I received a funny email string today from someone who was trying to contact me with a story pitch. He requested my phone number and I didn’t get back to him right away because I’m way behind on email. I guess he reached out to others to get advice on how to contact us. The email string below is pretty funny.
I do give out my cell phone, I just don’t answer it very often because it never stops ringing. I prefer to have meetings after 10 pm because that’s when things slow down. And the editor@techcrunch email just goes to me, no one else.
Michael -
Just received the note from some of my PR buddies. Guess I shouldn’t have asked you for your phone number last week – I had NO idea it was such a sensitive issue. Anyway – I’ll continue to reach out to you for xxxxx this way. Sorry about the request.
xxxxx
—— Forwarded Message
From:
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:45:10 -0700
To: ‘xxxxx
Subject: FW: Need your help - looking for two reportersFYI… I seriously advice not calling him – this is what EVERYONE has told me.
From:
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 9:37 AM
To: xxxxx
Subject: Re: Need your help - looking for two reportershe doesn’t give it out - and if you get it don’t call it because he’ll blacklist you.
Best way to get Mike is to email him between Midnight and 2am - seriously.
also, send a mail to editor@techcrunch which all the writers, Nick, Duncan, etc. monitor.
Mike, can you share details on roughly how many emails and calls you get a day now?
I’m thinking 100-500 emails.
Also thinking that a message like “45 Missed Calls” is a regular occurrence on your cell phone display.
Is that many calls at all fun?
PS: I tend to work best at night too. Just a night person, I guess…
Mike, that is hilarious.
For what it’s worth, I can confirm that you do occasionally answer your phone, and your email, and that you are not a scary monster — large, perhaps, but not the least bit scary.
I would advise active cultivation of this reputation to minimise the amount of crap you have to take from idiots. Start by announcing that you have put a contract out on any Valleywag writer who mentions you in future.
jeeze… that’s hilarious.
What is your cell phone number? And what kind of phone do you use?
Mikes motorola Q actually crashed often under the load of voicemails, texts and missed calls
Ha! Very funny how people “know” so much about others!
Sean, if Mike only gets that amount he’s a lucky man. Still, I don’t know. Me, I get stressed out if my phone says five missed calls. Then again I won’t answer it either way, nor call back, so I guess I’m just a bastard.