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Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by middlegeek » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 8:18 PM UTC

Have you looked at Beyond the Pedway?

http://www.beyondthepedway.com/

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by vikdug » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 8:20 PM UTC

You're so right. I knew something was up when I saw a post about Johnson Controls on TechCrunch recently. I worked there and it's a Fortune 100 company. Good luck!

Vik

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by jokermatt999 » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 8:24 PM UTC

Please, try to be more professional in tone and more reliable in information than TechCrunch.

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by jacquesm » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 8:28 PM UTC

Talk to swombat on #startups, you guys should link up!

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by g0atbutt » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 8:33 PM UTC

vikdug wrote: post #12

You're so right. I knew something was up when I saw a post about Johnson Controls on TechCrunch recently. I worked there and it's a Fortune 100 company. Good luck! Vik

Vik, are you located in Holland, MI? My office is actually in downtown Holland.

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by yeahsure » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 8:43 PM UTC

I really look forward to reading this site!

I suggest you get in touch with Andrew from Mixergy.com - he has plenty of connections to get you started.

Good luck!

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by davidbalbert » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 8:52 PM UTC

jokermatt999 wrote: post #13

Please, try to be more professional in tone and more reliable in information than TechCrunch.

To be honest, I kind of like the tone of Techcrunch. The fact that many of the writers on Techcrunch have their own voice makes Techcrunch more fun to read than other tech blogs.

If you're looking to build a competing startup news blog, I think creating a unique voice for yourself is a good way to build your brand.

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by somug » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 8:53 PM UTC

i will

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by g0atbutt » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 8:57 PM UTC

yeahsure wrote: post #16

I really look forward to reading this site! I suggest you get in touch with Andrew from Mixergy.com - he has plenty of connections to get you started. Good luck!

Great suggestion. Just sent him an email from his contact box on his site.

Re: HN: I'm building a TC alternative. Will you share your startup's story with me?

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Post by dgallagher » Fri, Jan 28, 2011, 9:06 PM UTC

davidbalbert wrote: post #17

jokermatt999 wrote: post #13

Please, try to be more professional in tone and more reliable in information than TechCrunch.

To be honest, I kind of like the tone of Techcrunch. The fact that many of the writers on Techcrunch have their own voice makes Techcrunch more fun to read than other tech blogs. If you're looking to build a competing startup news blog, I think creating a unique voice for yourself is a good way to build your brand.

Another option would be to have two versions of each article. First, the "your own voice" article, and then the "journalistic style" article which gets to the point quickly, doesn't inject opinion into the news, etc...