Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died

I didn't know Rescue Time was from YC and I've used their product for years.

Sad to hear about this though.

A death is always unfortunate.

With that said, I've never heard of Joe nor Rescue Time. Why are they important?

RIP

RescueTime is a phenomenal piece of technology, one that helps makers with the hardest problem in art — spending time with your ass in the chair.

If growth necessitates measurement, RescueTime is a hugely important tool in the belt of anyone who hopes to make their contribution to the human race.

This review is maybe slightly tinged by my having just read Pressfield's "War of Art", but I've been using RescueTime for years, and it has helped me celebrate countless victories against Resistance and that has guaranteed them all the more.

Thanks, Joe & co.

Probably because they were a YCombinator funded company, and this is a YCombinator site