| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/facebook-data-vault-done.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/quiet.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Steli Efti Most startup founders don't think of themselves as master negotiators and struggle to come up with the right things to say in crucial moments. These moments... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/unnamed6.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Anthony Ha As we're coming up on the next Consumer Electronics Show, I got an update from one of the companies that participated in TechCrunch's Hardware Battlefield... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/3047006771_d3bfdcec9f_o.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Danny Crichton | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/shutterstock_240277774.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Catherine Shu | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/little-engine-that-literally-cant-even.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Tadhg Kelly For a time I believed that microconsoles might change the face of the games industry, but they haven't really worked out. Thoughts on why. read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/xiaomi.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Catherine Shu Xiaomi, the fast-growing Chinese hardware company best known for its low-cost smartphones, confirmed today that has raised $1.1 billion in new funding at a... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/bib_farmigo_collage_02.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Food startup Farmigo is a San Francisco transplant — like me. The company was initially based on the... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/blackberry-classic-front.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | It’s been a long time coming: Blackberry’s return to its roots. Rather than chasing the pack,... 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, Alexia Tsotsis, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday,... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |