The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The metaverse and Web3 are two trends supposedly set to revolutionize the digital world. Right now, the “metaverse” is mostly an over-hyped branding exercise for a series of virtual worlds, some of which are dependent on VR headsets to access. Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images. That seems — no way.”

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

One part definition, one part aspiration, one part hype In recent months you may have heard about something called the metaverse. It’s partly a dream for the future of the internet and partly a neat way to encapsulate some current trends in online infrastructure, including the growth of real-time 3D worlds. What’s different now?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

You’ll hear and learn from mobility’s leading founders, CEOs, VCs and policymakers as TechCrunch editors shove the hype aside to ask tough, thought-provoking questions during one-on-one interviews, panel discussions and fireside chats. We were planning to launch Nito Bikes in the U.S., I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.”.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

These are the investors we interviewed: Jasmin Heimann, partner, Ringier Digital Ventures. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? I also think that femtech is a hyped category but funding as well as renown exits are still missing. This has meant smaller exits, and thus less development for the ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

You’ll hear and learn from mobility’s leading founders, CEOs, VCs and policymakers as TechCrunch editors shove the hype aside to ask tough, thought-provoking questions during one-on-one interviews, panel discussions and fireside chats. Second, the chance to learn the latest trends and how mobility will evolve.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. I’m not talking about hype machines or weekly luncheons on specific topics, I’m talking about more elusive services. The macro trends forcing change on the investment management industry. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior reporter Natasha Mascarenhas. I also launched an entire new show for Equity, TC’s flagship podcast, interviewing guests about their hottest takes and career paths. Plus, I interviewed Kevin Hart on the Disrupt stage.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The book features candid interviews with Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alexis De Veaux and many more, highlighting the practices and critical linkages between the work and lived experiences of Black women writers whose work laid the foundation for many who have come after.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In an interview for TC+, he broke down his fundraising strategy and shared several tactics for connecting with investors. It’s Monday, so here’s five more for you: Picture this : For a while there, everyone was dolling up their photos AI style, but Sarah writes that new data shows the AI photo app trend has already fizzled.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Her blog is filled with insightful pieces that cut through the hype of new technologies and often ask the hard probing questions that haven't been asked. Here's my interview: 1. What is the gender balance/politics/issues/trends (if any) in the OS nptech community? Aye, what a question.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

“We found it counterintuitive that billing tools often constrain and dictate what teams can try out,” Morales told TechCrunch in an email interview. “The trend towards usage-based pricing has accelerated in recent years, and so has the hype around it. Orb today revealed that it’s raised $19.1

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

For this morning’s column , Alex Wilhelm interviewed Dave Girouard, CEO of Upstart, an AI-powered fintech lender that expects to see growth increase 114% this year. Many employers are failing to identify viable job candidates, much less interviewing or hiring them. How can your company get ahead of the trend?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Unicorn exits augur poorly as Justworks delays IPO, citing ‘market conditions’ Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype. Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype. And for pricey unicorns still bleeding cash, that’s terrible news.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Rali_cap was first a collective before a fund, Hayden Simmons , the general partner who launched the firm in 2020, told TechCrunch in an interview. “Their pan-emerging market coverage gives them a holistic perspective on industry trends. Why LatAm’s fintech boom is more than hype and superlative venture investment.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

They’ll interview Parker Conrad, the co-founder of Rippling and Silicon Valley’s comeback kid , about how he took the plunge to begin with, and how he navigates everything from building product roadmaps to raising funding from some of the world’s top investors — and how he manages failure, too. Founder Fireside: Clubhouse.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. One of my favorite interviews from TechCrunch Disrupt last week was with Clubhouse CEO and co-founder Paul Davison. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Discipline is the new scale.” (OK,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior reporter Natasha Mascarenhas. On April 20th, I’ll be at TC Early Stage with my favorite colleagues to interview top experts at the best one-day founder summit in town. Let’s hang on campus? TechCrunch is coming to Boston literally next week.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

” Despite the hype about ease of use, enterprise companies always ask customers to abandon familiar tools so they can learn something new. Cities like Miami, Pittsburgh and Austin have been drawing talent and wealth from Silicon Valley for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the trend.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

