| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/shutterstock_1697655891.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Liraz Margalit Mobile dating application Tinder has been criticized heavily due to its appearance-based matchmaking process, which many consider so shallow and superficial... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/3510107184_b1f6598fc9_b.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Buhr | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/shutterstock_107139782.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Tomer Tagrin | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/open-vc.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Bo Peabody Ten years ago I became a venture capitalist, first with Village Ventures and now at Greycroft Partners. I spent the previous ten years as an entrepreneur. So,... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-24-at-13-45-37.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Steve O'Hear Spacious, the London property tech startup founded by Entrepreneur First alumni Tushar Agarwal and Tom Watson, together with ex-advisor to the British Prime... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/shoutout_promo_1200x1600.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Anthony Ha Shoutout is a new iOS app offering what co-founder and CEO Philip Golbraikh calls "visual texting." The idea, basically, is to create an environment where... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/yptzu7a.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Buhr What's better than trying to guess if Drake got a high five tat or a prayer emoticon tat? A whopping 11 awesome emoticon apps, that's what. Here's our guide to... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/gg-test-pattern-sepia3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Doc Searls, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor.... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-26-at-2-24-05-pm.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Hello from TechCrunch SF HQ, where we just wrapped another episode of CrunchWeek, our weekly pandemic covering... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/gg-test-pattern-sepia3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, Doc Searls, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor.... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |