Very sad reading his penultimate blog post: https://om.co/2026/06/08/taking-a-few-days-off/
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Om Malik has died
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#82Oh fuck. I used to swap notes with him every now and then, drifted away over the past couple of years. Had no idea.
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#83I never met or knew him but, like many here, I've been following his blog for a decade or so. By impression and reputation he was a kind, thoughtful, and creative soul who did good by the world - and I'm saddened that he has gone. My condolences to his friends and family.
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#84Oh no. Rest in peace Om. We interacted a few times back in the Web 2.0 back when I’d write for ReadWriteWeb.
You were one of the sharpest writers in the scene. You understood product, builders. You had empathy, and so much less ego than everyone.
I always looked up to your insights. I knew that you took the time and care to think. Thanks for sharing all that.
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#85On its launch, GigaOM had great influence in Brazil's Porto Digital startup scene back in the days.
RIP
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
"the selflessly-helping side of the Valley" Never having lived in the valley, I've struggled to understand what it means. Can anyone share some examples?
There is a really tremendous streak of people helping people with no strings attached that I hadn’t found anywhere else I’ve lived. Especially but not exclusively on the engineering / product side - for a long time you could take a greyhound to Soma and have a couch to crash on and a job interview lined up without knowing anyone. Introductions are made without a second thought (extremely contrary to my east coast exp…
As a life-long east coaster, I am reluctant/unwilling to make an introduction of someone I don’t know at all. It’s not that I have to get something of worth to make an intro, but I think my intro carries an implied vouch (at least a tiny one) and I can’t do that if I don’t know you.
If I know you and can actually vouch for you, I’ll happily make any intro where I stand to gain nothing.
I somewhat frequently get a cold outreach asking me to recommend someone I’ve never met to something/someone I know and I can’t understand how that ever works.
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#87I really encourage people to go through his writing, there's a lot of wisdom in there.
Im sorry for your loss Matt.
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#88The first and seminal Indian tech blogger. I looked up to him. RIP.
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#89I just remember on a podcast, he said he thought eventually amazon would have physical stores. Listening to this I thought that sounded terribly outlandish, and so did the cohosts. Their whole deal was to make online retail so much smoother than brick & mortar. Then a few years later, amazon announced physical stores.
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#90I interacted with Om a few times. Genuinely good soul. I met him a while back - about ~15 years or so. In spite of his busy schedule he took time out to speak with me.
Gave me some valuable tips on startup world.
I don't say this about a lot of people but the world is less of a place without Om.
You were way too young to leave us Om. I will miss you.
Sidenote: In the heydays i.e. about 15-20 years back or so Techcrunch and GigaOm were competitors. Techcrunch was founded by Michael Arrington, known for his brusque and no holds barred blogs and barbs. He would roast his competitors alive, if he could. Well, all except Om. For Om, Micheal had nothing but praise.