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Help TechCrunch find the best lawyers for startups Dec 20, 2018

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TechCrunch is working on a new project to help you build a better company. We’re looking for the great service providers in the startup world: the lawyers, accountants, recruiters, human resource managers, project managers and other experts you need to help you succeed.

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Five rockets are set to launch within 24 hours starting later today Dec 19, 2018

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Today was supposed to be a historic day with four rocket launches by four different companies. But that’s not going to happen. As of publication, three of the four rocket launches are canceled. The flights were pushed until tomorrow, setting up another and more significant historical event. If all the rockets currently scheduled launch as planned, there could be five launches within a 24 hour period. Tuesday, 8:57pm ET ULADelta IV Heavy Wednesday 5:40am ET India’sGSLV Mk.

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This fake package covers porch thieves in glitter and fart spray Dec 18, 2018

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Having a package stolen off your front porch sucks. No matter what’s inside the box, it just feels… violating. Someone came into your space and took your stuff just because they could probably get away with it. And even if you go to the cops with license plates and high-res face photos, they’ll often respond with a big, apathetic shrug (particularly around Christmas when package thefts skyrocket).

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Ten pieces of friendly VC advice for when someone wants to buy your company Dec 18, 2018

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David Frankel Contributor David Frankel is a managing partner at Founder Collective.

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HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder Colin Kroll found dead of suspected overdose Dec 17, 2018

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Colin Kroll, the 34-year-old co-founder and CEO of the HQ Trivia app, has been found dead of an apparent drug overdose in his apartment, TechCrunch has confirmed. A spokesman for the NYPD told us that a female called 911 for a wellness check on Kroll’s apartment and he was found dead inside at 08:00 hours today. The police department said the investigation is ongoing but added that the cause of deathis “allegedly a drug overdose”.

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Ridesharing IPOs and $850M for Luckin, Plaid and Zymergen Dec 17, 2018

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Hello and welcome back toEquity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week we had the regular crew back together which was good fun. Connie took point, we had Danny mic’dup in New York, and I was onsite to help the crew natter along with BubbaMurarka, a former VC and founder who now cuts checks on his own. Thematically, this was a week of mega rounds so we had little choice but to go over more than a few.

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Buy your tickets to the 2nd Annual TechCrunch Winter Party Dec 14, 2018

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We love parties almost as much as we love startups, but we go absolutely bonkers for a hot startup-party mashup. That’s why we’re returning to host our 2nd Annual TechCrunch Winter Party in San Francisco on Friday, February 8. Even better news, party-goers — the first batch of coveted tickets to this wild winter romp are available now. Better get your tickets while you can.

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Puma reissues its nerdiest shoe ever, the RS-Computer Dec 14, 2018

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No one has any trouble tracking their steps today. But how can you make sure people know you’re doing it? Ostentatiously checking your phone or watch every five minutes is a pain. What if I told you there was a shoe with a step-tracking computer sticking out of it where everyone could see? It’s a Puma . It was born in 1986, and will be reborn in 2018 — briefly.

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Pokémon GO trainer battles are now live (for some players) Dec 13, 2018

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Last week we did a deep dive on how Pokémon GO’s new (and long overdue) player-versus-player battle system would work. The only thing we didn’t know at the time was when, exactly, it would actually start rolling out. The answer: tonight. Just a few days ago, Niantic started shipping an update to the app that contained everything required for PvP, but they’d yet to actually flip the switch to turn it on.

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Wellness giant Life Time targets co-working, shopping malls for next act Dec 13, 2018

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Founded in 1990 by CEO Bahram Akradi, Minnesota-based Life Time used to be known as a premier health club that operated large gyms mainly in affluent suburbs in Midwestern and Southern states. Its success was memorialized in 2015 when two leading private equity firms, Leonard Green & Partners and TPG Capital, led a $4-billion deal to take the company private.

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