Jason Kincaid

Jason Kincaid is a writer, tech pundit, on-screen video guy, and occasional conference host with ambitions of getting into comedy. Before becoming a cliché, Jason worked as a writer at TechCrunch from 2008-12, spanning some of the site's most formative years. There, he wrote over 3,000 posts, met with countless entrepreneurs, and interviewed key figures including former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Senator Al Franken, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Dropbox CEO Drew Houston, and many others. He was the co-host of the weekly-ish talk show OMG/JK and the co-creator and host of TC Cribs. He has appeared on CNBC, BBC America, NPR, and G4, moderated several panels at SXSW, and regularly serves as the emcee of the Startup Battlefield portion of TechCrunch's Disrupt conference. He attended UCLA, graduating with a BS in Biology and a minor in Society and Genetics.