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
Michael Arrington quotes about
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.
Everyone wants the rich to pay more in taxes.
I dont claim to be a journalist. I hold myself to higher standards of transparency and disclosure.
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.
Success in Silicon Valley, most would agree, is more merit-driven than almost any other place in the world. It doesn't matter how old you are, what sex you are, what politics you support or what color you are. If your idea rocks and you can execute, you can change the world and/or get really, stinking rich.
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.
Journalists hold themselves apart, and above, the common person. They have rules designed to ensure their objectivity and impartiality.
Just pick a political story at random and read the comments. There is no logic or reason on either side - only hypocrisy and hate.
Women in my world are respected as much as men.
We live in a world where you're not being eaten by a lion when you fail, you just have to get another job.
Write good content about stuff that you love. Readers will find you.
Startups Are Hard. So Work More, Cry Less, And Quit All The Whining
Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Which means they have to be rewarded to take on that risk. The higher the risk, the higher the possible payout has to be for people to jump.
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.