| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/forsaken-crop.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jon Evans Once upon a time, in the days of yore -- meaning, in hyper-fast-forward Silicon Valley, five years ago -- there were things you could count on, evident truths... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-09-at-5-09-36-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Wilhelm | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/shutterstock_129521273.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Danny Crichton | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screenshot-2014-05-09-14-26-32.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ryan Lawler Design-focused e-commerce startup Fab has fallen on hard times over the last year, going through multiple rounds of layoffs and losing key executives along the... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/manilla.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Anthony Ha Account management startup Manilla says that it will be shutting down on July 1. We received several tips about the shutdown today, then when I visited the... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-09-at-2-49-53-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Wilhelm | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/andy2-1985.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine People don't want to buy copies of art, they want the original. And that's been a huge problem for artists who create digital works that are easily copied. No... read more | | ![](http://pthumbnails.5min.com/10362931/518146531_62_210_158.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | In this week’s episode of Ask A VC, Google Ventures’ Rich Miner joined us in the studio to talk about... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-08-at-10-39-54-pm.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Though it was Vurb that took home the winning “Cup” from the Disrupt NY 2014 Startup Battlefield... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/codeanywhere1.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | This is the beginning of the end. Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt NY has officially begun, and we've saved... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |