Be featured in The Great TechCrunch Survey of European VC – TechCrunch

Be featured in The Great TechCrunch Survey of European VC – TechCrunch

TechCrunch is launching a major project to survey venture capital investors in Europe and their cities. Our survey of VCs in the Czech Republic and Prague will show how the country is doing and what changes the coronavirus pandemic is causing among investors. We would like to know how the Prague and wider Czech startup … Read more

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Podcast David Axelrod, the founder and director of the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago, brings you The Ax Files, a series of insightful interviews with key figures in the political world. Go beyond the soundbites and meet some of the most interesting actors in politics. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable … Read more

Redfin beats Q4 earnings estimates with $244M in revenue and record traffic

Redfin beats Q4 earnings estimates with $244M in revenue and record traffic

(GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) Redfin exceeded analyst expectations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year, posting revenue of $ 244.5 million, up 5% year over year, and earnings per share of $ 0.11. Wall Street expects sales of $ 235 million and earnings per share of $ 0.04. A hot real estate market helped … Read more

Meet Smash Ventures, the low-flying outfit that has quietly funded Epic Games, among others – TechCrunch

Meet Smash Ventures, the low-flying outfit that has quietly funded Epic Games, among others – TechCrunch

When Smash Ventures appeared as an investor in a $ 1.25 billion round for Epic Games in 2018 – reputedly the largest investment ever made in a video game company – it was the first time many heard of the investment outfit . When the brand reappeared in an even bigger round for Epic last … Read more

Why Baseball Is Obsessed With the Book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’

Why Baseball Is Obsessed With the Book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow'

Everett Teaford remembers the executive’s curious gaze across the room. Teaford, a former major league pitcher, had joined the Houston Astros in early 2016 as a professional scout, and at an organizational meeting, his new colleague Sig Mejdal glanced at him. When the group adjourned, Mejdal, then a senior Astros manager, approached Teaford and declared … Read more

‘Next-gen’ USPS vehicles can use gas or electric motors

Next generation USPS delivery vehicle

The U.S. Postal Service plans to have a new mail van on American roads by 2023. With a new contract, Oshkosh Defense will manufacture between 50,000 and 165,000 “Next Generation Delivery Vehicles” for the agency over the next 10 years. The vehicle is offered in both combustion and electric drive variants. According to the postal … Read more

Second Wave: Meet the 11 startups picked for Washington state’s maritime accelerator

Second Wave: Meet the 11 startups picked for Washington state’s maritime accelerator

A representation of the new Maritime Innovation Center in Fishermen’s Terminal near the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. (Port of Seattle picture) The Port of Seattle and the nonprofit strategic alliance Washington Maritime Blue continue their efforts to combine the region’s longstanding maritime heritage with the modern innovation economy when they launched a new startup accelerator … Read more