Michael Arrington
Michael Arrington
J. Michael Arringtonis the American founder and former co-editor of TechCrunch, a blog covering the Silicon Valley technology start-up communities and the wider technology field in USA and elsewhere. Magazines such as Wired and Forbes have named Arrington one of the most powerful people on the Internet. In 2008, he was selected by TIME Magazine as one of the most influential people in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth13 March 1970
CountryUnited States of America
The main thing to know about me is that I'm a champion of entrepreneurs and the startups they build. They are my rock stars. If in doubt, I side with them, and that's clear from my writing.
The payouts for starting a business are just terrible when you account for risk. A tiny minority of entrepreneurs ever get rich. And the majority of entrepreneurs would probably make far more money, and have more stable personal relationships, if they just worked for someone else.
The problem isn't that Silicon Valley is keeping women down or not doing enough to encourage female entrepreneurs. The opposite is true. No, the problem is that not enough women want to become entrepreneurs.
I live a fairly simple life, and that didnt change much after I sold TechCrunch in 2010. I didnt buy a new house or even a new car. The one thing I did splurge on was a boat. Nothing too fancy or large.
Im nearly certain that Google accessed my Gmail account after I broke a major story about Google.
I always try to find the truth in a situation. That unvarnished, pure nugget of truth at the core of every issue that I write about.
Startups Are Hard. So Work More, Cry Less, And Quit All The Whining
Write good content about stuff that you love. Readers will find you.
Just pick a political story at random and read the comments. There is no logic or reason on either side - only hypocrisy and hate.
Journalists hold themselves apart, and above, the common person. They have rules designed to ensure their objectivity and impartiality.
America is an unsolvable problem: a nation divided and deeply in hate with itself. If it was a startup, wed understand how unfixable the situation is; most of us would leave for a fresh start, and the company would fall apart. America is MySpace.
Friendships and marriage are far more potent than financial conflicts.
I dont claim to be a journalist. I hold myself to higher standards of transparency and disclosure.
Everyone wants the rich to pay more in taxes.