Modsy scores $37M to virtually redesign your home
Modsy has raised some new cash as the computer vision startup looks to get physical and build more of the furniture it recommends. The startup announced...
How Your Brain Perceives Magicians Cutting Their Assistants in Half
Let me start by describing one of the first magic tricks I learned to perform when I was a kid. Here is what the audience sees:...
A Non-Hugger’s Guide to Setting Boundaries and Avoiding Hugs
In general, we find that most people are willing to respect each other’s personal space. That’s why we find it confusing that so many people think...
Are You Using the Right Hair Brush for Your Hair Type?
Brushing your hair sounds simple enough, right? Pick up brush, pull through strands, repeat. But did you know that using the right brush for your hair...
Jeff Bezos Wouldn’t Even Come On Stage to Listen to His Employees Who Want Amazon to Address Climate Change
At Amazon’s shareholder meeting today, employees and investors voted on a wide-ranging spate of proposals, from banning the practice of selling facial recognition technology to adopting...
Vignette is a handy new app that keeps your iOS contact photos up to date
If there’s a special place in your heart for single-purpose utilities that solve a nagging problem, then you’re going to want to skip your daily Starbucks...
My desk doesn’t deserve the $600 Dyson Lightcycle lamp
Like many of you, I’m assuming, my desk was purchased at Ikea and is the center of my life. Such as it is, the desk is...
Getaround, Facebook, AI chips, Nvidia, Africa, and immigration
Who helped your startup grow? Nominate a growth marketing agency. For those who have been members of Extra Crunch for a while now, you have seen...
Getting a seat at the VC table
Monique Villa Contributor Share on Twitter Monique Villa is an investor at Mucker Capital, a seed and “pre-seed” stage fund investing in companies powering a software-enabled...
How Are Doves and Sparrows Ending Up Inside Baby Sharks?
Back in 2010, scientists were monitoring a shark population on the Mississippi-Alabama border. They had hauled up a small tiger shark to tag when something strange...
