The latest Disrupt has wrapped, but given the volume of news it created and the rate at which posts were pushing each other off the front page, you could be forgiven for missing a few items or videos here and there. Don’t worry, though: we’ve got the highlights of the show collected right here. Actually, …
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And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt NYC Is…Getaround! 0
Three days and 32 startup pitches later, the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt has been determined. Out of the 30 startups and two audience choice winners, we whittled the list down to six finalists, which include Billguard, ccLoop, Do@, Getaround, InvoiceASAP, and Sonar. Without further ado, the two runners-up are Billguard and Sonar (that’s the first …
Read More »Live Blog: TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield Finale 0
We’re live at the very final Battlefield of TechCrunch Disrupt New York, where six finalists are duking it out for $50,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup. We’ll be maintaining our live notes below — tune in to be the first to know who walks away victorious. We’re joined by judges Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital, …
Read More »Getaround Signed Up 1,600 Cars In A Day; That’s 20 Percent Of Zipcar’s Fleet 0
TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield finalist Getaround is already disrupting the current car sharing industry, only a day after its launch. As we wrote yesterday, GetAround is a car rental market place where you can rent a car by the day, hour or week through a smartphone app. Getaround’s all inclusive package, which includes insurance, 24 hour …
Read More »Arrington: Sonar (Which Took $250K To Build) Is Better Than Color Could Hope To Be 0
At the TC Disrupt Startup Battlefield finals going on now, after Sonar CEO’s product demo. TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington asked founder Brett Martin, how much he spent to build the service which introduces you to people relevant around you. When Martin replied that Sonar took around $250K to date to build, Arrington commented, “This is …
Read More »4Chan Has 18M Uniques A Month, Canvas Participation Is Optional 0
4Chan and Canvas founder Christopher Poole (Moot) took the stage to talk to Erick Schoenfeld about creating vibrant online communities. Poole revealed that that the eight-year-old 4Chan is averaging 8 million users according to Quantcast and 18 million users according to Google. Note: Poole says that the Google numbers used to be 14 million and …
Read More »Google Maps For Mobile Crosses 200 Million Installs; In June It Will Surpass Desktop Usage 0
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City, Google’s Marissa Mayer sat down with our own Michael Arrington. She’s an old pro dealing with Mike — she’s actually been to every event we’ve ever put on. And she knows that as long as she has some new data to give him, he won’t push on …
Read More »Absolute Must Watch: Office Hours With Paul Graham At TC Disrupt 0
Today we tried something new at TechCrunch Disrupt: a special, on-stage office hour with Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham. The goal was to reproduce the sessions that Graham and other YC partners hold with each of the startups who participate in Y Combinator — except the startups at Disrupt were getting sage advice in front …
Read More »Google Maps For Mobile Crosses 200 Million Installs; In June It Will Surpass Desktop Usage 0
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City, Google’s Marissa Mayer sat down with our own Michael Arrington. She’s an old pro dealing with Mike — she’s actually been to every event we’ve ever put on. And she knows that as long as she has some new data to give him, he won’t push on …
Read More »This Brammo Enertia Electric Motorcyle Was Just Spontaneously Given Away At Disrupt 0
Enamored of the shiny orange Brammo Enertia electric motorcyle adorning the stage during the latest presentations here at Disrupt NYC, Michael Arrington decided that it should be given away. Never mind that it wasn’t ours to give, and that we were already significantly over time. Once the idea took hold of his mind, he was …
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