He was opening up on the fact that they routinely break their own rules. And yes, it was a pretty funny piece. But it also joins a long list of posts that are

He was opening up on the fact that they routinely break their own rules. And yes, it was a pretty funny piece. But it also joins a long list of posts that are markedly different from the TechCrunch of yesteryear, where we just read about new and interesting startups. Instead we get to read about Aol's drinking festivals and Sarah Lacy's in-flight movies. I hate to come off as anti-change, but there was a certain excitement from reading TechCrunch circa 2006 that simply isn't there today. Perhaps it's a reflection of the Internet startup scene as a whole: more mature and more dominated by the big guys.