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 ## [Equity transcribed: What happens to late-stage VC if the Vision Fund goes away?: Kate Clark, Alex Wilhelm](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/08/equity-transcribed-what-happens-to-late-stage-vc-if-the-vision-fund-goes-away/)

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> Welcome back to the transcribed edition of the wildly popular TechCrunch podcast, Equity. This week Kate Clark and Alex Wilhelm convened in the new studio to discuss the biggest venture capital news of the week. There was a lot of news to get to so they start…



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 ## [A16Z interview, 5G, Peloton, handling Big Tech issues, and offering better benefits: Danny Crichton](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/08/a16z-interview-5g-peloton-handling-big-tech-issues-and-offering-better-benefits/)

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> Unraveling the “Secrets of Sand Hill Road” and the VC thought process, with Andreessen Horowitz’s Scott Kupor Our Silicon Valley editor Connie Loizos hosted an Extra Crunch live conference call with Andreessen Horowitz GP Scott Kupor, who manages all ops for …



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 ## [48 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF and win $100,000: Neesha A. Tambe](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/08/48-hours-left-to-apply-for-startup-battlefield-at-disrupt-sf-and-win-100000/)

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> What’s on your to-do list in the next 48 hours? Move “launch my awesome early-stage startup to the world” to the top of the list and apply to compete in the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt San Francisco 2019 on October 2-4 in front of 10,000 live attendees and…



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 ## [Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her: Megan Rose Dickey](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/08/former-unity-technology-vp-files-lawsuit-alleging-ceo-sexually-harassed-her/)

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> Unity Technologies, the multibillion-dollar gaming engine, is facing a lawsuit from its former VP of global talent acquisition, Anne Evans, who accuses CEO John Riccitiello of sexual harassment. The sexual harassment allegedly took many forms — ranging from m…



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 ## [Everyone loves pizza, including VCs: Joanna Glasner](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/08/everyone-loves-pizza-including-vcs/)

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> What are startup investors doing vis-à-vis the pizza industry?



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 ## [Startups Weekly: The Peloton IPO (bull vs. bear): Kate Clark](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/08/startups-weekly-the-peloton-ipo-bull-vs-bear/)

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> In this week's newsletter: Bird gets acquisitive, Stripe puts on its VC hat and Thumbtack looks for new cash.



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 ## [India’s largest video streaming service, owned by Disney, breaks Safari compatibility to fix security flaw: Manish Singh](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/hotstar-india-safari/)

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> Hotstar, India’s largest video streaming service with more than 300 million users, disabled support for Apple’s Safari web browser on Friday to mitigate a security flaw that allowed unauthorized usage of its video streaming service, two sources familiar with …



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 ## [Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staff: Josh Constine](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/make-magazine-maker-media-layoffs/)

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> Financial troubles have forced Maker Media, the company behind crafting publication MAKE: magazine as well as the science and art festival Maker Faire, to lay off its entire staff of 22 and pause all operations. TechCrunch was tipped off to Maker Media’s unfo…



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 ## [George R.R. Martin’s next project is reportedly the video game, Elden Ring: Brian Heater](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/george-r-r-martins-next-project-is-reportedly-the-video-game-elden-ring/)

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> E3 doesn’t technically start until Tuesday, but the leaks are already arriving fast and furious. Now that winter has come from HBO’s Game of Thrones, creator George R.R. Martin’s got several other projects in the works, including, reportedly, a new video game…



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 ## [A peek inside Sequoia Capital's low-flying, wide-reaching scout program: Connie Loizos](https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/a-peek-inside-sequoia-capitals-low-flying-wide-reaching-scout-program/)

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> It was a brilliant idea. It allowed Sequoia to keep tabs on entrepreneurs — and nascent technologies — not yet in its universe. It cemented the firm’s ties to the founders who were already in its family. Not last, it grew Sequoia’s already considerable influe…



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