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Kuveke: TechCrunch has devolved into publishing fabricated hit pieces
“Now it's become basically like the Daily Mail or like the New York Post where they're just putting out like just hit pieces that are completely fabricated.”
TechCrunch press flatters founder vanity while niche trade press acquires customers
“Getting in TechCrunch Is about getting in front of your co-founder friends and feeling good that you've got your company covered in TechCrunch. Where, where you really want to be getting covered is in the kind of publications that your prospective customers ar…”
Kuveke: Ben Horowitz and 11x CEO denounced TechCrunch report as a lie
“Both, I think Ben Horowitz and the CEO of ElevenX immediately came out the next day and was like, this article's a flat out lie.”
Soltys: Business reporters prioritize enterprise metrics over consumer human-interest stories
“Business reporter at Bloomberg, Globe and Mail, BetaKit, TechCrunch, like what enterprise deals are you signing with specific industries? How many units are you moving? How much money you're making? Logistically, can you handle this stuff? Like that, that is t…”