupt SF yet. (And here’s where you can grab… Read More
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Off the Record sessions: Meet the AI, security and biotech experts at Disrupt SF
Last week we announced the first round of our Off the Record (OTR) sessions — which are opportunities to go deep with our speakers and other topics on subjects like Cryptocurrencies, China Cross Border, AR/VR and more – at Disrupt SF (Sept. 18-20.) Today we’re announcing the panelists for our last three sessions: Artificial Intelligence – Tuesday Sept. 19 at 10:30… Read More
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OTR: Join roundtable discussions about Crypto, AR/VR, China and Robotics at Disrupt SF
We heard from past Disrupt attendees that they are eager for more opportunities to discuss in greater depth the big topics we cover on the main stage. That insight led us to create smaller, more focused discussions we’re calling Off the Record (OTR) sessions — which we’re launching at Disrupt SF September 18-20. Read More
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Hear what founders and investors say about CrunchMatch, a key feature at Disrupt SF
Scoring the right meeting at TechCrunch Disrupt SF used to be like finding a needle in a hay stack, But our CrunchMatch program makes it dramatically easier for investors to find the founders they are looking for. And it’s not just the investors who benefit from CrunchMatch. Founders can fast-forward their fundraising efforts and get invaluable feedback from investors. Read More
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Meet the feature pavilion startups at Disrupt SF
Every great Disrupt debuts fantastic startups and this September 18-20 Disrupt SF will be no exception. TechCrunch has selected 30 outstanding early-stage companies that will be featured in specific category Pavilions in Startup Alley and will present their products on our Showcase Stage during Disrupt SF. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Mycroft AI
Mycroft is developing an… Read More -
Off The Record sessions will tackle the big topics at Disrupt SF
At TechCrunch Disrupt, thousands of rapt attendees watch great interviews onstage only to feel a bit disappointed. Why? They can’t get follow-up on the discussion afterwards to address their specific questions. So at Disrupt SF (Sept. 18-20) we are introducing a new twist for attendees who want to keep the conversation going. Read More
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How to find the ‘right’ contacts at Disrupt SF
Everyone who has ever been to a tech conference knows the feeling: You’re excited to walk into a giant hall buzzing with people, but a heartbeat later you’re anxious and wondering, “Nuts, how am I ever going to find the people I really want to know?” At many shows, there is no good answer except to walk and talk fast. At TechCrunch Disrupt SF we have a better answer… Read More
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NVIDIA’s Deepu Talla to join TC Sessions: Robotics Robot Brain panel on July 17 at MIT
The agenda for TC Sessions: Robotics (July 17 in Cambridge, MA at MIT’s Kresge auditorium) is almost complete, and before the long July 4 weekend we wanted to announce one more stellar addition to the line-up. (And remind you to grab a ticket before they are all gone!) Read More
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Robots’ role in humanity to be a core topic at TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics
At least since Isaac Asimov posited the Three Law of Robotics, many have wondered whether robots would ultimately help or harm humanity. Or maybe do a little of both. Humanity still has time to shape the answer to that question, and we’re pleased to announce three speakers who have distinctive, grounded perspectives on how to secure a world made better (not worse) by robots. These… Read More
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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics
TechCrunch is holding its first ever event focused solely on robotics on July 17 at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium in Cambridge, Mass., and today we’re really pleased to roll out the agenda for TC Sessions: Robotics. Read More
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Amazon’s Tye Brady and ABB’s Sami Atiya to Speak at TC Sessions: Robotics July 17 at MIT
We first developed the idea for TC Sessions: Robotics because we wanted to bridge the gap between startups and investment in the robotics world — namely research, academia, government and industry. On July 17 at MIT’s Kresge auditorium in Cambridge, MA, those worlds will come together like never before for an event that we’re pleased to host alongside MIT’s… Read More
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The new robotic ecosystem to take the stage at TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics
At TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics, on July 17 at MIT’s Kresge auditorium, the programming lineup is set to showcase the fast developing new ecosystem around robotics. For a long time robotics was more the domain of academic research, defense spending, and big corporations, but the surge in new technologies, from sensors to AI to GPUs has made the field more accessible to entrepreneurs… Read More
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TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics to feature iconic roboticists from MIT, Disney and iRobot
TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics is a couple of months away, and the agenda is filling up. Our one-day event in cooperation with MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) takes place on July 17, and today we’re thrilled to highlight just some of the excitement taking place on stage, in workshops and in exhibits. Tickets are now available for purchase. Read More
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CrunchMatch 2.0 is ready to connect investors and startups
Last year, TechCrunch launched CrunchMatch – a networking tool designed to connect like-minded founders and investors at TechCrunch Disrupt events. We started small in New York last year with just 88 meetings and scaled to hundreds by the end of the year. We learned a lot along the way and realized that we needed a more flexible, self-service platform to scale with demand. Welcome… Read More
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Announcing TC Sessions: Robotics, a one-day event on everything robots
Right, so robots! TechCrunch is pleased as punch to announce our first-ever robotics event: TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics, on July 17 in Boston at MIT’s stunning Kresge Auditorium. We are also happy to announce that MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is a key sponsor. Our event is absolutely global, but there is no better place to stage the… Read More
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How hackers turned a Cape Cod fishing guide’s site into a host for e-commerce fraud
Cape Cod fishing guide Eric Stapelfeld trusted me to look after his website the same way that I trust him to find fish. Until a few weeks ago, I believed I had the easier part of the bargain. After all, what’s hard about maintaining a simple WordPress site with a phone number and lots of striped bass pictures? As it turns out, everything is hard, really hard, when hackers go to work on… Read More
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TechCrunch Disrupt returns to Berlin in December
Four years ago TechCrunch Disrupt went to Europe for the first time, welcoming the continent’s startups, entrepreneurs and investors at our show in Berlin. We later moved to London for a three-year stint, which has proved to be fantastic. But with the continental startup scene growing like a weed, it’s time to get back into the thick of it. There is renewed excitement in the… Read More
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Disrupt is back in Manhattan this May
It’s 2017, and that means TechCrunch will bring TechCrunch Disrupt and Startup Battlefield to New York in a few short months — May 15-17 to be exact. This year the event will be back in Manhattan, at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side. Similar waterfront location to last year’s event in Red Hook, but in Manhattan, with easy access by car and public transportation. Already know… Read More
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