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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.

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>

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 has been on the board of directors for Flodera, a software that helped organize data with a tool.

He would start a company called Achex, a company that specialized in online payments to individuals, he sold that company to a place called First Data Corp. making at least thirty two million dollars.

== Recognition ==

== Personal Life==

The thing that would bring him to fame would be TechCrunch, this blog covered all the internet startups as well as any news that would be covered from a technological standpoint in the twenty first century. Some would call it for Nerds but it actually was some of the most influential pieces around, covering new technologies and getting hundreds of thousands of viewers every day.

He grew up with aspirations to be a corporate lawyer, he did exactly that after attending Stanford Law School. He practiced law for a many years before he decided it was time to make a change in his life, so he stopped practicing law and moved on.

== Awards and Honors ==

== Awards and Honors ==

== External Links ==

== External Links ==

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibXmJNzEo8o&feature=player_embedded TechCrunch on Fox 2]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibXmJNzEo8o&feature=player_embedded TechCrunch on Fox 2]

*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7759160576205840523&hl=en# Charlie Rose- Brent Scowcroft, Michael Arrington, Peter Orszag]

*His posts on [[http://techcrunch.com/author/tcmarrington/ TechCrunch].

*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2541212143165850148&hl=en Charlie Rose - Michael Arrington / Lee Scott]

*[http://www.inc.com/magazine/20101001/the-way-i-work-michael-arrington-techcrunch.html The Way I Work: Michael Arrington]]

== References ==

== References ==