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Ask YC: How to get TechCrunch'd?

5 points by aneesh 19y ago

What can a new & growing web startup do to boost its chances of getting TechCrunch'd?

noodle 19y ago
1) get funded 2) be outstanding 3) become popular
henning 19y ago
Offer Michael Arrington an opportunity to kick you when you're down.
kyro 19y ago
I think the person suited best to answer this question would be Mike Arrington himself: http://omnisio.com/startupschool08/mike-arrington http://omnisio.com/startupschool08/mike-arrington Main point: Tell a story. Don't just bombard him with the same bland description of your site. Leak information so that he can piece together a greater conspiracy. And make the process of giving information valuable, as in not constantly talking about your startup in twitter, but just leaking little tweets here and there so as to make people think they've discovered a gem.
- dshah 19y ago
  Have a story worth writing about (that you would read yourself, if it wasn't about your startup). Watch the video. He really does describe ways to get TechCrunched. My startup was profiled earlier this year (and it was a great generator of traffic, leads -- and customers). So, at least in our case, it was worth it.
guyzero 19y ago
How about make a service users actually want to use? You were doing that too, right?
run4yourlives 19y ago
You should be asking: Why should we focus on being techcrunch'd? Look Here: http://tinyurl.com/5lacfh http://tinyurl.com/5lacfh
JacobAldridge 19y ago
Raise millions, then crash spectacularly. Deadpool posts are way more enticing than success stories. If you're 'new and growing' that won't work, so keep in mind there's more to TechCrunch than Arrington - I met Duncan Riley at BlogOz last year, and if he's a reflection of the other bloggers then they're all approachable and keen to hear your interesting story.
sonink 19y ago
What worked for us (http://ReviewGist.com http://ReviewGist.com) was what Mike suggested at http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/11/how_to_get_in_t.html http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/11/how_to_get_in_t.html. Essentially: Make is short, not more than a couple of sentences and relate it to something already existing.

5 points by aneesh 19y ago

What can a new & growing web startup do to boost its chances of getting TechCrunch'd?

noodle 19y ago

1) get funded 2) be outstanding 3) become popular

henning 19y ago

Offer Michael Arrington an opportunity to kick you when you're down.

kyro 19y ago

I think the person suited best to answer this question would be Mike Arrington himself: http://omnisio.com/startupschool08/mike-arrington http://omnisio.com/startupschool08/mike-arrington Main point: Tell a story. Don't just bombard him with the same bland description of your site. Leak information so that he can piece together a greater conspiracy. And make the process of giving information valuable, as in not constantly talking about your startup in twitter, but just leaking little tweets here and there so as to make people think they've discovered a gem.

dshah 19y ago
Have a story worth writing about (that you would read yourself, if it wasn't about your startup). Watch the video. He really does describe ways to get TechCrunched. My startup was profiled earlier this year (and it was a great generator of traffic, leads -- and customers). So, at least in our case, it was worth it.

guyzero 19y ago

How about make a service users actually want to use? You were doing that too, right?

run4yourlives 19y ago

You should be asking: Why should we focus on being techcrunch'd? Look Here: http://tinyurl.com/5lacfh http://tinyurl.com/5lacfh

JacobAldridge 19y ago

Raise millions, then crash spectacularly. Deadpool posts are way more enticing than success stories. If you're 'new and growing' that won't work, so keep in mind there's more to TechCrunch than Arrington - I met Duncan Riley at BlogOz last year, and if he's a reflection of the other bloggers then they're all approachable and keen to hear your interesting story.

sonink 19y ago

What worked for us (http://ReviewGist.com http://ReviewGist.com) was what Mike suggested at http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/11/how_to_get_in_t.html http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/11/how_to_get_in_t.html. Essentially: Make is short, not more than a couple of sentences and relate it to something already existing.