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Image: democonference It’s August 2011, and Andrew Mason is agitated. He’s at his desk in the middle of Groupon’s wide open, call center-style office in Chicago. His headphones are on. His brow is furrowed. His company had been the darling of the business press for the past two years. Suddenly it’s not. He can’t...
To kick off Day Two of TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing, our own Sarah Lacy interviewed Lei Jun — one of the most successful entrepreneurs in China, whose resume includes cofounding Joyo.com (sold to Amazon in 2004), sitting on the board of Kingsoft, and chairing the board of massively popular mobile web browser UCWeb (he’s also made...
Memo to Chinese startups: You made for a late night of deliberations. We typically pick five finalists. There were a few companies that were clear picks, captivating everyone– from the judges to the staff to people we talked to in the hallways. Then there was another group that each had passionate advocates on staff,...
People say everything bad you post online will be found when you grow up – but what if you could use help finding the good things you’ve posted to the web? Startup company Vizify believes there’s a need for that and the company’s first product, called Tweetsheet, is already showing me things about my...
Richard MacManus takes a look at the Facebook Timeline and the lofty inspirations behind it. All of this and more in today’s Daily Wrap. Sometimes it’s difficult to catch every story that hits tech media in a day, so we thought it might be helpful to wrap up some of the most talked about...
Google is set to launch a dedicated, native Gmail application for the iPhone, according to MG Siegler. The app, which has long been desired by a great many iPhone users, is thought to have already been submitted to Apple for review, suggesting that it may be released publicly very soon. The upcoming native app is...
Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom revealed that the photo sharing social network does not have immediate plans to enter China although it is keen to be integrated with the country’s social networks. On China Systrom, who was speaking at TechCrunch’s Beijing Disrupt event this morning, said the firm was “interested in exploring” opportunities to integrate with...
For today’s startup, properly managing your company’s risk is crucial. From large capital commitments to long-term contracts to hiring and firing key personnel, each decision you make as a founder could have significant — and possibly disastrous — impacts on your firm if you do not properly manage your risk. At the same time,...
Republic Wireless, a division of Cary, N.C.-based VoIP and bandwidth provider Bandwidth.com will launch a hybrid cellular voice and VoIP service on November 8, 2011. Jason Kincaid first reported the story, but we have some more details and a couple of screenshots.The service, which costs $19 a month, will allow you to make VoIP phone...