I don't really buy this for a number of reasons, which is not to say that YC companies don't do exclusives with TC, but the author makes it sound way too shady.
I think the more interesting question might be why does this sound shady. It's not coincidental. People have a tendency to regard press 'deals' as very shady and be very suspicious that they are occurring.
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I don't really buy this for a number of reasons, which is not to say that YC companies don't do exclusives with TC, but the author makes it sound way too shady.
I think the more interesting question might be why does this sound shady. It's not coincidental. People have a tendency to regard press 'deals' as very shady and be very suspicious that they are occurring.
It only sounds shady the way the author spins it. PG explained it in plain language above, and it sounds normal there.
Exclusives are shady because companies use them to "buy" uncritical press coverage. It's not clear that there are any exclusives here, though.