I don’t want to give too much away because it’s all in the interview, but I think you’re really going to like this one. I’m going to start this interview a little backward, because I think the size of the creator business you have built is remarkable. Oh, no, the deadline was two weeks, but I got hyped up! Kat Norton.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

This broke a four-year trend of revenue growth being the more important driver of software company stock performance.” It may be that investors are taking off their hype hats and valuing companies based on how profitable they are rather than how fast they’re growing their revenue, wrote Alex Wilhelm in the Exchange. “A

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. The impact of hype with Clubhouse’s Paul Davison. I’ll be there with my favorite colleagues to interview top experts at a one-day founder summit. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2021

Seeking more insight into these liquidity options, Alex interviewed: DigitalOcean CEO Yancey Spruill, whose company went public via IPO. So what’s the roll-up hype about? Knowledge transfer is not the only trend flowing in the U.S.-Asia-LatAm The interest in creating value through e-commerce brands is particularly striking.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) The Mobile Web for Good: Hype or Reality?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

If you went to Disrupt 2022, you’ll recall the TechCrunch+ Stage, which hosted dozens of panels and interviews focused on the nuts and bolts of building and funding new tech enterprises. When to Follow the Hype and When to Ignore It? But when folks are chasing the wrong trend, the hype can be more siren song than victory march.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. Read my latest piece that digs into this trend of spin-offs in TC+: Tech layoffs are creating a new era of scrappy (and humbled) founders. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. Like, yes, there’s a huge hype cycle around AI and I think people are flocking to Hayes Valley for some reason, but from the smattering of founders I’ve had coffee with lately?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

It has also expanded to support non-browser environments, which is what is driving a lot of the recent hype around it. WebAssembly (Wasm for short) is an open standard that enables browser-based applications to run with near-native performance, Frederic reports. million to help developers take the tech to production.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

While things appear to be trending in the right direction, it’s going to be a long road. Besides, if you’re unable to find work, positive macroeconomic trends are cold comfort. Startups and VC The economy is a bit better — kind of, maybe, sort of? “We have not done any free delivery ever,” he says.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

These are the investors we interviewed: Giulia Giovannini , partner, United Ventures. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? Anna Tampieri , partner, ENEA Tech. Giuseppe Donvito , partner, P101 Ventures. Anna Tampieri, partner, ENEA Tech.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. “Of course we’re not in a bubble, this is bigger than 5G and self-driving customers,” Emad Mostaque, CEO and founder of Stability AI, said about AI’s hype. Let’s hang on campus?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2022

This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. So perhaps it felt even more refreshing when consumer fintech X1 happily shared details around its revenue in an interview last week. among a few other things.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Each story is based on an interview with a founder or investor who addressed some of the most common startup dilemmas. TechCrunch reporter Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed Kleiner Perkins partner Bucky Moore to get sector-agnostic advice for founders who are ready to raise a Series A. Part 1: How StockX became the stock market of hype.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. I ended up writing a whole story about how people are riding the hype wave and trying their best not to fall off. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Let’s hang on campus?

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

An interview on Decoder with Nilay Patel The holiday season is always huge for gaming, but this year, it’s even bigger: a new console generation has arrived with Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X / S and the Sony PS5 , and gaming itself has gotten even more enmeshed in mainstream culture during the pandemic.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2021

It’s funny because the episode before this is my interview with the CEO of a self-driving company. I think a lot of people own the stock and are paying very close attention to the hype that helps drive the stock. What we see is this trend is just going to continue. And I think that the trend is just going to continue.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

This years honorees have kept their work from feeling late to the game or as if its capitalizing on stale trends. As the team kept winning, W+K kept hyping the connectionacross social media and IRL by turning the Empire State Building purple, and sending Grimace on the 7 train ahead of a playoff game.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

We’ll unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines, and wade through the hype to keep you up to date on the world of business, tech and VC. What Does Product-Market Fit Mean When Hype Tanks? Few startups had as much hype — and early consumer buy-in — as Clubhouse. with TechCrunch Editorial Team.

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