3 ms·
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
by 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 agoOh, 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 agoNewsflash. Everyone does it.
- nknight 15y agoSince 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 agoSo 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 agoMoreover, 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 agoI 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 agoThat'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.