"Sure the economy is kicking the crap out of us," says the website for this years Crunchies awards for Web 2.0 startups, overseen by TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington. But don't let that stop you from spending $25,000 to be an official Co-Host for the event, a posh dress-up bash to be held at San Francisco's Herbst Theater in January. Or, for $15,000, you can sponsor one of the 15 award categories. I crashed the afterparty last year and, really, it was fun. But $25K? I'm dying to find out what this year's sponsors actually end up paying. Here's the official...
One of the awards at the Crunchies this coming January 9th in San Francisco is for the best of the enterprise. In this Year of the Cloud, the rush of entrants in the on-demand race is showing no signs of letting up. Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Rackspace, and Apple are just a few of the clouds already in place, and scores of development and management tools from Adobe, Sun, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, Mozilla, and others add up to a vigorous new arena for competition and innovation. We haven’t quite figured out how to squeeze this group into just one award,...
by Brian Solis It’s that time again, hard to believe that it’s already been a year. TechCrunch has announced the second annual Crunchies, co-produced with GigaOm, Silicon Alley Insider, and VentureBeat. But, before we talk about attending the event, let’s focus on nominating the most deserving startups, or those who can solicit the most votes, as well as products across 15 categories based on their 2008 performance. Nominations are open until December 10th, Midnight PST. The ceremony will be held on Jan. 9, 2009, 7:30 pm at the Herbst Theater across the street from City Hall in San Francisco. Tickets...
It’s hard to believe that nearly a year has gone by since we gave out those crazy gorilla awards to the best startup and product successes in Silicon Valley and around the world. Some of the photos from last year are here. The Crunchies are back. We are once again partnering with some of our favorite blogs - thank you to co-hosts GigaOm, Silicon Alley Insider and VentureBeat (click the links for their announcements). The Awards Ceremony will be held on Jan. 9, 2009, 7:30 pm at the Herbst Theater across the street from City Hall in San Francisco. The...
After a very successful debut last year, The Crunchies are returning to once again celebrate the best of entrepreneurship and new startups. With the economy being what it is, 2009 is going to be a tough year for everyone and I see events like The Crunchies as a big morale booster for those of us working in the trenches. The Crunchies are a joint effort by us, VentureBeat, Silicon Alley Insider and TechCrunch. More details will emerge in the coming days but for now, here are the rules and some facts. Nominations will be accepted from now through Dec. 10...
We're pleased to be a media sponsor of the Crunchies, TechCrunch's start-up Oscars show in San Francisco in January. We watched jealously from the other coast last year as everyone walked the red carpet. This year, happily, we'll be a part of it. We'll have more on this in the next few weeks, but for now here's the official write up. Start nominating companies today! Announcing The Second Annual Crunchies Awards November 17th, 2008 Sure the economy is kicking the crap out of us, so it seems especially important that we take time to celebrate the best tech accomplishments of...
The economy might be about to tank, but why should the children have to suffer? If you are going to give to charity this year (and you should, every one of you), we highly recommend giving to DonorsChoose. Each donation funds a classroom project or equipment for teachers who too often have to fund supplies out of their own meager paychecks. This year we are once again participating in the Donors Choose Blogger Challenge, which raised a total of $420,000 in 2007. You can give as much as you want (the minimum donation is $10). Last year, I bought...
