Tagged: john biggs

January 11, 2016 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

John Biggs, East Coast Editor of TechCrunch, says he is leaving the “best job I ever hard” to launch a Fintech startup. While Biggs is still listed as an Editor at TechCrunch and the stories continue to roll in, but the migration to entrepreneur is clearly under… Read More

September 18, 2015 @ 1:09 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  To writers of fiction and nonfiction alike, TechCrunch editor John Biggs has this to say: “I’m looking for things I love.” Biggs, who has written reams on the intersection of book publishing and tech, recently launched an imprint on Inkshares called Ray Bridge Press. Ray Bridge Press is the… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CEO and co-founder of the crowdfunding giant Kickstarter Yancey Strickler may have high hopes and big plans for his platform that allows consumers the power to raise funds for projects from art to technology. Unfortunately for some, Mr. Strickler has formally confirmed the platform will… Read More

April 10, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Madelyn Young  |  

Look out, SXSW, because Austin has some competition. Now in its second year, One Spark– a five-day event that brings artists, entrepreneurs, and leading experts together for a celebration of crowdfunding – is putting Jacksonville, Florida on the map of entrepreneurial, creative cities. One Spark 2014, billed… Read More

January 15, 2014 @ 9:53 am By John Biggs  |  

I didn’t want to be a self-published author. Self published authors are nebbishy zeroes, secure in their own self-regard, quixotic in their efforts, shameless in their self-promotion. They are shambling ghosts of anger and resentment, ignored by the establishment and unappreciated by their peers. One… Read More