Comment by nikcub

This is devastating. Om was the godfather of early tech blogging and lifted up so many people around him. He was kind, caring and compassionate.

When I first started blogging around 25 years ago, he would have been amongst the first 10 readers. He linked to me, emailed me privately with feedback, praised posts and would call bullshit when he saw it.

He was never competitive with other blogs or bloggers and was never tied up in drama. He was very often a mediator in behind the scenes conflicts and was obsessed with truth over getting the scoop.

He loved tech and startups and most of all loved seeing other succeed and didn't have a gram of resentment within himself.

Everybody from that post-dotcom crash era of tech owes Om a large debt of gratitude. He will be missed. RIP Om.