Right Place, Right Time
A new law allows rapid DNA tests in police stations nationwide. IntegenX makes the machines. CEO Bob Schueren
Softbank Showers High Tech with Cash
Kabbage is one of dozens of companies to take investment from Softbank. Co-founder Kathryn Petralia.
The Bubble of Bad Behavior
Deloitte’s Christie Smith says startups need to solve bro-culture before the first hire.
Archives: Net Neutrality
Federal courts strike down the FCC’s Open Internet rules. Lawyer & author Larry Downes (“Big Bang Disruption”) weighs in.
Beacons
Macy’s, the San Francisco 49ers and Apple stores all use beacons to track customers. How do they work, and what can they learn?
Non-Technical Founder
Can a high tech founder create an app company without knowing how to code? Bindle CEO Chris Toy.
Jennifer Granick
The director of civil liberties for the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School discusses net neutrality, privacy and the NSA.
Hour of Code
Between December 8-14, tens of thousands of teachers around the world will teach their kids computer code. You can too.
Stop Building Dumb Apps
AnchorFree’s David Gorodyansky is helping oppressed people get access to information. Why are you working on a dry-cleaning app?
Scaling Up Excellence
Stanford professor Bob Sutton is back with advice for startups trying to accelerate their growth: don’t forget the brake.
Motif Investing
Invest by theme: China Internet, Gas Glut or Obamacare. CEO Hardeep Walia shows us how.
Starting ‘em Young on STEM
Brendan Boyle from IDEO’s Toy Lab takes on a new challenge: children’s TV.
Patreon
Millions of YouTube views generate artists surprisingly little money. Jack Conte finds a better way.
Blue Bottle Coffee
Tech leaders invest $25 million in a small coffee chain. Blue Bottle Coffee founder James Freeman.
Eshoo on Neutrality
Rep. Anna Eshoo of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee discusses recent developments.
Tech’s Frat Boy Problem
Vivek Wadhwa discusses tech elitism and the staggeringly bad judgment of Tom Perkins
Dot Ninja? Really?
ICANN's Akram Atallah explains the strange top-level domains to be released this year
Bluetooth LE
The future of home networking is not Wi-Fi, it's low-power Bluetooth. Dropcam CEO Greg Duffy explains why.
Replacing the Egg
Josh Tetrick of Hampton Creek Foods is using Bill Gates’ money to find a replacement for the egg.
Goldieblox and “Girl Toys”
The toy industry wants to make building toys appealing to girls. Goldieblox CEO Debbie Sterling says making them pink is not enough.
Deal or No Deal?
Was Snapchat foolish to turn down Facebook? Storm Ventures’ Jason Lemkin ponders exits, IPOs and that “magic number."
Do Bus Protesters Have a Point?
Can an economy grow too quickly? Bank of the West chief economist Scott Anderson on the Bay Area outlook.
If I Knew Then…
Young entrepreneur Chris Herbert of Phone Halo has already learned important lessons.
Farhad Updates His Resume
Farhad Manjoo explains his sudden switch from The Wall Street Journal to The New York Times
The Storage Story
Seagate president Rocky Pimentel on the cloud, solid state drives and the future of storage.
Gun by Gun
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur - deeply affected by gun violence - turns to crowdfunding to get weapons off the streets.
All Hail the Taxi App
Taxi companies finally take on Uber with an app of their own. Flywheel CEO Steve Humphreys.
Alexis Ohanian
The cofounder of Reddit returns to Press Here to talk about his new book, “Without Their Permission.”
Bringing Government Data Online
Yelp provides health scores next to restaurant reviews. Accela makes that possible. CEO Maury Blackman.
Nicest Venture Capitalist Ever
Lightspeed’s John Vrionis hands out money to young entrepreneurs, with no strings attached.
Workday CEO Aneel Bhusri
Entrepreneur of the Year Aneel Bhusri helped lead Workday to the second-largest tech IPO since Facebook.
Rocketspace
Rocketspace CEO Duncan Logan is landlord for dozens of cool startups, including Uber and Spotify.
Flextronics CEO
Mike McNamara runs the second-largest electronics manufacturer in the world but his poker face needs work. A discussion on the future of manufacturing in America.
Developers Developers Developers!
BlackBerry VP Alec Saunders has to convince app developers to write for the newest version of BlackBerry.
Disrupting the Courtroom
Rocket Lawyer founder Charley Moore revolutionizes the legal profession. Plus Scott McGrew tears up his will.
Hire for Attitude, Not Ability
Business author Ekaterina Walter (“Think Like Zuck”) explains why teachers make good flight attendants.
Race Against the Machines
Could robots and automation replace nearly all jobs? MIT's Andrew McAfee on why China and India may have the most to lose.
Leah Busque
TaskRabbit's CEO adapts to an improving economy. A conversation with reporters from Bloomberg News and TechCrunch.
Putting Content in Search
Ask.com CEO Doug Leeds ponders the future of search. Can real answers from real people offer more?
Reddit Co-Founder
Alexis Ohanian has been called an Internet superhero. Now he's using the power of Reddit for musical justice.
His Time Has Come
You know Lester Chambers' hit song – it’s in dozens of movies and video games. So why didn’t he get paid? With music from Lester ...
Music and Money
Should Pandora pay more than a radio station to play the same song? What’s a fair price for a tune? Mike Agovino of Triton Digital.
Ep 157 Are You Being Served?
BMC Software creates iPad app MyIT, making fixing your email as easy as ordering lunch.
Ep 157 FTC Cracks Down
Most children's apps violate privacy. Details from Lookout CTO Kevin Mahaffey.
Ep 154 Doing Well by Doing Good
"We First" author Simon Mainwaring says all companies should have a social mission.
Ep 143 What Happened to Wall Street?
Charles Schwab VP Colleen O'Brien on Wall Street's image problem
Ep 143 Social Media Disasters
An airline and a car insurance company have a very hard week on Twitter.
Ep 143 Mobile Payments
TechCrunch's Leena Rao and Eric Savitz of Forbes discuss Square and Starbucks.
Ep 103 When Patents Attack.
Laura Sydell takes us inside her startling report that has Silicon Valley abuzz.
Ep103 Stella and Dot.
Entrepreneur Jessica Herrin tops her first $90 million company with a $370 million dollar followup.
Ep 101 Your Digital Rights Part 1
Can you record your own arrest? Can a cop read your text messages?