KPCB’s Chi-Hua Chien:...

Technology has helped to level the playing field across a wide range of industries, letting more individuals come to the table in fields such as publishing, entertainment and, of course, building web startups. And according to Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers partner Chi-Hua Chien ,...

Memes Of TechCrunch Dis...

When you’re stuck for three days in a big warehouse with the same group of smart people talking about the future of tech innovation over and over and over again ( +beer ), you start getting really silly. And some of the unique circumstances of year’s TechCrunch Disrupt New...

The Facebook Effect Aut...

This afternoon at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2012, our own Josh Constine sat down with  David Kirkpatrick , author of “The Facebook Effect,” to discuss what they thought about the future of the newly IPO’ed social network. Specifically, the two focused on the potential for...

Google’s David Lawee:...

David Lawee , Google’s VP of Corporate Development, sat down for an informative chat with MG Siegler at Disrupt NYC this morning, and it wasn’t long before the conversation turned to Google’s track record with mergers and acquisitions. “We’ve done 120 acquisitions since...

Google Redesigns Its iP...

Google today launched version 2.0 of its search app for iPhone . Google completely overhauled the design of the app , which now looks and feels more like the app’s iPad version the company launched last November. The new version feels significantly faster than the last one and the...

YuMe Adds Another $10 M...

Online video advertising startup YuMe has picked up another $10 million in financing from China-based investment firm WestSummit Capital , closing out a $22 million strategic round that was first announced last November. The round was led by Samsung Ventures and also included Translink...

Hmmm Is A Split-Persona...

You’re crazy with your friends, serious with your co-workers, and sweet with your parents. Now you can share those distinct personalities with their matching audiences thanks to Hmmm , a mobile app launching today that aims to let you be yourself online, whoever that is. Facebook...

Apptegic Uses Big Data ...

For SaaS companies, whose customers are usually signed up on recurring monthly billing cycles, the art of retaining customers is just as important as winning them over in the first place. In fact, it’s probably more important, since customers aren’t tied in to long-term...

From SF Disrupt To 500 ...

The winner of the Audience Choice Award during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco , CardFlick launched with an application for building digital business cards on your mobile device and sharing them with new contacts. Rather than bumping to share those cards, users “flick” them...

Talkdesk Puts Your Comp...

Most businesses need to be able keep in touch with their customers and provide customer service over the phone, but rolling out a call center can be expensive. Not just that, but most call center software today isn’t very good at keeping tabs on customers and presenting all the...