Oh no. I had a few conversations with him years ago when I interviewed there. Super nice guy. My condolences.
Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
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Re: Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
#32Rescue Time has helped me stay focused on work and to quit doing so much news browsing during business hours. Joe's work has saved a lot of people a lot of hours of their lives, and that's something to be proud of.
Re: Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
#33This is so sad. I always have subscribed to RescueTime during their sales and pay for a year upfront. So even though I never used it as much after the first couple months, it made sense to continue subscribing year after year. He has helped so many people like myself. RIP Joe. I talked to him twice in the early days of RT. Time to find those emails. RIP.
Re: Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
#34Rest In Peace Joe.
Re: Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
#35Poor guy, Rescue Time is a great product and I use it to keep myself honest. RIP.
Re: Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
#36RT is a major part of my working environment. From the comments here it's obvious his work has touched many lives. R.I.P.
Re: Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
#37This was a shocker to read. I never really thought of the CEO of RescueTime, but the product that was made truly fit into the mold of "changing lives". I took my habits of random social media visits from 3 hours a day (stuff accumulates terribly), to two planned and focused visits totaling 20 minutes a day.
That over a period of 3 years, is almost 87 days of my life saved. I pay for the product because of all the good it has given me. Feels really sad to see someone who gave me back so much time having to leave so soon. RIP Joe. If anyone from the rescuetime team is reading this, stay strong. Condolences to all of you as well.
Re: Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
#38I'm so sorry to hear this. I was in the same YC batch as Joe and the other RescueTime founders back in 2008. Joe will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
Re: Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
#39RIP
I have been using RescueTime for almost 2 yrs now
Re: Joe Hruska, founder and CEO of RescueTime (YC W08), has died
#40When we started out with our company, RescueTime was one of our "competitors": more or less the same technology, but different use cases (discovery vs productivity). I would often find Joe having the same issues and posting in the same support tickets are I did.
I have always followed them since and think they actually have a very relevant product in this world of ever increasing interruptions. My condolences.