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yeah agreed, in fact I'd say it's the wrong type of person for the job.

a writer on techcrunch tends to cover hype products with no real value

a VC on the other hand invests money into products that have to make money

That's a pretty cynical view of TC writers and a pretty generous view of VC's. I'd say on balance both tech writers and investors have overlapping considerations. Writers want to cover important / relevant companies, which sometimes means writing about what "everyone is talking about". VCs want to produce returns for their LP's, but just as often get fooled by "hype" by products that are unlikely to make money.

Being a good investor is basically about "deal flow" and good judgment. Seems like writing for the tech press gives you lots of practice at both.

yes, but all of that is brought to the table by Arrington

MG has been a successful Arrington employee/teammate for years, so...

Jessica never sold a startup, but seems to do fine on a VC team.

Good point. Definitely makes more sense after some of the points folks have brought up here.

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