Insights & Strategy
CRACKING TECHCRUNCH
TechCrunch covers 1% of pitches. Here's what gets through — what reporters actually want, how the inbox works, and the move most founders get wrong.
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Startups & Venture
Startup Media Power Ranking: 12 Outlets That Move Buyer Behavior
The Information, TechCrunch, Acquired, Lenny's Newsletter, Pirate Wires, Axios Pro. The 12 media outlets that actually move startup buyer behavior in 2026 — and which one fits which announcement type.
AI
The Kindle Fire Stampede — When the Tech News Queue Eats Itself
Amazon's Kindle Fire saturated TechCrunch, Mashable, and CNET for two months. A 2011 case in how editorial queues consolidate when a single launch dominates the news cycle.