Over the weekend, a pair of sexually explicit presentations at a major. Enigma, the winner of techcrunch disrupt 20, aims to make sorting through public data a breeze. Disrupt sf 20 the concourse at san francisco design center september 7 11, 20. Watch along as we live stream all 164 hacks built during the event, each of which. Sex apps at techcrunch disrupt 20 business insider. Sexist presentations about breasts and masturbation stun.
At techcrunch disrupt rms will host an exhibitor table and lounge for visitors in space number 3435 and will provide four charging stations for devices on the event floor. Presentation software startup haiku deck is finally bringing its software to the iphone, after a successful run on the ipad. Jethro batts and david boulton at techcrunch disrupt. Audience members at techcrunch disrupt 20, a major west coast annual technology conference, were surprised by a pair of satirical and raunchy presentations on sunday, including one for an app. Categoriessoftwareopens in a new window, productivity toolsopens in a new window. Nigel toon graphcore in this fireside chat with nigel toon, founder of graphcore, well discuss the race between. The annual technology conference in san francisco was the site of not one, but two sexist presentations this year. O ver the weekend at the techcrunch disrupt hackathon in san francisco. All tech considered over the weekend, a pair of sexually explicit presentations at a major tech conference laid bare a longstanding gender. The biannual techcrunch disrupt conference series is only about money. Techcrunch bangalore aims to propel indian tech startups. Titstare was the first presentation of the techcrunch disrupt 20 hackathon. But i didnt care if the software that i use daily was written by a woman or a dude.
Docurated launches, at techcrunch disrupt ny 20, a saas solution for contentcentric search and curation docurated is launching the first nonfilebased, contentcentric, search and curation. I had the opportunity to attend techcrunch disrupt this week. Everywhere you go, theres people in t shirts with hand held video cams recording real time from every angle the presenters and the packed exhibit floor. Titstare became the subject of public controversy, described by some as symptomatic of sexist attitudes in silicon valleys startup culture, and others as brilliant satire. Trustev, a startup battlefield company presenting today at tc disrupt ny 20, has developed a product to tackle online fraud using an algorithmic system of. Titstare is a fictional mobile application centred on pictures of men staring at women and their breasts. Watch the disrupt ny 20 hackathon presentations live. The rms lounge will feature the ios and android strategy video game, plague, inc. As the new york disrupt 20 hackathon nears, anticipation rises. You can expect the content on the main stage to represent emerging trends in the business of technology and bring the headlines of to life. Munichbased startup and techcrunch disrupt ny battlefield contestant kisi systems is launching its indiegogo campaign today.
Techcrunch disrupt hackathon incident geek feminism wiki. The event has given birth to many other projects in years past. A presentation connected to the techcrunch disrupt 20 show purported to show off the titstare app, ultimately leading to an apology from the tech blog. But the entire production is a pyramid of money, at the bottom of which are the residents of disrupt s startup alley, a completely perfect metaphor.
Why im finished defending sexism in tech business insider. And he said as much in his onstage conversation at techcrunch disrupt 20 with techcrunch coeditor eric eldon. Floored disrupt ny 20 startup battlefield finals youtube. The presenters were jethro batts and david boulton. It was introduced at a 20 hackathon at techcrunch s techcrunch disrupt conference in san francisco, california. From april 29th may 1st, techcrunch tv will be airing. This app helped me out with keeping in tough with all of my interests like music and guitar and also help me to stay fit by helping me in find a fitness center cum gym. Meet titstare, the tech worlds latest joke from the minds of brogrammers its hard to single out the worst part of titstare, a joke app presented sunday at techcrunch s disrupt 20 start. At techcrunch disrupt europe in berlin oct 25 27, 20, coders, hackers, engineers, and designers from multiple countries spent the last 24 hours to build the best product possible. But the traditional route for making presentations is getting a little outdated, with tools like. In the afternoons, the startup battlefield presentations begin, with the final presentations held on the last day of disrupt. Slides is a place for creating, presenting, and sharing presentations.
This september 711, techcrunch will be bringing disrupt back to san francisco to reveal an all new slate of. Yesterdays techcrunch disrupt hackathon presentations. Today marks the first day of the techcrunch disrupt conference here in san francisco, following the preevent hackathon held over the weekend the days schedule offered conference goers an interesting contrast between presentations from some of the startup scenes greatest minds, mixed with demos and pitches from sixteen newly minted startup teams. At techcrunch s disrupt sunday, an annual celebration of everything software oriented, a pretty awkward situation went down. This weekends techcrunch disrupt 20 was certainly disruptive, but not for the right reasons. Techcrunch stirs outrage with misogynistic presentations. Every team that signs up to present is provided an amazing opportunity to showcase their talent to the world there is simply no better opportunity to get attention of tech industry as easily.
