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There is no logical reason to believe that an AOL/Arrington backed VC fund could be anything other than a conflict of interest. In any sane universe, Mike Arri
by lwhi 15y ago
There is no logical reason to believe that an AOL/Arrington backed VC fund could be anything other than a conflict of interest.
In any sane universe, Mike Arrington would actually step down and announce his choice to leave TC because of this potential conflict.
- commandar 15y agoA somewhat amusing related anecdote here, is the way Arrington managed to get Leo Laporte to blow up on him a couple of years ago by prodding him about receiving a review unit and the implications that might have on bias: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsV-lgnAjps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsV-lgnAjps I'd have to say that's a sight different from having a personal stake in companies you or your company are writing about.