That first company I started made a lot of money for the venture capitalists - nearly $30 million - but next to nothing for the founders. The companies I started after that varied between failures and mediocre successes. But at… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, experience counts for something. So you'd expect entrepreneurs who've been through the ups and downs of a tech startup to have an advantage over the newcomers. Or at least have an equal chance at success. But in fact… — 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
A business model that hasn't been tried before is always interesting, even if it's likely to fail. — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
I've always believed that government tends to screw up whatever it touches, but Obama in particular seemed different. He understood tech issues that left… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Talking about Apple v. Microsoft without mentioning the Internet and the browser is like talking about WWII without talking about the nuke. Framing the… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
