1 post from April 2007

Michael Arrington is sounding more and more like a suit. 

Remember his advice for Odeo:

the fact that this is coming from Odeo makes me wonder - what is this company doing to make their core offering compelling?  How do their shareholders feel about side projects like Twttr when their primary product line is, besides the excellent design, a total snoozer?

Good call, Mike.  Suddenly, Twitter has exploded and someone has egg on their face.  But according to Caterina Fake you can't count on this kind of viral success so I guess we'll cut you some slack and say your comment was merely semi-retarded.  Even Mike's pal Steve won't shut up about the service.

I'd advise all TechCrunch readers to stop listening to the mindless drivel coming from Michael's mouth and start listening to Paul Graham.  Graham readers already know what Michael apparently does not:  most startups don't succeed with their initial plans, but the best ones make it big with Plan B.  Besides, good venture capitalists know that you invest in people, not ideas. 

So let me finish this post by congratulating Michael on the "is it or isn't it an April Fools Day joke" acquisition of FuckedCompany.  I was hoping this was real so we could all witness the fate held by startups that take your advice.