Prince
Ghanaian fintech Dash raises $32.8M seed to build connected wallets for Africans
Global financial transactions are facilitated mainly by payment processors such as Visa or Mastercard. They are responsible for communication between banks and fintechs to settle transactions for cons
Why CEOs should spend up to half their time recruiting
Hiring the right people may be the most important thing you do when you start a new company. But how much time should founders spend on hiring when there are so many other competing demands? Last week
Ben Horowitz on shocking rules and dramatic object lessons
Ben Horowitz, co-founder of venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, has a new book out titled “What You Do Is Who You Are,” which takes a look at how to create culture at a company. We sat down with Hor
Where top VCs are investing in cybersecurity
Security is one of the toughest things to get right; a hacker only needs to win once, but businesses have to get it right every single time. Not every company faces the same field of threats. ThatR
ClimateTech is the new hot space for investors in a warming planet
How do you attract the attention of a prince? Aside from being Meghan Markle, of course. One answer came recently in the form of Prince Harry’s backing of a new initiative designed to make offsettin
Through crowdsourcing, Cerberus Interactive wants to take location-based gaming to the masses
Sami Khan began his work in the startup world by marketing mobile-based investment services like Acorns. Now the marketer who helped grow that business to a nearly $1 billion valuation is turning his
Inside Atari’s rise and fall
By the first few months of 1982, it had become more common to see electronics stores, toy stores, and discount variety stops selling 2600 games. This was before Electronics Boutique, Software Etc., an
Governments are cracking down on fake token sales
From Howeycoin to a Chinese study that found 421 fake token sales, governments and researchers are finally shedding light on bad actors in the token sale space. Take, for example, Operation Cryptoswee
Cloudflare CEO calls for a system to regulate hateful internet content
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has called for the implementation of a framework to govern how the internet’s gatekeepers deal with cases like The Daily Stormer. This comes after a number of tech
Prince returns to Spotify and Napster this weekend
Those looking to mourn Prince’s passing with a music marathon last April came away disappointed if they happened to (as most no doubt do) subscribe to any music service but Tidal. Now, nearly a year
How Prince and Bowie started streaming music services
In the wake of Prince’s untimely death, more and more stories have been revealed about his secret life of good works: anonymous checks, civil rights activism, charity concerts, etc. But I’d like t
Prince Won’t Stream 4 U (Unless You’re On Tidal, Or Maybe Google Music)
Call it the Taylor effect: it looks like another high-profile musician is sharpening his arrows to take aim at how streaming music services pay artists. Music from the artist currently known as Prince
Gilded Age: This special edition Prince iPod costs $2,100
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/princeipodfront.jpg" />This is a special edition iPod that makes the old U2 one look very terrible indeed. It's part of something called