Sarah Lacy is the founder, editor-in-chief, and chief executive officer of PandoDaily, a web publication that offers technology news, analysis, and commentaries about Silicon Valley-based startups.
Lacy is also an award winning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books, Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0 and Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos.
Lacy has been a reporter in Silicon Valley for nearly fifteen years covering everything from the tiniest startups to the largest public companies. She was formerly a staff writer and columnist for BusinessWeek, the founding co-host of Yahoo Finance’s Tech Ticker, and a senior editor at TechCrunch.
Born on December 29, 1975, Lacy currently lives in San Francisco, California.
This won't come as a surprise to a lot of people, but I am leaving TechCrunch.
My departure is something people have speculated about since Michael Arrington's ouster two months ago, but it wasn't
<a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/baidu">Baidu</a> is one of the most known of the Chinese Internet giants. Some of the buzz is admiration for Robin Li, one of the pioneers of the Chinese Web
Let this post be a lesson to would-be entrepreneurs: Don't turn down any party invitations. This advice is obvious if we're talking about fancy dinners as the homes of moguls. But apparently the Valle
The biggest barrier to starting a company isn't ideas, funding or experience. It's excuses. And you can understand why: Starting a company is scary. It's little wonder that even the best entrepreneurs
Memo to Chinese startups: You made for a late night of deliberations. We typically pick five finalists. There were a few companies that were clear picks, captivating everyone-- from the judges to the
We are kicking off the last day of <a href="http://disrupt.beta.techcrunch.com/BJ2011/">TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing 2011</a> at 6pm PST. Thanks to Ustream, we’ve embedded the livestream of the event
After many sleepless months, our first ever <a href="http://disrupt.beta.techcrunch.com/BJ2011/">international Disrupt conference</a> will be starting at 9 am Beijing time/6 pm PST. Even if you didn't
Maybe you couldn't join us in Beijing for our <a href="http://disrupt.beta.techcrunch.com/BJ2011/">first international Disrupt conference</a>, but all is not lost!
Step one: Order your favorite Chi
The <a href="http://disrupt.beta.techcrunch.com/BJ2011/hackathon/">Disrupt Beijing Hackathon</a> starts in a little more than 24 hours, and we've been working hard over the last few days to make it ev
<a href="http://disrupt.beta.techcrunch.com/BJ2011/">It</a> has begun. Some eight hours ago, eight more members of the TechCrunch team landed in Beijing. Giddy and jetlagged, we are spending every min
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Even if you read our <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/24/ipod-godfather-tony-fadell-finally-reveals-his-new-product-a-thermostat-no-really/">story</a> earlier tonight on iPod Godfather Tony Fad
For the last eighteen months, the tech world has been anxiously awaiting news of what iPod godfather Tony Fadell is up to. His staff has been sworn to secrecy since word got out he was leaving retirem
With all the recent TechCrunch drama-- not to mention my own busy September <a href="http://www.sarahlacy.com/sarahlacy/2011/09/rollercoaster.html#comment-form">giving birth</a>-- you might think our
We're not done announcing our all-star lineup for Disrupt Beijing. In addition to top Chinese Internet names like Tencent co-founder and CEO <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/29/pony-ma-and-lei-
As we <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/29/pony-ma-and-lei-jun-anchor-disrupt-beijing-line-up/">announced</a> last week, we've been busy securing some of the most exciting names in China for our
Hopefully, anyone who has attended our Disrupt San Francisco and Disrupt New York conferences knows why we charge $2,995 for tickets: Between the Hackathon, Startup Alley, the big names on stage and t
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It seems Sarah wasn't kidding about working right up until she gives birth. In this week's positively-last-before-the-birth episode of Why Is This News?, Sarah and Paul are prompted by the ongoing
Even before I worked at TechCrunch, Disrupt was one of the few industry conferences I looked forward to every year. There were two big reasons why: The enthusiasm and excitement of the startups who la
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