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The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by tb »

aditya wrote: post #11
btmorex wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For some reason on page 2 some javascript kept scrolling the page all the way down like every 20 seconds... so annoying. I ended up copying the text to a text editor.

It's the disqus real time update feature - click Pause below the comments box.

Why should I have to pause the comment auto-updater just so that I can finish reading the article?

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by brianlash »

TimLangley wrote: post #16

I didn't know that Michael had failed start-ups before TC. What were they?

He was involved with Edgeio during TC which was "an effort to build a fully distributed advertising platform for the Internet." I know it went through an identity crisis and even spent a bizarre period in the digital download space before an asset sale in 2008.

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by oz »

btmorex wrote: post #7
wyclif wrote: post #6

I loathe Inc.'s site. The interstitial pop-up. The toolbar. Terrible, really. But I enjoyed the piece.

For some reason on page 2 some javascript kept scrolling the page all the way down like every 20 seconds... so annoying. I ended up copying the text to a text editor.

Yeah, at first I thought it was Chrome's AutoPager plugin, but even after I disabled it, same thing happened. I had to resort to the print-friendly view.

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by wyclif »

nochiel wrote: post #19
wyclif wrote: post #6

I loathe Inc.'s site. The interstitial pop-up. The toolbar. Terrible, really. But I enjoyed the piece.

"The interstitial pop-up" Surely you meant the "intermittent" pop-up.

No. I meant interstitial:

Interstitials - On the World Wide Web, interstitials are web page advertisements that are displayed before or after an expected content page, often to display advertisements or confirm the user's age. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitials

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by hrabago »

bearwithclaws wrote: post #18
wyclif wrote: post #6

I loathe Inc.'s site. The interstitial pop-up. The toolbar. Terrible, really. But I enjoyed the piece.

Same here. Hence, I read the 'printer friendly' piece instead: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/the-way-i-work-michael-...

I launched Safari and used its Reader feature.

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by hrabago »

annajohnson wrote: post #14

I really enjoyed that article. What strikes me is how driven and hard-working Michael Arrington is. Actually, 'compulsive' comes to mind. Which prompts me to think that successful entrepreneurs aren't motivated to succeed... they're compelled to succeed.

Some are just compelled to act on their ideas. Unfortunately, it doesn't always result in success.

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by abossy »

TimLangley wrote: post #16

I didn't know that Michael had failed start-ups before TC. What were they?

Check out his LinkedIn profile for details about his work experience:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelarrington

Aside, from First Data Corp., he doesn't list which companies he founded. I would assume that he was the co-founder in those that he held a C-Level position: RazorGator and Pool.com.

He has an interesting background. For example, I don't think a lot of people know he has a Stanford Law degree.

Re: The Way I Work: TechCrunch's Michael Arrington

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Post by lachyg »

onan_barbarian wrote: post #17

"This summer, since I’d just moved, I did a lot of household things—like unpacking or buying a shower rod. Depending on my plans, I may go out to dinner with my friends or my parents. Or I’ll eat alone and then go back to work." Key insights... tell us more!

I think the purpose of the Inc interviews is to just get the author to say everything, and I think a lot of people appreciate the honesty and lack of editing (removal of irrelevant content) in this article. I liked it.
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