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=== Career History === | === Career History === | ||
Mr. Arrington was the CEO of [[Pool.com]] prior to | Mr. Arrington was the CEO of [[Pool.com]] prior to starting TechCruch. He rose to prominence because of his blog TechCrunch. 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> | ||
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 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. | ||
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 regarding the rapid success of [[Pool.com]] under his guidance. | |||
== Awards and Honors == | == Awards and Honors == | ||
*He held the 10th rank in Forbe's [[Web Celeb 25]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/23/web-celeb-25-tech-media_cx_de_06webceleb_0123top_slides_11.html forbes.com]</ref> | *He held the 10th rank in Forbe's [[Web Celeb 25]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/23/web-celeb-25-tech-media_cx_de_06webceleb_0123top_slides_11.html forbes.com]</ref> | ||
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J. Michael Arrington is the Founder and Co-Editor of TechCrunch.[1]
Career History
Mr. Arrington was the CEO of Pool.com prior to starting TechCruch. He rose to prominence because of his blog TechCrunch. 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.[2]
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.[3] He has 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. He made $1 Million in a year selling domain names.[4]
When Rob Hall founded Pool.com, he handpicked Mr. Arrington as the CEO and President of the Company. He is widely known regarding the rapid success of Pool.com under his guidance.
Awards and Honors
- He held the 10th rank in Forbe's Web Celeb 25 in 2009.[5]
- In May 2008 Time Magazine named Michael Arrington as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.[6]
- He is widely considered by magazines like Forbes and Wired to be one of the most Intelligent individuals in the Internet Industry.[7][8]
External Links
- TechCrunch on Fox 2
- Charlie Rose- Brent Scowcroft, Michael Arrington, Peter Orszag
- Charlie Rose - Michael Arrington / Lee Scott
- His posts on TechCrunch.
- The Way I Work: Michael Arrington
Education
He holds a JD. in Law from the Stanford Law School and a B.A in Economics from the Claremont McKenna College.[9]
References