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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

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Post by edawerd »

rantfoil wrote: post #2

In the words of Jeremy Mims -- Dan really was the heart of our YC Summer 08 batch. He was always quick to smile, share a good laugh, and share sharp insights into all things startup. We will miss him always.

Dan had such a charm to him. He always had this mischievous twinkle in his eyes, and was so gregarious and affable. He was tall and the kind of guy in the room that everyone just gravitated towards, yet he wasn't the least bit intimidating. He was such a giving person, always lending a hand wherever he could.

I'll miss him so much.

Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away

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Post by suhail »

Tom, I am sorry for your loss. When Garry told me, I couldn't believe it, I immediately checked Dan's last login time on IM and it was just 4 days ago.

Dan was the kind of person who would be there to help when you needed it. Dan helped us get into YC, he took the time to review our application and even recommended us without us even knowing about it. Dan believed in us despite never have even met me personally--We may not be where we are without Dan.

PG is right, The world is a poorer place without him.

Tom, if there's anything I can help you with, anything I can do please do not hesitate to ask.

Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away

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Post by hyperbovine »

bprater wrote: post #26
tdavis wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Suicide.

Depression is an incredibly insidious disease folks, especially because sufferers normally keep it hidden from others. Some days you can feel completely fine, have amazing connections with people, love your work, be a completely present and loving parent and spouse. And on really bad days, it feels like the sky has completely collapsed on you and that the only logical thing to do is make the world a better place by l…

I second that. The only two people I have known who died by their own hand were both incredibly radiant, ebullient individuals. Nobody saw it coming either time. For some, the higher the highs, the lower the lows, it seems.

Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away

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Post by vaksel »

wheels wrote: post #62
jacquesm wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the greater context of start-ups and the pressures associated with that, it's not just 'young kids dying', it is 'young kids working on start-ups dying'. I realize that some people are of a mindset where 'failure is not an option', and this in and of itself brings some risks with it. No clue what the factors are in this particular case beyond what's in this thread but I've seen people literally break because of th…

I'm not sure it's fair to point to a trend from a sample set of one. The other guy was killed in a car crash; it'd be pretty hard to peg that to being part of a startup.

sure you can...working long hours, not getting enough sleep, paying a little bit less attention the road, you can easily link that one to startups

Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away

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Post by edw519 »

I am so sorry to hear about this, it's heartbreaking. I enjoyed fallentimes' timely and insightful comments here for quite some time. He really told it like it was. I distinctly remember that he was at the top of the best comments list for his take on the mint.com acquisition. I will miss him. My condolences to his family and friends.

Tom, don't be surprised by how much time you need for the fog to clear; everybody is different. Please use this community to share or ask for anything you need. I'm sure I'm not alone in offering whatever I can to help.

Re: A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away

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Post by AndrewWarner »

sachinag wrote: post #10

A blogger wrote about a competitor of TS and I mentioned in the comments that the blogger totally missed TS. Dan reached out to me via e-mail to say thanks for the note. From that quick e-mail, we developed a great friendship. Dan was another "business guy" with a finance background who jumped into a startup because he was angry, physically angry, about a problem he saw and wanted to make it better. He was the first…

I had a similar experience with him. He emailed me after seeing something I wrote on HN. We stayed in touch and he was very supportive.

I feel terrible about this.

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