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Om Malik has died

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Re: Om Malik has died

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Post by ssorc »

dotmanish wrote: post #77
ssorc wrote: post #38

A tragic loss. Amongst his many other talents, Om was a wonderful photographer; you can see some of his photos at Glass: https://glass.photo/om

Thank you for sharing this. While everyone remembers his writings, encouragement, and contributions to tech/business, the photos put up by him are beautiful as well.

Thanks. Two more:

Daniel Agee from Glass posted a photo and tribute to Om about his help in the early days of getting Glass started: https://glass.photo/cm/LCGjX2IqUWtK288zq5dSt

And Christopher Michael has posted a wonderful photo of Om: https://glass.photo/cm/LCGjX2IqUWtK288zq5dSt

Re: Om Malik has died

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Post by benj111 »

ufocia wrote: post #63
UqWBcuFx6NV4r wrote: post #27

Very sad reading his penultimate blog post: https://om.co/2026/06/08/taking-a-few-days-off/

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TBF it isn't really any of our business. Do we know what happened? This could have been going on for years. My best friend, had Parkinson's, so death was always on the cards, it was still sudden when it actually happened.

And I appreciate the understatement in "Taking a Few Days Off", I'd put that on my headstone.

Re: Om Malik has died

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Post by brador »

Great guy. Check your bmi and fix your diet today not tomorrow till it hits normal, you’re running out of time. Cutting out sugar alone will get you half way to the target ideal healthy weight.

Re: Om Malik has died

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Post by cobbzilla »

goodpoint wrote: post #92
profsummergig wrote: post #35

Earlier 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?

"valley" and "selfless" in the same sentence is surprising...

sad but that’s why I left. To use a tired DnD analogy, SV used to be kind of a chaotic/neutral place, I liked that. We all helped each other. Now it’s lawful/good but good implies moral choices, many of which I agree with but for some disagreement means shunning. So I left.

Re: Om Malik has died

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Post by swyx »

dlev_pika wrote: post #54
aanet wrote: post #2

Oh wow. What?! Just this morning I had an occasion to go thru his site/blog. Still can't believe it. 60 is too young. I met Om finally in 2013-ish at one of his GigaOm events in the SF Bay Area. Before that, I had been a long time reader of his GigaOm blogs and other writings at Fast Company, Red Herring, Light Reading, and elsewhere, including his book Broadbandits . He was one of the few bloggers / reporters who wr…

My GigaOm backpack is still going strong - good merch

what brand?

Re: Om Malik has died

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Post by swyx »

anildash wrote: post #93

He was a genuinely good person, and a genuinely honest voice, in an industry that had very few back when he was one of its pioneers, and has far, far fewer of those things today. A lot of people will write nice words about Om, and he deserves them, but a lot of those people won't necessarily live the values that they admire about him, because that's a lot harder to do. He was unfailingly kind, but he did not ever com…

what are your best Om stories?

Re: Om Malik has died

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Post by cobbzilla »

profsummergig wrote: post #35
cobbzilla wrote: post #17

GigaOM was truly awesome at its best. Om was a special guy, I met him a few times during my years in the Bay Area. He really embodied that selflessly-helping side of the Valley: helping others with no expectations, just because it’s good. He helped one of my startups get some exposure. I keep trying to pay it forward. I will miss him.

"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?

When I was first trying to start companies, I would ask everyone for advice. Some people are more engaging and helpful than others. Some people expect something in return.

In SV, in the 90s/00s, no one wanted anything in return. Everyone was there to help. We all understood that the entrepreneur’s path is a nearly impossible one, and if you have somehow followed it to success, you want to try to guide others to that successful place.

After ~20 years I’ve left SV but I retain the mentality :) AMA

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Post by artur_makly »

jmsflknr wrote: post #71

About 11 years ago, I cold-emailed Om for his guidance. I was an absolute nobody, living thousands of miles away. Not only did Om patiently explain how I should think about my career, he kept in touch over the past decade checking in on how I was doing. I left journalism last year to do something else -- coincidentally, again, following Om's footsteps -- and had been meaning to write a long email, sharing so much. I…

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