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'''J. Michael Arrington''' is the Founder and Co-Editor of [[TechCrunch]].<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/about-techcrunch/ techcrunch.com]</ref>

'''J. Michael Arrington''' is the Founder and Co-Editor of [[TechCrunch]].<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/about-techcrunch/ techcrunch.com]</ref>

=== Career History ===

=== Career History ===

Mr. Arrington was the CEO of [[Pool.com]] prior to joining TechCruch. From 2002-2003, he was the CEO of RazorGator. Prior to which he was the VP of  Operations and General Counsel at Global Name Registry.<ref>[http://seekingalpha.com/author/michael-arrington seekingalpha.com]</ref>

Mr. Arrington was the CEO of [[Pool.com]] prior to starting TechCruch. He rose to prominence because of his blog TechCrunch. From 2002 to 2003, he was the CEO of RazorGator. Prior to which, he was the VP of  Operations and General Counsel at [[Global Name Registry]].<ref>[http://seekingalpha.com/author/michael-arrington seekingalpha.com]</ref>

In the year 2000, he co-founded [[Achex]] and worked there as the VP of Business Development for almost one and a half year. In 2001, Achex was acquired by [[First Data Corp.]] for $32 million.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/michael-arrington crunchbase.com]</ref> He has been the VP of Business Development & General Counsel at RealNames Corporation.  

In the year 2000, he co-founded [[Achex]] and worked there as the VP of Business Development for almost a year and a half. In 2001, Achex was acquired by [[First Data Corp.]] for $32 million.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/michael-arrington crunchbase.com]</ref> He has also been the VP of Business Development & General Counsel at RealNames Corporation.  

Michael started off as a Corporate Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and practiced Law for two years. He also practiced law at O’Melveny & Myers.

Michael started off as a Corporate Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and practiced Law for two years. He also practiced law at O’Melveny & Myers. He made $1 Million in a year selling domain names.<ref>[http://www.hourlylaff.com/top-100-people-who-made-1million-selling-domains/ hourlylaff.com]</ref>

 

When [[Rob Hall]] founded Pool.com, he handpicked Mr. Arrington as the CEO and President of the Company. He is widely known for the rapid success of [[Pool.com]] under his guidance.

== Awards and Honors ==

== Awards and Honors ==

== Education ==

== Education ==

He holds a JD. in Law from the Stanford Law School and a B.A in Economics from the Claremont McKenna College.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelarrington linkedin.com]</ref>

He holds a JD. in Law from Stanford Law School and a B.A in Economics from the Claremont McKenna College.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelarrington linkedin.com]</ref>

== References ==

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