Equity
The intersection of technology, startups, and venture capital touches everything now. That’s why Equity, TechCrunch's flagship podcast, digs into the business of startups for entrepreneurs and enthusiasts alike. Every Wednesday and Friday, TechCrunch reporters keep you up-to-date on the world of business, technology, and venture capital. Equity is ranked the No.2 podcast in the Top 100 Venture Capital All time leaderboard on Goodpods—As well as No.17 for the Top 100 Finance All time chart and No.32 for the Top 100 Business News All time chart.
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I regret to inform you that Elon has something ...
In a change of pace, as our dear Mary Ann was off this week, the excellent Anita Ramaswamy joined Natasha Mascarenhas and Alex Wilhelm on the mics.
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Yes, Chief
This week, Natasha is bringing one of her favorite Disrupt panels to your ears. She sat down with Chief co-founders Lindsay Kaplan and Carolyn Childers to talk about the future of their private membership club for women in leadership positions.
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Seeing startups tackle the health of our planet...
We are back from Disrupt, which means we're picking up the pieces of our work lives, getting back on track. A big thanks to the entire podcast production crew for making last week happen. Equity is now on its regular schedule, which is good, and it's time to catch up.
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Will your company cut your benefits or your cow...
While the Equity crew recovers from an incredible week in SF for TechCrunch Disrupt, we dug through the archives for a classic episode you may have missed. A few months ago, Natasha was joined by TC+ reporter Rebecca Szkutak to wade through the news of the week. It was frantic, it was full, and forgettable it was not!
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Well, that was Fast: Equity Live at TechCrunch ...
We! Are! Live!
Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann made TechCrunch pod history opening Disrupt on the big stage, and it went exactly as wild as you thought it would (we forgot this is what make up feels like!).
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Good morning! We regret to inform you that the ...
Equity is back in the TC studio as we get ready to kick off Disrupt! This morning, Theresa and Alex went through stocks and crypto, Kanye West and Parler, Ambi Robotics and Byju's.
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What’s the TAM of the 1%?
Mary Ann, Natasha, and Alex are back on the mic for our last show before Disrupt! Today, they're looking into Getaway, Pacaso, and The Muse for our deals of the week, Mary Ann's recent interview with Index's Mark Goldberg, and Q3 VC.
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Sarah Guo isn’t late to the AI party
This week, Natasha and Alex caught up with Sarah Guo, who worked at Greylock for nearly a decade, about her launch of Conviction, the self-correcting venture market, and even rewound to her last episode with us (recorded almost exactly three years ago).
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It would be nice to not talk about Elon Musk fo...
We're gearing up to take the show on the road in short order, but don't worry about that this week. Service will continue as usual until we kick off Disrupt next Tuesday! Today, we got into the weeds about: markets, Trendsi's $25 million Series A, Tizen, Elon Musk and Kanye West.
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Musk and Kardashian remind us to stop crying fo...
Alex, Natasha, and Mary Ann are back on the mic to talk through the headlines, and this. week. was. BUSY. From the re-re-re-birth of edtech, to Naver's acquisition of Poshmark, Elon Musk, and Kim Kardashian.
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What's next for creator-focused startups now th...
This week, Alex is joined by TechCrunch's own Amanda Silberling to ask: How are platforms responding to the new creator landscape? (Don't worry, the Wednesday show is still Natasha's to lead, she was just a little under the weather this week!)
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Welcome to Q4, crypto fans and Tesla stans
Alex is back on the mic talking through the weekend's headlines including big news from TikTok, Talk360, Kim Kardashian and Tesla.
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We’re all just a Hop, Skip and a Drive away fro...
This week, Natasha, Mary Ann and Rebecca took the mic, with Theresa on production duty, to talk through quite a diverse news cycle: the human side of the Better.com layoff spree, M&A, and Q4 venture data.
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Building startups in public has an end date
This week, Natasha asked: How does the "build in public" mindset impact the way that startups are built? Alex and Natasha chatted through the difference between building in public, going direct, startup PR, and just straight-up hype.
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Hey, look, some startups are still raising money
Welcome to our Monday Morning show! Here's what we got into this Fine Monday Morning: stocks, startups from the weekend, Do Kwon, and TikTok.
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When VCs fund the thing you didn't think they'd...
Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann jumped on the mic, with Theresa running production, to talk through the biggest headlines from the week! Today we're diving into deals of the week and the latest on Insuretech, Instacart, and layoffs.
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Network isn't a dirty word
This week, Natasha asked: What does breaking into venture capital look like today, and how is it changing? Alex and Becca jumped on the mic to discuss this and start with a refresh on our latest op-ed: "4 views on unpaid venture internships."
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Line goes down
Welcome to our Monday Morning show! Here's what we got into this Fine Monday Morning: stocks, Instacart IPO, startups from the weekend, and TakeTwo.
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Chain Reaction x Equity talk the Ethereum Merge
If you are into web3, the biggest news of the week in tech was not the massive Figma-Adobe deal. No, the leading story of the last few days - arguably even the last few weeks - has been the Ethereum Merge. Equity's Natasha Mascarenhas and Alex Wilhelm unpack the Merge with the hosts from sister-pod, Chain Reaction, Anita Ramaswamy and Jacquelyn Melinek.
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Where's the center of the startup world? Depend...
Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann jumped on the mic, with Theresa on backup, to talk through the biggest headlines.
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Y Combinator is still paranoid
This week, Natasha and Alex asked: How is YC evolving to meet a changed market? The question is fresh off of Demo Day last week, where Team TC and TC+ banded forces to cover the twice-a-year event that sees hundreds of startups launch to the public.
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The ETH merge cometh
We're back this Monday after expecting the weekend to be slow and the week to start quietly – turns out that there is a LOT going on. Let’s get going!
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Stanford moonshot promises near-term profitabil...
Natasha and Alex jumped on Twitter Spaces to talk through our favorites of the batch, geography changes, and diversity shake-up that included less women getting funded batch over batch.
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Kim Kardashian and the financialization of tren...
What. A. Week. Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann jumped on the mic, with Theresa on backup, to talk through the biggest headlines. For our Apple coverage, click here. For our YC coverage, click here.
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As the economy falters, tracking the money behi...
This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic and unpack the rest. Today we asked: How is the economic downturn and startup slowdown impacting VCs, and the folks who finance venture capital funds?
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