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Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
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Re: Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
#22This should be a nice alternative to pop journalism about the incestuous topics (Foursquare's gonna make it, AT&T sucks, Apple is awesome but we still like to call their shit, Foursquare is still awesome, MG Siegler cut himself on the edge of his Macbook Air...) It's amazing how much crap those guys produce and how little they do stir up interesting startups. Arrington's "no embargo" policy - supposedly principled -…
> It's amazing how much crap those guys produce and how little they do stir up interesting startups.
I don't think it's really that surprising. Let's be honest - is startup news or the "pop journalism" that you (rightfully) deride going to draw a larger audience? TechCrunch is in the business of drawing in as many readers as possible, and it does a fantastic job in that respect. TSF certainly fills a niche that we are very interested in, but it's a relatively small one when you look at the blogosphere ecosystem as a whole.
Re: Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
#23Against the many comments/suggestions that were made in previous posts apparently g0atbutt is still g0atbutt. Regardless, the site looks great and I am excited to see what comes from it.
I think it's great. The site itself is the answer to the question of its own seriousness and worth. Many (most?) readers will enjoy the site (or not) and never know the name g0atbutt; those who do know will find it impossible to forget.
Re: Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
#24no way to contact you?
Re: Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Haha, yes I am. I've had it for years, doesn't seem right to change it now…
"That's the way it's always been" is a really, really awful justification for perpetuating things. I dropped my nick of several years not too long ago in favor of my real name.
except that loyalty to a quirkiness is seen as individualistic and therefore admirable.
not saying you're wrong--well, actually, i am saying you're wrong.
i'm not saying there aren't valid reasons to change his screen name now or previously. i'm saying there are also valid reasons to keep it.
and I still think it's funny.
Re: Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
#26"We are a member of the InfluAds network. The quality of advertisers here is incredible. You will only see one (relevant) ad on the sidebar because of this great partner." I give it a month. These hipster advertising networks never pay near enough that you can make, once you hit "success" with traffic you'll be funding out of your own pocket if you don't switch.
The Deck seems pretty viable ( http://decknetwork.net/ ) but then InfluAds seems to be fairly, um, inspired by The Deck's angle.
The deck though have carefully curated an image which allows them to demand a premium for unobtrusive advertising. I think this model without exclusivity would be a lot harder to sustain.
Re: Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
#27I would recommend against committing to a certain amount of articles per day in you Expectations post. Run the site for a few weeks/months, see how much good content you come up with that you want to post, and how much work you can put into the site.
No point being this specific at such an early phase.
Re: Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
#28Against the many comments/suggestions that were made in previous posts apparently g0atbutt is still g0atbutt. Regardless, the site looks great and I am excited to see what comes from it.
I don't know about you, but g0atbutt sounds a lot more credible than Michael Arrington to me.
Re: Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
#29What I'd love to see in this project is not just articles about "hot startups" but also articles that are focused on "lessons learned" from failed or pivoted startups. That would really increase the value of this website for me.
Re: Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
#30Would love to get an idea of how the traffic is going - as soon as you are comfortable with that, of course :)