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… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Which means they have to be rewarded to take on that… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
If you really care about Facebook likes, don't just post your stuff to Twitter and then rely on it being republished automatically to Facebook.… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Before the Internet, all most people cared about was Office. And Office was really the only reason anyone wanted Windows machines instead of Macs. — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
I am a partner at CrunchFund, a venture capital firm with investments in many startups around the world. I am also a limited partner… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Startups Are Hard. So Work More, Cry Less, And Quit All The Whining — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
If we want to get beyond this whole I'm-cool-because-I-care-about-women thing, what we really need to do is we have to start encouraging women to… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Some people ask why we don't just wait until we have the whole story before posting. The fact is that we sometimes can't get… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
America is an unsolvable problem: a nation divided and deeply in hate with itself. If it was a startup, we'd understand how unfixable the… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
I live a fairly simple life, and that didn't change much after I sold TechCrunch in 2010. I didn't buy a new house or… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Friendships and marriage are far more potent than financial conflicts. — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Most of the money I make now comes from investments from CrunchFund. And the vast majority of that is what's called carried interest. — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Write good content about stuff that you love. Readers will find you. — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
