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Thanks for the discussion, ladies and gentlemen. I responded on behalf of TechCrunch here: http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/05/going-too-far-the-techcrunch-embargo

Thanks for the discussion, ladies and gentlemen. I responded on behalf of TechCrunch here: http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/05/going-too-far-the-techcrunch-embargo-and-other-myths/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/05/going-too-far-the-techcrunc... Have a fine day!

Angostura 15y ago
And here's the salient sentence: "Do we break embargoes? Sometimes. Do we break embargoes even after agreeing to them? Sometimes" In other words, "You cannot trust us"
- robinwauters 15y ago
  The sentence goes on 'but very rarely'. In fact, don't think it's happened once this year that I know of. Bottom line is, well, the bottom line (that startups have nothing to fear when it comes to trusting us).
  - Angostura 15y ago
    Oh, very rarely? Remind me to try using that one if ever I have to explain to a a company that I break my contracts 'very rarely' or my wife that I am unfaithful 'very rarely, or a court that I drive while drunk very rarely. You do it. You cannot be trusted not to do it.
    - robinwauters 15y ago
      Newsflash. Everyone does it.
      - nknight 15y ago
        Since you've already admitted you can't be trusted, I see no reason to believe such a slur on your competitors. Not that it would be right even if it were true.
      - cbs 15y ago
        So fucking what? "Its OK if they do it too" is not journalism, its sleaze. I've heard people claim Techcrunch to be a rag, now I agree.
        Angostura 15y ago
        Moreover, I was a tech journalist for 15 years and we didn't do it. We would argue very hard about them, but an agreement was an agreement.
  - EwanToo 15y ago
    I don't really understand the thinking behind this one? "Do we refuse to cover some startups when they don’t want to give a story to us exclusively? Sometimes." Surely if a startup is worth covering, they're worth covering regardless of the the competition? To me this is the crux of ArticStartup's post, and I really don't understand why Techcrunch would say to a startup "If you speak to Mashable (or whoever) forget about coverage from us".
    - robinwauters 15y ago
      That's not really what I meant. We sift through hundreds of pitches every day, and only some are interesting. Of those, we'll go with the one that agrees to an exclusive, given a choice, it's that simple. And again, nothing prevents us from covering startups later.

Angostura 15y ago

And here's the salient sentence: "Do we break embargoes? Sometimes. Do we break embargoes even after agreeing to them? Sometimes" In other words, "You cannot trust us"

robinwauters 15y ago
The sentence goes on 'but very rarely'. In fact, don't think it's happened once this year that I know of. Bottom line is, well, the bottom line (that startups have nothing to fear when it comes to trusting us).
- Angostura 15y ago
  Oh, very rarely? Remind me to try using that one if ever I have to explain to a a company that I break my contracts 'very rarely' or my wife that I am unfaithful 'very rarely, or a court that I drive while drunk very rarely. You do it. You cannot be trusted not to do it.
  - robinwauters 15y ago
    Newsflash. Everyone does it.
    - nknight 15y ago
      Since you've already admitted you can't be trusted, I see no reason to believe such a slur on your competitors. Not that it would be right even if it were true.
    - cbs 15y ago
      So fucking what? "Its OK if they do it too" is not journalism, its sleaze. I've heard people claim Techcrunch to be a rag, now I agree.
      - Angostura 15y ago
        Moreover, I was a tech journalist for 15 years and we didn't do it. We would argue very hard about them, but an agreement was an agreement.
- EwanToo 15y ago
  I don't really understand the thinking behind this one? "Do we refuse to cover some startups when they don’t want to give a story to us exclusively? Sometimes." Surely if a startup is worth covering, they're worth covering regardless of the the competition? To me this is the crux of ArticStartup's post, and I really don't understand why Techcrunch would say to a startup "If you speak to Mashable (or whoever) forget about coverage from us".
  - robinwauters 15y ago
    That's not really what I meant. We sift through hundreds of pitches every day, and only some are interesting. Of those, we'll go with the one that agrees to an exclusive, given a choice, it's that simple. And again, nothing prevents us from covering startups later.