Techcrunch Editor Discloses Investments, Admits To Conflicts Of Interests

How does this sit with them generally not writing about most startups? That's going to be either a valid reason competitors don't get a mention or a convenient excuse to hide behind, with no way for anyone outside to know the truth.

As disclosures go it seems kind of hollow in that context.

I no longer have a truck large enough to haul the size of the grain of salt necessary when reading Techcrunch, so this disclosure (or is it boasting?) doesn't bother me nearly as much as it once might have...

Do think startups pay TC to get a write up?

Isn't this just completely both ironic and fucking enraging given all the bullshit they stirred up during "angelgate".

First, we have Arrington's ultra-ego, then we have his teams utter lack of editing, and the fanboism, favoritism and petty gossip - and most of these anecdotal rumors may be at minimum corroborated via such revelations.

The valley needs a site like techcrunch to capture and publish industry info in such a highly dynamic industry... we just don't need it to be techcrunch specifically.