Press Coverage
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
Lenny's Podcast
the a16z Podcast
2 statements about Press Coverage, every show
PR agencies cannot guarantee press coverage due to subjective editorial decisions
“If a PR person is guaranteeing you press, that's another reason to run out the door as fast as possible, because the PR people cannot control this. The writers and editors, they do what they want. It's a completely subjective industry.”
Andreessen: Press coverage unfairly shifts between calling VCs geniuses or morons
“We experienced this in venture capital. It's like, we basically get two kinds of press coverage. One is what a bunch of geniuses we were for backing the successful company. What a bunch of morons we were from backing the failing company. And I keep pointing ou…”