In VC’s new normal, builders will win
[ad_1] More posts by this contributor Opportunities (and challenges) in church technology Jesus, SaaS and digital tithing Although this can Being a hard pill for some investors, we will never go back to the days when VC firms could win by being the only term sheet on the table – the industry has raised too…
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When your startup fails
[ad_1] ShelfLife founder learned it doesn’t always go as planned start a startup like an idea, a presentiment. Maybe the founder sees a pain point and thinks he can solve it with a little technology and change an industry, but it doesn’t always go as planned. That’s what ShelfLife founder Lillian Cartwright found when she…
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Cruise recalls 300 robotaxis and issues software update after crashing into city bus
[ad_1] GM’s autonomous driving unit Cruise has filed a voluntary recall with federal regulators to update software on 300 robot taxis after one struck the back of a city bus in San Francisco. Cruise said in a report with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration which initiated the recall because in rare circumstances the software…
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Why the startup industry should keep an eye on the SEC
[ad_1] Antonio Cimino Taxpayer Antonio Ciminohead of policy Letterworks with policymakers and innovators to create economic opportunity by expanding equity ownership and private market liquidity. More posts by this contributor What the growing federal focus on ESG means for private markets Holli Heiles Pandol Taxpayer With the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, the US startup…
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Tesla’s strategy to boost electric vehicle sales? Keep lowering the prices
[ad_1] Tesla may be a newcomer compared to legacy companies like GM and Ford, but it has embraced an age-old tactic in the industry: price wars. The automaker has lowered the sticker price of its vehicles in the US and China several times since last fall. And any speculation that the cuts would stop in…
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Twitter will not allow you to retweet, like or reply to Substack links
[ad_1] So much for “freedom of expression absolutism.” Twitter is censoring Substack links by making posts impossible to reply to, like, or retweet. While the tweet with quotes feature works, simply pressing the retweet button displays an error message: “Twitter has disabled some actions on this tweet.” The timing of this action does not seem…
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TechCrunch+ Roundup: YC Demo Day Favorites, Thrift Store VC, Cybersecurity Product Challenges
[ad_1] You don’t have to move to San Francisco to launch a startup, but there are some advantages to working here: mild climate, natural beauty, great food, and, of course, the highest concentration of venture capital in the world. Y Combinator Demo Day took place this weekAnd while the event itself was virtual-only, 86% of…
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Everything you need to know about parametric insurance
[ad_1] insurance is one One of the few industries that has remained largely unchanged for the past few decades at a low ebb: You suffer losses as a direct result of something going wrong, and your insurer pays you out. But that old model doesn’t always work. For example, a construction company in a region…
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What if Scandinavian startups don’t need Y Combinator?
[ad_1] when the exchange we wrote about Sweden’s startup scene late last month, we said we’d revisit the Nordics this week. Well, a promise is a promise. But after spending hours watching YC Winter 2023 Demo Day releases this week, we also couldn’t help but try to connect the dots: Are Scandinavian startups making waves…
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AI Machines Are Coming For Brain Work And Other TC News
[ad_1] Welcome back to The TechCrunch Podcast, where we break down the biggest stories in tech with the people who covered them. The Internet is always changing, but something about generative AI feels different With the advent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, machines are evolving beyond remixing and delivery machines to become content creators themselves. In this…
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