Re:AOL looking to sell TechCrunch and Engadget for $70-$100 ...
by thinkingdeeply on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @01:00AM
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She is an egocentric person who could not handle the fact that he wanted to help both her company and TC, the brand that he spent many years of his life building. So she kicked him off the board in a completely immature way.
Re:AOL looking to sell TechCrunch and Engadget for $70-$100 ...
by jmspring on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @01:20AM
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Not getting involved in blog politics, but Arrington/Crunchfund is an investor in Pando, TC is a competitor, the Pando Execs and board likely made a decision based on the competitive environment.
I can see for a generic company with investors A, B, and C; if B decided to get involved with a competitor, the board and execs might make plans accordingly. We've seen this in the seed VC world with express decisions to not invest in competing companies.
Re:AOL looking to sell TechCrunch and Engadget for $70-$100 ...
by PaulMest on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @01:20AM
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Basically Sarah Lacy was upset that Arrington et al would still participate in TechCrunch-related events.
Here is Arrington's side: http://uncrunched.com/2012/04/09/about-pando/
Here is a short blurb by MG Siegler: http://parislemon.com/post/20832114453/pando
Re:AOL looking to sell TechCrunch and Engadget for $70-$100 ...
by evoxed on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @01:31AM
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Thanks, that clears things up.
Re:AOL looking to sell TechCrunch and Engadget for $70-$100 ...
by joshua_abe on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @12:52AM
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Who gives a flying f---?
Can anyone explain? I've got a grasp on the business side of most of this but what role did he play at PandoDaily, and why was he fired by the founder and author of the article?