Harsher than it probably should be but it's hard to dispute his points. The only unfair criticism that I see is the GigaOm thing (I don't disagree with his point but GigaOm's basically a Freemium business model with the consulting acting as the top tier plan).
But the truth is the standards are low because the stakes are also pretty low. When we talk about startups that TechCrunch and others cover we're generally talking about consumer products. Cool things you can do with photos or a niffty new Twitter client.
This isn't War or Famine. No one in the Valley can launch a nuclear bomb. So if a writer has the talent it has become common place to over look indiscretions and honestly I'm not sure I have a problem with that.
But the truth is the standards are low because the stakes are also pretty low. When we talk about startups that TechCrunch and others cover we're generally talking about consumer products. Cool things you can do with photos or a niffty new Twitter client.
This isn't War or Famine. No one in the Valley can launch a nuclear bomb. So if a writer has the talent it has become common place to over look indiscretions and honestly I'm not sure I have a problem with that.