Comments on: Disappointed by Techcrunch UK – why not Techcrunch Europe?!

By: Sam Sethi

Sam Sethi — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:10:00 +0000

I so fully agree with you. The reason for TechCrunch UK (TCUK) was to get something started. I had planned to run “Unplugged London” to promote our little bit of the start-up planet. I soon realised to REALLY help the companies in the UK grow I need the global stage of the web and TechCrunch the brand was the main player. Mike and I met and we got on well and I agreed to run the activity under his brand. A TC europe is a great idea and I have already pinged Mike Arrington on the subject but we need to walk before we run and that is what is happening.

Sam

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:26:00 +0000

Hi Nicole. I take your point about another site being single-market focused. Here’s a few thoughts, some of which are connected. a) the UK doesn’t really consider itself part of Europe, even today. b) Only EU officials seem to actually believe in Europe – the rest of us think in country terms. c) The UK is the easiest market for any US firm to be able to ‘launch into YERP”. d) It’s really much more about advertising markets than it is readership – UK advertisers want to be on a UK site, not a US one and vice versa. That’s just my two cents. Frankly, I’m not that bothered either way! Say hi to debi! cheers, Mike

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:03:00 +0000

Of course we are. But we are still nice people and try to help others understand Europe. Well, most of the time.

And in the meantime, we who are connecting on the European level work our ways. :)

By: Thomas Madsen-Mygdal

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:53:00 +0000

Well, i agree with you on the individual country vs. whole europe level. But do we really need a hype vc bubble driven web2.0 site or are we clever than that…?