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A survey of TechCrunch readers reveals that while the spot ETFs may boost bitcoin’s price, they may not be attracting many people who don’t own bitcoin.
There was a lot to talk about this year, and investors and founders sure did share their thoughts freely with us in our surveys.
The labor shortage in construction isn’t a problem that’s unique to the U.S.; it’s very much a global issue.
Just in case you’re wondering what’s happening in the sectors that we’re going to talk about at Disrupt, we’ve put together a handy primer of surveys.
Founders chatted with us about construction tech trends so we could get a basic idea of where the industry is headed.
Here’s what these 15 investors would have done differently in 2023 if they had a crystal ball to divine the future.
As expected, it appears a good mix of investors wrote checks at the rate they’d aimed for, while others fell a bit short.
“There’s going to be an extreme shift in general in the financial industry when it comes to financing startups.”
We interviewed investors Momei Qu and AJ Malhotra about the latest tech in property and housing development.
With the end of 2022 right around the corner, here’s a look at some of the more interesting answers some of our surveys unearthed this year.
It always feels good to get paid, so it’s no surprise that a payroll model like earned wage access (EWA), which lets employees withdraw their accrued wages at any time,…
Earned wage access promises to be the shakeup that the payroll system has perhaps required for a while now.
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Disdain for NFTs in video games is part of a slow green revolution
NFTs aside, the video game industry is often left out when we talk about industries that have a major impact on the environment.
Loot boxes, a way for players to receive random in-game rewards in exchange for real money, have been disparaged for a while now, and they’re now increasingly subject to government…
When there’s money to be made, feedback can, and often does, go unheard. Still, a few major gaming companies did backtrack on their plans to add NFTs to games. So…
The pandemic wasn’t the only challenge to hit the construction industry. The rising cost of raw materials coupled with labor shortage has left the industry scrambling for solutions to bridge…
“It is difficult to find a project manager who is willing to take the risk to implement bleeding-edge tech on their project,” said Heinrich Gröller, a partner at Speedinvest.
BNPL in 2022: 4 fintech investors discuss regulation, trends and how to stand out
To get a better picture of where the BNPL market is at right now, we spoke with four active investors about their expectations for the space, upcoming regulation, scalability, default…
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6 technologists discuss how no-code tools are changing software development
To get a more in-depth look at the technical aspects of the space, we spoke to some of the technologists ushering in the no-code/low-code revolution.
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10 investors discuss the no-code and low-code landscape in Q1 2022
To get a better picture of the no-code/low-code market, we spoke to a group of investors about how the space has fared since 2020, the challenges ahead, and when they expect investments to pay off.
There’s still a haze of uncertainty surrounding blockchain games, so we reached out to several active investors in to get a clearer picture of where opportunities exist today and what…
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7 investors discuss web3’s present and peer into its future
We surveyed select investors in web3 to find out where web3 stands and what the future holds.
Infrastructure as code (IaC) has been gaining wider adoption among DevOps teams in recent years, but the complexities of data center configuration and management continue to create problems — and…
Virtual events have been a temporary measure during the pandemic. But what will their value be as more of the world attempts to return to life before the pandemic?