Welcome to my new weekly fintech focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! And
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TechCrunch+ roundup: Climate tech survey, sex tech strategy, startup advisor compensation
Oil and gas production generates so much excess methane, it’s cheaper to set it on fire in a process called flaring than it is to capture it for sale or storage. Just in the U.S., producers flare so much gas
Fintech Roundup: What investors really, really want
Welcome to my new weekly fintech focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! And
TechCrunch+ roundup: Fintech investor survey, data-driven fundraising, VC scouting jobs
The public markets may have cooled on fintechs in recent months, but for entrepreneurs who are still considering starting up, “outlook good,” says the Magic 8 Ball. In 2021, one-third of all unicorns created were fintech companies: investor FOMO, increased
TechCrunch+ roundup: Zendesk rejects $17B offer, sidewalk robots, recruiting survey
When consumers started buying cars, many predicted the transportation revolution would lead to air pollution, traffic and life-threatening collisions. But no one gave much thought to the security aspect. Early autos were very easy to steal: With a little practice,
TechCrunch+ roundup: Investor warning signs, China’s AV frenzy, 2022 insurtech trends
February 2014 seems so long ago. Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox shut down after it was hacked, the Nokia X was unveiled at Mobile World Congress, and Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft’s Server & Tools division, was promoted to the CEO
Fintech Roundup: Corporate spend just can’t be a winner-takes-all space
Welcome to my new weekly fintech focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! And
TechCrunch+ roundup: Stealth recruiting, virtual sales kickoffs, Google Cloud’s Q4
Traditionally, companies hold in-person sales kickoffs (SKOs) in January and February to network, educate sales teams about new products and devise strategies for the year ahead. These days, the convention centers and hotel ballrooms that once hosted those events are