Authors
Jason Hesse
Jason Hesse is a former editor of The Kernel.
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Start-up Review Invoicing for dummies
Danish start-up Tradeshift's mission is noble: to connect all of the companies in the world to one network. Jason Hesse discovers how. More »
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Start-up Review Luxury for less
Having taken the UK by storm, how is ACHICA, a members-only homewares discount website, taking on Europe? More »
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Start-up Review Stop the press
As the publishing industry struggles to find new revenue streams, one company has a solution: turning old magazine archives into digital content. Jason Hesse reviews Netcopy. More »
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Start-up Review More than words
Online dating has been transformed in recent years, with niche websites cropping up to match a person's every whim. Jason Hesse explores how Tastebuds.fm is bringing music and dating together. More »
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Start-up Review Fly me to the moon
The private jet market may be niche, but PrivateFly thinks it has found a way to open up the market to a wider audience, reports Jason Hesse. More »
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Start-up Review Convenient parking
How can you innovate a decades-old industry? Jason Hesse finds out how ParkatmyHouse is changing the way that drivers station their cars. More »
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Hesse Don’t blame the banks
It's too easy to blame the banks for all of our woes, writes Jason Hesse. More »
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Start-up Review Going once, going twice… sold!
How is MarketInvoice trying to turn the working capital finance industry on its head? Jason Hesse investigates. More »
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Start-up Review Saving your brand from the Twitter mob
Making a complaint no longer requires sending a letter: consumers are now turning to social media to vent their frustrations. Jason Hesse explores how Conversocial is helping brands to manage the flow. More »
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Editors' Blog Please welcome our three new editors
We continue to expand the breadth and depth of our coverage. Today we announce that The Kernel has hired editors to cover Spain and Portugal, central and eastern Europe and Africa. More » -
Start-up Review ‘You’re through to the next round’
Tellybug already produces apps for some of Britain's largest TV shows. Jason Hesse finds out what the next step is for its founders. More »
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Hesse Paying taxes in Britain is for suckers
Rather than being outraged at Google not paying tax in the UK, we should applaud its pro-Europe approach, argues Jason Hesse. More »
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Start-up Review WAYN’s world
Ten years after being founded, Where Are You Now is still the top player in the travel social network space. Jason Hesse looks at the next steps for company that continues to grow strongly. More »
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Hesse Why ACTA must fail
The controversial Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement is one step closer to being canned, after the European Parliament's rapporteur recommended that MEPs vote against ratification. Jason Hesse explains why ACTA must fail. More » -
Start-up Review ‘LinkedIn meets, err, Chatroulette’
85by55, launched earlier this year by Shed Simove, is a pioneer in the online video networking space. Jason Hesse reviews the business. More »
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Hesse Boris deserves the entrepreneurs’ vote
The Kernel has examined the candidates for London Mayor. Jason Hesse explains why start-up founders should vote for Boris. More »
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Hesse So begin the end times
Facebook's $1bn acquisition of Instagram will damage the industry and proves that Silicon Valley can't be trusted to behave responsibly, writes Jason Hesse. More » -
Start-up Review Easy as A-B-C
Jason Hesse discovers a website builder poised to move aggressively into fresh markets while retaining its focus on a simple, quality product. More »
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Service Provider Review Inside TechHub, Part II: community-building
Jason Hesse speaks to members of the co-working space with positive stories about their experiences, discovering that many of the teething troubles raised in part one of our series have now been resolved. More »
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Report Europe, according to TechCrunch Europe
The Kernel has unearthed some interesting data about TechCrunch Europe's editorial priorities. More »