TechCrunch50, the Silicon Valley startup conference spun out of the popular, namesake technology blog, has become one of the prime spots for aspiring millionaires to launch their tech startups.As a testament to the conference’s power, Mint.com was purchased for $170 million by Intuit on Monday, just two years after the Web 2.0 personal-finance site won the conference’s $50,000 best-in-show prize.This year there are 50 companies that won the approval of TechCrunch’s outspoken leader Michael Arrington.

September 15th, 2009John Q. PublicLeave a commentGo to comments So that was day one of Techcrunch 50. The best tech conference in the universe, that pays my wages.And what did I learn today? Today I learned that the Rocky soundtrack makes any technical hitch a million times more dramatic. I learned that Yossi Vardi believes that any disaster can be solved with a show of hands or a forced round of applause. I learned that, where other entrepreneurs quote Sun Tzu, Calanis prefers the wise words of Disney’s Ratatouille.

So that was day one of Techcrunch 50. The best tech conference in the universe, that pays my wages. And what did I learn today? Today I learned that the Rocky soundtrack makes any technical hitch a million times more dramatic. I learned that Yossi Vardi believes that any disaster can be solved with a show of hands or a forced round of applause. I learned that, where other entrepreneurs quote Sun Tzu, Calanis prefers the wise words of Disney’s Ratatouille.