Startups: This Week’s Top Stories // November 1, 2015

Our 9 Favorite Companies From 500 Startups “Demo-Ween” | The Best Pros Won't Work For You, But You Can Still Engage Them | Can Civil Comments Kill The Internet Troll? | Stitch Is A Social Network For Seniors | Sacca To Shark Tank: “I Will Not And Cannot Do It If I Have To Wear A Suit” | Monclarity Raises $5M And Launches Its Brain-Training App Brainwell | Michael Jordan, Mark Cuban, Ted Leonsis Betting $44 Million on Sportradar's Data |

STARTUPS WEEK IN REVIEW SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 2015 THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Megan Rose Dickey, Drew Olanoff, Cat Zakrzewski Our 9 Favorite Companies From 500 Startups “Demo-Ween” 500 Startups today presented its 14th batch of companies at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, with a spooky twist. Dave McClure said... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Stephane Kasriel The Best Pros Won't Work For You, But You Can Still Engage Them Recruiting is one of the top jobs for any executive or entrepreneur. Talent is the lifeblood of your company; let it drain away, and you die. Unfortunately,... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet, To Speak At TechCrunch China Beijing We're excited to announce that Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet (formerly Google), will open the TechCrunch China event in Beijing, which takes place November 2-3 at the Wukesong Hi-Park in Beijing. Be sure to get your tickets today! Learn More… Natasha Lomas Can Civil Comments Kill The Internet Troll? To paraphrase an oft seen Internet trollism, 'Internet comments are the worst thing since Hitler'. By which I mean: they suck. They suck bad. No, they really... Read More… Fitz Tepper Stitch Is A Social Network For Seniors The winner of a recent TC Radio Pitch-Off contest, Stitch is a social network designed for those over 50 years old. Headquartered in Australia, the site is... Read More… Drew Olanoff Sacca To Shark Tank: “I Will Not And Cannot Do It If I Have To Wear A Suit” If you’re not familiar with Shark Tank, it’s ABC’s show that drops companies in front of investors from all walks of life, including the very... Read More… Anthony Ha Monclarity Raises $5M And Launches Its Brain-Training App Brainwell Startup Monclarity announced today that it has raised $5 million in seed funding from Access Industries. And it recently unveiled Brainwell, a brain-training... Read More… Katie Roof Michael Jordan, Mark Cuban, Ted Leonsis Betting $44 Million on Sportradar's Data Michael Jordan and Mark Cuban are betting that Sportradar will triumph as a sports “big data” leader, as the Swiss company continues its U.S.... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2015 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service