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Wow, one line out of the whole story mentions TechCrunch, and they run that as the headline. And it's slimy how TC implies that because Mint launched at TC50,
by arohner 17y ago
Wow, one line out of the whole story mentions TechCrunch, and they run that as the headline.
And it's slimy how TC implies that because Mint launched at TC50, it caused Mint to be acquired.
- chaosmachine 17y agoWell, they won $50,000 at TC50, it's hard to get a better launch day than that.
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- physcab 17y agoYeah I got the same weird feeling when I read that headline, but honestly, getting that type of coverage probably helped them considerably. It seems like most successful companies have the right proportion of hard work and luck.
- arohner 17y agoSure, good coverage helps, but with a good product and good execution, they'll get it from anyone. If the formula is good idea + hard work + good execution + coverage from TC, you can easily replace "coverage from TC" with "coverage from NYTimes", and still be successful. TC didn't cause Mint to be acquired, so they shouldn't pretend they helped.
- motoko 17y agoIt's honest for TechCrunch to broadcast their own sincere celebration in Mint's success. It would be suspect if TechCrunch did not emphasize its own participation in Mint's headline success in a TechCrunch headline. TechCrunch doesn't deserve to be called slimy for this.