Sequoia’s Mike Vernal outlines how to design feedback loops in the search for product-market fit
Sequoia’s Mike Vernal has worn many hats. He was VP of product and engineering at Facebook for eight years before getting into investment. His…
Hear Startup Alley companies pitch expert VC judges on the next episode of Extra Crunch Live
We know how much you love a good startup pitch-off. Who doesn’t? It combines the thrill of live, high-stakes entertainment with learning about the…
Daily Crunch: Bitcoin ‘is a big part of our future,’ says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
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Automakers have battery anxiety, so they’re taking control of the supply
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Peer-to-peer car rental startup Getaround fined nearly $1M by DC’s Attorney General
Getaround was fined nearly $1 million by the Washington D.C. Office of the Attorney General for operating without a license and other violations, part…
Extra Crunch roundup: finding GTM, China’s edtech clampdown and how to define growth
Early-stage startups tend to claim that their go-to-market strategy is fully operational. In reality, GTM is a stark numbers game, and even with a…
Pro tips from the team behind Kickstarter’s most funded app
A 10-step guide by the creators of memoryOS Alex Ruzh 7 hours Alex Ruzh Contributor Alex Ruzh is the CEO and co-founder of memoryOS,…
Rivian raises another $2.5B, pushing its EV war chest up to $10.5B
Rivian announced Friday that it has closed a $2.5 billion private funding round led by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, D1 Capital Partners, Ford Motor…
Apple Music brings its spatial audio and lossless streaming to Android
It takes a really specific consumer to buy an Android phone, yet use Apple Music. But the small overlap in that venn diagram may…
Growth marketing roundup: TechCrunch Experts, creative testing and how to nail your narrative
“It’s about focusing on the metric that directly reflects the value that your company and products bring to your customers,” growth marketer Maya Moufarek…