In news thats not at all surprising, yet another tech event was disrupted by a sexist joke. It was introduced at a 20 hackathon at techcrunchs techcrunch disrupt. Whether its your first time sending a pitch deck to investors or youre presenting at techcrunch disrupt in front of 5. Techcrunch reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and silicon valley. Maybe im jaded, but it continues to strike me that more and more companies are becoming information services providers which in turn means they are leaning even more heavily on software.
The other key event of techcrunch is the pitch presentations whereby about 30 companies, chosen from hundreds of applicants will show their products on the stage before a live and online audience, including a panel. Disrupt is the worlds premier conference to debut disruptive startups and technologies, and. Audience members at techcrunch disrupt 20, a major west coast annual. We apologize for two inappropriate hackathon presentations earlier. Theres a sea of interesting public data out there just waiting to be tapped into, but theres a problem most people have no earthly idea how to access it. Techcrunch disrupt hackathon incident a team at the 20 techcrunch disrupt hackathon presented the titstare app, which allows users to post and view pictures of men staring at peoples cleavage. Techcrunch disrupt ny 20 startup alley audience choice for day two is shiphawk, a santa barbarabased shipping startup that launched this week at the conference. Techcrunch bangalore aims to propel indian tech startups growth. Send money via sms with regalii disrupt sf 20 battlefield. The software industry is no spring chicken, and that fact has now. In a string of presentations, the world was graced with an app called. On sunday, australian techies jethro batts and david boulton started the conference with their disgusting though thankfully fake new.
Preparing for an investor presentation can be a pretty daunting task. As a lovely followup to recent discussions of gender inclusivity in tech, heres the first presentation from the aolowned techcrunch disrupt 20 startup conference. Supplyshift is a backend tool for companies and organizations to track everything thats going on with suppliers, which are usually scattered throughout the world. A small, shanghaibased startup called slideidea made its official debut at techcrunch disrupt s startup alley this past week, with a new take on presentation tools built for ipad first. Techcrunch disrupt is one of the most anticipated technology conferences of the year. Docurated launches, at techcrunch disrupt ny 20, a saas. Techcrunch apologizes for sexist presentations at disrupt 20. Boulton is from sydney, australia and formerly developed hateyoucards.
Haiku deck, the ipadbased presentation tool that aims to be both simpler and more effective than microsofts cumbersome desktop powerpoint software, today unveiled version 2. A woman watches a presentation at the techcrunch disrupt sf 20 conference in san francisco. Disrupt ny 20 s hackathon took place over roughly the last 24 hours, and now the teams are ready to present. Conference organizers later apologized for the misogynistic presentation. Slideshare presentations can give a peek into a person.
Techcrunch disrupt ny 20 startup battlefield guide. There is a new app which i recently used when i migrated from kolkata to delhi. Meet titstare, the tech worlds latest joke from the minds of. Sketchdeck turns terrible slide decks into beautiful presentations in just a day. The techcrunch disrupt conference in san franciscos design center is a swarming of software oriented silicon valley startups, venture firms, foreign techies, and media.
Techcrunchs disrupt 2012 conference in san francisco. Apps called titstare and circleshake at techcrunch disrupt sparked allegations of sexism in technology. There are interviews, the exchange of opinions, software presentations, questions, answers, and lots of visuals. This was a real hackathon presentation at techcrunch disrupt 20 techcrunch disrupt techcrunch coeditors alexia tsotsis and eric eldon just wrote an apology to all of their readers and. This april 27th april 28th we will host the hackathon and april 29th may 1st, techcrunch will be. Why is techcrunch disrupt 20 such a flaming train wreck. Techcrunch apologizes for sexist presentations at disrupt. Hopefully jordan and other young programmers like her can forget about the two lame presentations at techcrunch disrupt 20 and continue to pursue what they love. This was a real hackathon presentation at techcrunch disrupt 20 techcrunch disrupt techcrunch coeditors alexia tsotsis and eric eldon. However, i do see piece of reputationmetric emerging at linkedin. The techcrunch disrupt europe 20 hackathon presentations inside arena berlin on october 27, 20 in berlin, germany. Meet titstare, the low point for this years techcrunch.
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