Michael Arrington
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| J. Michael Arrington | |
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| Born | March 13, 1970 |
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| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
J. Michael Arrington (born March 13, 1970 in Orange, California)[1] is a serial entrepreneur and the maintainer of TechCrunch, a blog covering the Silicon Valley technology start-up communities and the wider technology field in USA and elsewhere. Magazines such as Wired and Forbes have named Arrington one of the most powerful people on the internet. [2][3] In 2008, he was selected by TIME Magazine as one of the most influential people in the world. [4]
[edit] Biography
Arrington grew up in California and Surrey, England and graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a major in economics. He went on to Stanford Law School and graduated in 1995.[5] Arrington was co-founder of Achex, which was sold to First Data Corp for US$32 million and is now the back end of Western Union online. His other entrepreneurial endeavors include co-founding Zip.ca and Pool.com, acting as chief operating officer for Razorgator, and founding Edgeio.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Techcrunch Screenshot
- ^ Forbes' 25 Web Celebrities
- ^ Wired 4th Most Powerful Blogger
- ^ Michael Arrington - The 2008 TIME 100
- ^ TechCrunch Bio
[edit] External links
- TechCrunch
- CrunchNotes
- "TechCrunch Site Makes Arrington A Power Broker", Wall Street Journal, 2006-11-03
