[crumblan]

I think you meant to write

> Unless you're interested in startups (that Arrington has a personal stake in) generally.

> Or if you want to learn about new companies (that Arrington has a personal stake in).

et cetera.

[Tyrannosaurs]

This to me is the reason not to read TechCrunch (or at least to read it with a healthy dose of scepticism - even more than usual on the internet).

I'd expect any aspiring entrepreneur to understand the benefits and trade-offs of the different models for raising funding in the way I'd expect anyone looking for thousands of dollars for anything to understand the strings that are attached to it.

The real problem with TechCrunch is that it operates in an unclear space between journalism and PR (even more than usual) which makes everything on there questionable.

[gilli]

Hear, hear!