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Now that he's sold TechCrunch to AOL, I'm not clear why anyone would expect that he would not invest in start up companies. TechCrunch is no longer just him or

by ares2012 15y ago

Now that he's sold TechCrunch to AOL, I'm not clear why anyone would expect that he would not invest in start up companies. TechCrunch is no longer just him or him and a few bloggers, it's part of a major media organization. If their rules allow him to invest in the companies he covers then that is a problem with their journalistic policies, not with him acting in his own best interest.

benologist 15y ago
Their rules don't, they made an exception for him after the fact according to allthingsd.
hullo 15y ago
As a self-described loyal reader of TechCrunch, I think it's reasonable to believe that the author of the post does not "expect" Arrington to do anything based on his open letter. He'd just prefer him not to invest in start-ups because he doesn't think it's good for TechCrunch and the quality of journalism that appears there. I agree completely.