{"id":14891,"date":"2023-04-21T22:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/daily-crunch-starting-today-twitter-says-all-advertisers-must-obtain-verified-accounts\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T22:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:05:00","slug":"daily-crunch-starting-today-twitter-says-all-advertisers-must-obtain-verified-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/daily-crunch-starting-today-twitter-says-all-advertisers-must-obtain-verified-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Crunch: Starting today, Twitter says all advertisers must obtain verified accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"article__featured-image-wrapper breakout\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\"><em>To get a roundup of TechCrunch\u2019s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>subscribe here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hey, TechCrunchers, happy Friday. I hope this is your favorite time of day because <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haje\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haje<\/a> and I really enjoy bringing you the news of the day written by the fabulous people we are honored to call colleagues. If you were at TechCrunch Early Stage in Boston, we trust you had a good time. Haje is coming back from there, so it\u2019s just me again today. Let\u2019s dig in. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristineMHall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The TechCrunch Top 3<\/h2>\n<h2>Startups and VC<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Imitating the real data<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/20\/betterdata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Singapore-based Betterdata took in $1.55 million<\/a> to take a different approach to traditional data sharing methods by using synthetic data to keep real data safe, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catherineshu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catherine<\/a> reports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Driving toward something new<\/strong>: Autotech Ventures is venturing into new territory with a <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/20\/autotech-ventures-new-230m-mobility-fund-adds-fintech-circular-economy-to-its-investment-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$230 million mobility fund<\/a> that will add fintech and the circular economy to its investment strategy, writes <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kirstenkorosec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirsten<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taking the plunge<\/strong>: Founders Pledge, a charitable initiative in London,<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/21\/founders-pledge-launches-vc-arm-pledge-ventures-to-create-new-flywheel-in-philanthropy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> launched a venture capital arm<\/a> called Pledge Ventures in what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikebutcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike<\/a> writes is to \u201ccreate a new \u2018flywheel\u2019 in philanthropy.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to this<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bheater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian<\/a> shares all the feels about first learning of headphone startup Nura, which he reports <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/20\/headphone-startup-nura-gets-acqui-hired-by-denon-parent-masimo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">got acqui-hired by Masimo<\/a>, the parent company of electrics company Denon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pitch Deck Teardown: Honeycomb\u2019s $50M Series D deck<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2530068\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2530068\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2530068\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HoneycombSeriesDPitchDeckTechCrunchPitchDeckTeardown-slide-COVER.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HoneycombSeriesDPitchDeckTechCrunchPitchDeckTeardown-slide-COVER.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HoneycombSeriesDPitchDeckTechCrunchPitchDeckTeardown-slide-COVER.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HoneycombSeriesDPitchDeckTechCrunchPitchDeckTeardown-slide-COVER.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HoneycombSeriesDPitchDeckTechCrunchPitchDeckTeardown-slide-COVER.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HoneycombSeriesDPitchDeckTechCrunchPitchDeckTeardown-slide-COVER.jpg?resize=680,383 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HoneycombSeriesDPitchDeckTechCrunchPitchDeckTeardown-slide-COVER.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HoneycombSeriesDPitchDeckTechCrunchPitchDeckTeardown-slide-COVER.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HoneycombSeriesDPitchDeckTechCrunchPitchDeckTeardown-slide-COVER.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2530068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honeycomb.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honeycomb <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Startups that raise Series D rounds might have hundreds of employees, tens of millions in ARR and other proof points that demonstrate they\u2019ve reduced risk, but they still need pitch decks.<\/p>\n<p>Honeycomb, which describes itself as a \u201cdebugger for live production systems,\u201d shared its winning $50 million Series D pitch deck with TechCrunch:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cover slide<\/li>\n<li>Data summary snapshot slide<\/li>\n<li>Problem slide<\/li>\n<li>Solution slide<\/li>\n<li>Competitive landscape slide<\/li>\n<li>Product category overview slide<\/li>\n<li>Customer landscape slide part 1 (mostly redacted)<\/li>\n<li>Customer landscape slide part 2 (mostly redacted)<\/li>\n<li>Market positioning slide<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Value proposition slide<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 History\/product timeline slide<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Go-to-market interstitial slide<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 GTM: Land-and-expand approach slide<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 GTM: Gaming vertical slide<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Going Forward interstitial slide<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Team slide<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 The Ask slide<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Closing slide<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Two more from the TC+ team:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/techcrunchplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>TechCrunch+<\/em><\/a><em> is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.techcrunch.com\/click\/26685582.342535\/aHR0cHM6Ly90ZWNoY3J1bmNoLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpYmUvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09VENuZXdzbGV0dGVyJnRwY2M9VENkYWlseW5ld3NsZXR0ZXI\/6036d5494a049802a929497cBf82fd2bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> You can sign up here<\/em><\/a><em>. Use code \u201cDC\u201d for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Big Tech Inc.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lyft layoffs<\/strong>: Ride-hailing company <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/21\/lyft-to-make-significant-cuts-across-ride-hailing-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lyft confirmed it is cutting its workforce by 1,200<\/a> as part of a restructuring effort meant to \u201cbetter meet the needs of riders and drivers,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kirstenkorosec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirsten<\/a> reports. The layoffs will affect corporate employees, of which there are about 4,000, because Lyft doesn\u2019t employ its drivers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We learn something new every day<\/strong>: The<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/21\/linux-foundation-launches-new-organization-to-maintain-tla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Linux Foundation launched a new organization to maintain TLA+<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kyle_l_wiggers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle<\/a> writes. If you\u2019re doing one of those \u201clearn one new term a day,\u201d here\u2019s your education for the day: TLA+ is a formal \u201cspec\u201d language, developed by computer scientist and mathematician Leslie Lamport, for designing, modeling, documenting and verifying software programs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strike that<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahintampa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah<\/a> reports that in an effort to find a faster resolution to its <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/19\/epic-and-matchs-antitrust-case-against-google-heads-to-jury-trial-on-november-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antitrust legal battle<\/a> with Fortnite maker Epic Games, Match Group and state attorneys general, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/20\/google-asks-court-to-dismiss-multiple-claims-in-epic-games-antitrust-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google is asking the court to dismiss multiple claims<\/a>, five to be exact, that \u201cwould seemingly be pivotal to the plaintiffs\u2019 ability to prove anticompetitive behavior.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Four corners of the globe, literally<\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/21\/the-irs-is-sending-four-investigators-across-the-world-to-fight-cybercrime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internal Revenue Service is sending four investigators across the world to fight cybercrime<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lorenzofb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Lorenzo<\/a> reports. Before you go, \u201cJust four?\u201d I\u2019ll throw in there that the IRS previously only had one.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denied<\/strong>: Meta was trying to have its <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/28\/meta-disputes-it-can-be-sued-in-kenya-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">content moderator case dismissed<\/a> in Kenya, but now has to muddle through it. A court ruled that <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/20\/meta-can-be-sued-in-kenya-over-alleged-unlawful-sacking-and-blacklisting-of-moderators-court-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meta can be sued over alleged unlawful sacking and blacklisting of moderators<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annienjanja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annie<\/a> has more.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/21\/daily-crunch-starting-today-twitter-says-all-advertisers-must-obtain-verified-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To get a roundup of TechCrunch\u2019s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hey, TechCrunchers, happy Friday. 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