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I have very mixed feelings about this column. On the one hand, Paul Carr is a brilliant writer and I'm a huge fan of his work. I also agree with him on a lot of
by SeoxyS 15y ago
I have very mixed feelings about this column. On the one hand, Paul Carr is a brilliant writer and I'm a huge fan of his work. I also agree with him on a lot of his argument.
On the other hand, I respect Paul Graham a lot more than I do Michael Arrington. He loses me at this paragraph:
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, we also know for sure that investors in the company leaned on publications like TechCrunch to stop reporting the story. Their ludicrous wail of protest: AIRBNB IS RUN BY NICE GUYS! IT’S NOT FAIR TO CALL THEM OUT WHEN THEY SCREW UP!
- Hisoka 15y agoOn the other hand, when PG says they're run by very nice guys, it's irritating 'cause it's an empty statement. We don't care if they're nice. Everyone thinks they're nice in this world. Nothing special about being nice.
- nl 15y agoMeanwhile, behind the scenes, we also know for sure that investors in the company leaned on publications like TechCrunch to stop reporting the story. Their ludicrous wail of protest: AIRBNB IS RUN BY NICE GUYS! IT’S NOT FAIR TO CALL THEM OUT WHEN THEY SCREW UP! How does that lose you? By all accounts that is pretty much what has occurred: AirBNB staff have contacted both EJ and TechCrunch asking them to go easy on the coverage. No one denies that, right?
- SeoxyS 15y agoMaybe I have a lingering hope that Airbnb staff couldn't possibly be that stupid…