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Mike Arrington at Startup School 08

startupschool · 7.8K views · 2009-01-30 · 26:45

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Overview

Mike Arrington of TechCrunch speaks at Startup School 2008 about how to get press coverage for a startup and how to respond to it.

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HN recommends it as practical advice on dealing with tech press, whenever someone asks how to pitch TechCrunch and similar outlets.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2009–2020

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SuperChihuahua · 2012-05 · Recommendation

Watch this video: Mike Arrington speaks at Startup School 2008 about how to get, and how to respond to press for your startup. [VIDEO]

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pbh · 2011-09 · Recommendation

Somewhat related, I found Arrington's talk at Startup School '08 to be pretty good for getting an idea of how he views the startup tech press. [VIDEO]

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wheels · 2009-04 · Recommendation

Mike Arrington's talk from startup school on dealing with press is quite good: [VIDEO] It's not really geared towards the mainstream press, but a good watch nonetheless.

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