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These would have been far more interesting if they focused on newer, less established companies and products. Everyone already knows exactly what Twitter, Faceb

by btmorex 16y ago

These would have been far more interesting if they focused on newer, less established companies and products. Everyone already knows exactly what Twitter, Facebook, and the iPad are and no one cares if they win awards.

electromagnetic 16y ago
What I was thinking when I read the title "Uhh, twitter didn't start in 2010". A well established company (IE surviving the first 3 years where most companies fail miserably) is not a startup. It may behave as one, it may act as one, but if it doesn't have the massive impending doom of simply being a brand spanking new company, then it's not a start up. By the logic demonstrated here, I vote for best startup for 2011 to be Apple.
ebaysucks 16y ago
Maybe they use AOL's perspective of what a "startup" is.
knowtheory 16y ago
One wonders if General Motors qualifies as a startup or product by their definition. They've put out a cool piece of technology (the Volt) even.
nerfhammer 16y ago
There were separate categories for "best new startup or product" (winner: Quora) and "best overall product or startup". I personally agree that the best new startup is more interesting and would make a better headline for the announcement.
phlux 16y ago
Techcrunch is about fostering and nurturing the growth of Arringtons ego. If he can focus on all the people who really do technology and are already successful, then he can feel like he is important and part of the scene. Just like how he invited himself to the angelgate meetings and was greeting with a nice helping of "please god, not this fucking guy" yet referred to all of them as his "close friends" Sure Disrupt is a good platform for startups and tech to launch, but seriously looking at the quality of their hosts, and all the article after article postings on TC that are riddled with mistakes, spelling errors, grammar errors etc, one cant take them too seriously. It is ego factory, nothing more.

by btmorex 16y ago

electromagnetic 16y ago

What I was thinking when I read the title "Uhh, twitter didn't start in 2010". A well established company (IE surviving the first 3 years where most companies fail miserably) is not a startup. It may behave as one, it may act as one, but if it doesn't have the massive impending doom of simply being a brand spanking new company, then it's not a start up. By the logic demonstrated here, I vote for best startup for 2011 to be Apple.

ebaysucks 16y ago

Maybe they use AOL's perspective of what a "startup" is.

knowtheory 16y ago

One wonders if General Motors qualifies as a startup or product by their definition. They've put out a cool piece of technology (the Volt) even.

nerfhammer 16y ago

There were separate categories for "best new startup or product" (winner: Quora) and "best overall product or startup". I personally agree that the best new startup is more interesting and would make a better headline for the announcement.

phlux 16y ago

Techcrunch is about fostering and nurturing the growth of Arringtons ego. If he can focus on all the people who really do technology and are already successful, then he can feel like he is important and part of the scene. Just like how he invited himself to the angelgate meetings and was greeting with a nice helping of "please god, not this fucking guy" yet referred to all of them as his "close friends" Sure Disrupt is a good platform for startups and tech to launch, but seriously looking at the quality of their hosts, and all the article after article postings on TC that are riddled with mistakes, spelling errors, grammar errors etc, one cant take them too seriously. It is ego factory, nothing more.