Deep Tech Won the Culture War. Now It Has to Make Money.

The American flags hanging in everyone’s factories keep getting bigger. At this point, the absence of one is tantamount to conspiring with the enemy.

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Aria Alamalhodaei · Aug 24, 2026 · 5:30 PM UTC

Aria Alamalhodaei

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Dashed out a spicy take this AM laying out a couple ideas I've been thinking about since I left journalism nearly a year ago. Enjoy!

Your pre-revenue deep tech startup doesn’t need a TechCrunch article, actually

When I was working as a reporter at TechCrunch, I got pitched dozens of stories every week. Those pitches competed not only with each other for my attention, but with the scoops I was expected to find…

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