It's always inspiring to hear someone's launch narrative, but I don't agree with a couple of your conclusions.

Is Techcrunch that important to get traction? They sent a ~2 day traffic spike your way, but after that not much. Is it the sacred cow of launching?

I agree with your fix quickly mentality, but coming away with the conclusion that you should listen to the critic without context is a bit rash.

You changed your site for 1 blog post. I do agree with their advice, but what if you where told that the logo was terrible, or your navigation scheme was wrong? How much would you be willing to change for the coverage, and at that point who's site is it?

Wow this kinda turned into a rant. I don't want the groupthink to lend itself toward; bending to the will of a tech blog, because it's the only way to launch.