Freemium or free trials: Why not both?
As more SaaS companies adopt product-led growth, startup founders are often faced with a pricing model dilemma.
Freemium or free trials: Why not both? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: AI companion dangers, and supersonic planes
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. An AI chatbot told a user how to kill himself—but the company doesn’t want to “censor” it For the past five months, Al Nowatzki has been talking to an AI girlfriend, “Erin,” on…
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Nearly 80% of venture funds raised in just two states as US LPs retreat to the coasts
Most US venture funds outside of the two largest startup hubs — San Francisco and New York — are feeling the frost from potential LPs.
Nearly 80% of venture funds raised in just two states as US LPs retreat to the coasts by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
How Rad Power Bikes stacks up for a Boomer and a Millennial
Rad Power Bikes, the U.S.-based e-bike manufacturer, has made its mark as a direct-to-consumer business selling fat tire bikes that helped shape the COVID e-bike boom. In 2021, the company raised two massive rounds – $150 million in February 2021 and another $154 million just eight months later – that brought its total funding above […]
How Rad Power Bikes stacks up for a Boomer and a Millennial by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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Crypto VC David Pakman on FTX: an “entirely avoidable tragedy”
If you want to better understand exactly how big a deal it is that the cryptocurrency exchange FTX just imploded, you could do worse than talk with David Pakman, an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. After logging 14 years with the investment firm Venrock, Pakman — who led Venrock’s investment in the digital collectibles company Dapper […]
Crypto VC David Pakman on FTX: an “entirely avoidable tragedy” by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried quits as crypto exchange files for bankruptcy
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Daily Crunch: FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried quits as crypto exchange files for bankruptcy by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Engage with Aerospace Corp, Mynaric and Otter at TC Sessions: Space
We’re getting ready to launch our third TC Sessions: Space conference on December 6 in Los Angeles, and we still feel the thrill associated with space technology and the intrepid early-stage startup founders and researchers who dare to explore the possibilities beyond the boundaries of our home planet — and beyond what we thought possible. […]
Engage with Aerospace Corp, Mynaric and Otter at TC Sessions: Space by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon eyes devices group as it undertakes broad cost cutting
The Echo business has always looked like Amazon playing the long game from the outside. Above all, the company’s home consumer hardware is a convenient vessel for getting Alexa into millions of homes. But when a corporation is doing some serious belt tightening amid broader economic headwinds, no divisions are safe from cost cutting — […]
Amazon eyes devices group as it undertakes broad cost cutting by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
TechCrunch+ roundup: H-1B worker advice, managing remote teams, pitch deck teardown
“The American dream is still really important to immigrants. They still want what America represents and they’re going to reevaluate their relationship with Big Tech and the nature of work.”
TechCrunch+ roundup: H-1B worker advice, managing remote teams, pitch deck teardown by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch