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The only things that surprise me are: 1. Why AOL thought buying TC would turn out any other way (or was a remotely good idea at all); and 2. Just how big of a
by cletus 15y ago
The only things that surprise me are:
1. Why AOL thought buying TC would turn out any other way (or was a remotely good idea at all); and
2. Just how big of a jackass Arington is. I mean the whole way it's been Arrington cashing out and just sending big FUs to AOL.
TC succeeded at least in part due to timing. The same team won't recreate it's success just by virtue of being the same team. Just look at Engadget and, well, pretty much every other example.
Arrington has a conflict of interest with his Crunchfund. After years of covering startups the armchair quarterback has decided "hey I can do this too!" and starts another quasi-media outlet to pimp his investments. Shocker.
- nikcub 15y agoTC was running fine for a year at AOL until they bought in Huffington, who wanted TC to fall under her org. This was all about Armstrong being weak over Huffigton, and it wasn't just TC employees who have left but many others in the senior ranks at AOL because of it (Garinghouse, Einh) AOL are the primary investor in the Crunchfund, a bit hard to FU their own investments This co. is being started by Sarah with Arrington (amongst many others) as a (minor) investor Arrington has previously started, and sold, startups. Hardly an armchair quarterback. Just to be clear, you are accusing Arrington of a conflict of interest on a site that he didn't start and doesn't exist yet. and re: Engadget. The guys who left and started The Verge are on fire. It is already the 8th most linked blog on Technorati and 3rd on TM rank - fastest growing media property I have ever seen. So that works.