On the Loss of a Cofounder
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On the Loss of a Cofounder
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#2This is heartbreaking. My condolences go out to Christian's family and friends. This post is really a testament to just how intimate co-founder relationships are. I loved this passage:
> A cofounder relationship can be a competitive one. The question of who is more “formidable” comes up a lot. Who will be the point of contact with investors? Who will represent the company to the outside world? Who will have the final say at an impasse? Navigating these questions can easily lay waste to your ego. The only reason he and I avoided this pitfall was because we addressed our insecurities to each other directly, rather than let them simmer beneath the surface. I soon came to learn that one of the most valuable opportunities of an experience like this was that your cofounder’s strengths could become your own.
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#3First, condolences to the family!
It is interesting to read about co-founder relations, reading it made me think of Paul Allen and Bill Gates.
If anyone hasn't read Paul Allen's Idea Man, please do! One of the best biographies I have ever read, such a loving read.
Reading this article reminded me how Paul Allen described the early days of coding with Bill when there were just two of them.. They would spend the entire day coding, then at evening eat pizza and then watch whatever was on in theaters that day...
Reading that story and seeing how Paul Allen fondly looked back on it made me truly respect them.
The days are long, but the years are short!
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#4In a similar vein, this story about Cloudflare's cofounder: https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline...
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#5I'm sorry for your loss.
Regarding your article, the title as well as the term "gone" left me wondering if he had died or (probably more common in startups?) ghosted you/your company until the fifth paragraph.
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#6I still could not figure out what happened to the "gone" cofounder? Dead?
I cannot help to point out that today's online writing is so much wordy. They dont want to write at the beginning of what going on, or the authors could not realize how wordy their writing has become, possibly trained by the all-powerful need to market your company and organization.
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#7I still could not figure out what happened to the "gone" cofounder? Dead? I cannot help to point out that today's online writing is so much wordy. They dont want to write at the beginning of what going on, or the authors could not realize how wordy their writing has become, possibly trained by the all-powerful need to market your company and organization.
Looks like a car accident: https://hudsonvalleypost.com/man-killed-in-hudson-valley-aft...
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#8I still could not figure out what happened to the "gone" cofounder? Dead? I cannot help to point out that today's online writing is so much wordy. They dont want to write at the beginning of what going on, or the authors could not realize how wordy their writing has become, possibly trained by the all-powerful need to market your company and organization.
From the article:
> "In the few short days since he died,"
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#9This should open by stating the fact of death of Christian Brink, and the author's nominal relationship to him (cofounder). The piece refects on the author's sense of loss, as expressed through the experience of their relationship. I sympathize. But, editorially, the first thing we should know is that Christian Brink, his cofounder at Audm, died on day X.
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#10I still could not figure out what happened to the "gone" cofounder? Dead? I cannot help to point out that today's online writing is so much wordy. They dont want to write at the beginning of what going on, or the authors could not realize how wordy their writing has become, possibly trained by the all-powerful need to market your company and organization.
From the article: > "In the few short days since he died,"
My condolences.
But I must point out that that's an implicit statement buried roughly the last 1/3 of the article. That's not how to describe an event.