hi, all, an opinion piece that ran on our site yesterday did not go through our standard review process and was unfair to both our readers and our staff. that post has since been updated to reflect our standards, and we'll ensure that this doesn't happen again in the future.
Connie Loizos
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gm and editor-in-chief, @techcrunch; founder @strictlyvc, cohost of "strictlyvc download" podcast, panini press enthusiast. tips to [email protected]
- Sequoia is walking away from a payments startup it recently funded -- and leaving behind its $21 million investment.
- !! i phoned julie on my very first day as eic and i'm *so* pumped to call her a colleague at long last.Thrilled that I’ve joined @TechCrunch as editor of the Startups/VC desk working with some of the best startups reporters in the business! @alex @rebecca_szkutak @DominicMadori @bayareawriter @jacqmelinek @ChristineMHall; all under the fab @Cookie; & I’m reunited with @MattRosoff
- i rarely have personal news, but today, some personal news!
- if you were just at a busy intersection in sf and saw a woman trip in her rain boots and fall flat on the ground before springing up and waving to you like nbd, that was maybe me.
- i’m no vc (for good reason), but i think this could be huge:
- I talked with @theryanking Friday about his move from CEO to executive chair of Bolt. "The operating and scaling headspace is very different than the creative headspace. I've played both until now. This allows me to stay in the creative headspace."
- Replying to @harjtaggarhi @harjtaggar, this is not what techcrunch is about or represents; this was unfortunate all around.
- 1000 x this. know she is v appreciative of the supportHey folks, I'm sure a lot of you on here know @SarahPerezTC, an amazing writer, single mother and human. She suffered a total loss house fire this morning. She and her daughter are safe but if you can help at all please do so. gofund.me/1cb5484a
- glad many read my piece on cloud kitchens this weekend. fwiw, this short film on what shared kitchens will do to "middle class" restaurants, including interviews w marc canter (canter's deli), eric greenspan, and many others tells much more of the story. youtube.com/watch?time_con…
- something is definitely not on the level here. morgan stanley has too much at stake to lie about this (i'd think):
- starting a “founder’s questions” column for tc. email your questions; we’ll get you answers. email [email protected]
- Replying to @danprimack and @dkhosimpossible situation for him but always so impressed with your interviewing skillz.




