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I think perhaps the more important question here is with pg going to bat for Airbnb against Arrington, is this going to affect the long term relationship betwee
by ig1 15y ago
I think perhaps the more important question here is with pg going to bat for Airbnb against Arrington, is this going to affect the long term relationship between Y Combinator and Techcrunch.
Techcrunch have always provided favourable coverage to YC companies, but if that relationship is going tepid because of this affair, the negative fall-out could be far worse for YC than for AirBnB. Most consumers will forget about stories like this after a while, journalists tend to hold grudges (see Arrington vs Calcanis).
- dredmorbius 15y agoJournalists get in fights. They drink and make up afterwards. I think MA's been treated worse by others. If he's worth his stripes, he'll report on other YC ventures as they deserve to be reported on. Human nature may creep in, and if YC ventures continue to act in the manner of AirBnB (as reported), I can see a justified negative slant. Now, if PG wants to sue MA and see what sort of press that generates ....