On one side we have Paul Graham who has started two successful businesses in disparate industries. On the other, we have Michael Arrington who started one succe

On one side we have Paul Graham who has started two successful businesses in disparate industries. On the other, we have Michael Arrington who started one successful business in another industry and launched a complete clusterf*ck of a partnership in another (CrunchPad). The old saying about "data not being the plural form of anecdote" applies. But I know which person has a lot more evidence to suggest that he's an expert about business. In fact, one could argue that by being a VC, Paul Graham has his hand in a lot more successful and unsuccessful businesses than Arrington. He could probably teach him a thing or two about both.