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The Rumors Are True. I am Leaving TechCrunch.
- rhizome 15y agoWhat's the likelihood that this will result in less TC drama to hear about? That's pretty much the only angle I'm interested.
- codemac 15y agoWho is Sarah Lacy, and how does her leaving TechCrunch impact me?
- wallflower 15y agoIn my opinion, Sarah Lacy is one of the best writers who reported for TechCrunch. Wired-level. Very good research, engrossing details, captivating style. One of my favorites: "Inside the DNA of the Facebook Mafia" (the last paragraph, the bang) http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/13/inside-the-dna-of-the-facebook-mafia/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/13/inside-the-dna-of-the-faceb...
- kenjackson 15y agoSarah has written a few pretty decent articles. And a BUNCH of really bad articles. Next to MG Siegler she seemed like a genius, but outside of TechCrunch she's probably a below-average tech reporter at best. A much better fit for TMZ than Wired or Ars Technica... seriously.
- MengYuanLong 15y agoI tried to play catch-up with all the drama yesterday (i.e. read through a number of articles/reports from the last few months). I only feel more confused about what the take-away from all of this is. Didn't they receive ample compensation for their work? Why do they want to try and buy back TC? I understand that since their acquisition there has been a slew of disagreements but I fail to understand the mass of continuing drama. Perhaps there is a good article I missed that sums it all up tidily? Basically, all I have learned from the mess is don't expect life to stay the same once you accept an offer from a mega-corp.
- rhizome 15y agoWhy do they want to try and buy back TC? I understand that since their acquisition there has been a slew of disagreements but I fail to understand the mass of continuing drama. These two observations are related, but suffice it to say that "drama" is their lifeblood. They are the TMZ of tech.
- bl4k 15y agook, we get it, you are awesome and important and now need a job.
- raganwald 15y agoI normally ignore Techcrunch, but I admit there is something satisfyingly “meta” about an organization that is devoted to dramatizing other people's private business dealings dramatizing its own private business dealings. I don’t say this in a mean way. Perhaps people like Sarah Lacy are simply walking their own talk and living the kind of transparency they have forced other people to display.
- rhizome 15y agoI'm right there with you, if by meta you mean "pathetic." That their editorial policy has been turned in on itself is no Jamesonian wormhole.
- nosequel 15y agoI guess it is fitting that something as self promoting and and dramatic as TechCrunch covers the startup industry that is self promoting and dramatic.
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- atdt 15y agoTechCrunch has always had that soulless, canned "edginess" and casual gloss characteristic of in-flight magazines and checkout-aisle gossip rags. If they've had anything insightful or interesting to say ever, they've done a remarkable job burying it under a pile of press releases disguised as journalism.