what is it with all these young kids dying? wasn't there a post like only a few days ago about a guy losing his cofounder to a car accident. how did he die, if you don't mind me asking?
Suicide.
A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away
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Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away
#12Tom here. I am exhausted so pardon the informality and lack of feeling. Questions, etc. please contact me. Paul has a note that he's going to be posting on the YC blog at some point; try to keep discussion to one post, for my sanity. I will be keeping an eye on stuff and answering questions where possible.
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Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away
#13what is it with all these young kids dying? wasn't there a post like only a few days ago about a guy losing his cofounder to a car accident. how did he die, if you don't mind me asking?
Suicide.
Terrible.
Most of all, don't beat yourself up about this - there was nothing you could have done to have stopped it, and he did what he wanted to do for his own reasons.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away
#14How incredibly sad. Condolences.
He will be sadly missed in #startups and obviously on hn.
Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away
#15I last talked to Dan ten days ago. Can't believe he's gone. His feedback was instrumental to us getting into YC - it was exactly the kick in the ass we needed. If we succeed, a share of that success will belong to him. I think lots of other people could say the same.
My condolences to Tom, Dan's friends, and family.
Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away
#16what is it with all these young kids dying? wasn't there a post like only a few days ago about a guy losing his cofounder to a car accident. how did he die, if you don't mind me asking?
Suicide.
Was there a note or some type of reason? Dan seemed perfectly normal in his conversation.
Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away
#17I am stunned. While I don't know Dan as many of you do in person, I did read his comments. My condolences to his family.
I initially thought it was a mishap. The news that He took the exit door by himself is what chokes on my thoughts.
Why do the good guys do this to themselves? Why did he go away?
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Was there a note or some type of reason? Dan seemed perfectly normal in his conversation.
No. Nobody suspected anything including me, family, friends, and his girlfriend
Yeah, there's a lot of questions and wonder about how someone like Dan, who just... seemed fine and happy (perhaps on the outside), could bring himself to make such a terrible and extreme choice.
It's a puzzle that, despite my only knowing him personally to a limited degree, that I may never understand.