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EcoMom Founder Jody Sherman Has Passed Away

91 points by acremades 14y ago

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markzuckerwho 14y ago
People this young and intelligent don't deserve this.
bonchibuji 14y ago
I think this interview from 2010 is worth re-reading. http://www.socaltech.com/interview_with_jody_sherman__ceo_of_ecomom/s-0028531.html http://www.socaltech.com/interview_with_jody_sherman__ceo_of...
soumitrapaul 14y ago
Shocking. There is no news of how it happened. 2 days back he updated his Twitter account. Could anyone tell me?
lisper 14y ago
Wow, my jaw is on the floor. Jody was one of my co-founders on Virgin Charter. Rest in peace, dude. (No, I have no idea what happened. Jody and I lost touch after V.C.)
LAMike 14y ago
How exactly did he die? I remember him from this interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5c645Uexx0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5c645Uexx0
- nikcub 14y ago
  The Facebook post from his wife says: > He didn’t say goodbye to anyone because he knew he couldn’t. Which suggests he knew? I didn't know Jody but the outpouring of grief on my Twitter timeline suggests that he touched a lot of people and that he will be missed.
  - pyre 14y ago
    | | He didn’t say goodbye to anyone because he | | knew he couldn’t. | | Which suggests he knew? It could suggest: - He knew he was going to die, but found it too hard say goodbye to people. - He didn't know (e.g. hit by a bus) and therefore couldn't say goodbye. - He committed suicide, and his depression prevented him from reaching out to others, even to say goodbye. So far as we know, any of these could be true.
    - pc86 14y ago
      Granted his wife was distraught when she wrote that, but semantically speaking if you get hit by a bus you don't know what you won't be able to say goodbye. It sounds like it was either a terminal illness of some sort or his own decision, but frankly the cause is irrelevant. I never heard of him until today but it sounds like he was a good man and it's a shame for his family, friends and the community.
nannasin28 14y ago
Which suggests he knew? http://www.hqew.net http://www.hqew.net
redhatter 14y ago
Rest in peace.
TapaJob 14y ago
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/jody-sherman-ecomom-founder-and-longtime-web-entrepreneur-has-died/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+UK http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/jody-sherman-ecomom-founder...
EGerhart 14y ago
Why are such successful people killing themselves? They have everything people dream of...
- andyjohnson0 14y ago
  At this point the cause of death has not been released. Please don't speculate. Its the last thing that his relatives and friends need right now.
  - alihassin 14y ago
    http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo-dead-at-47 http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo...
- yuvadam 14y ago
  False assumptions aside, perhaps said people are dreaming of the wrong thing.
  - alihassin 14y ago
    The assumption was correct. http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo-dead-at-47 http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo...
dlevine 14y ago
All I can say is that Jody was a great guy. My cofounder and I hung out with him one night about a year ago when he was in San Francisco, and he was one of the nicest and most genuine people I've ever met. Almost sold us on moving our startup to LA (he was living there at the time). Totally shocking.
gregarious 14y ago
Jody was a great guy and an inspiration for all of us who believed in what we were building, in spite of what everyone else had to say. I was lucky enough to know him for several years and always walked away the better for it. He'll be missed.
mirz 14y ago
He was one of my advisors. Really sad about this
mrmirz 14y ago
Jody was one of my advisors. I was just exchanging emails with him last week and he was consoling me about our startup struggles. Having trouble making sense of this.
danieljeff 14y ago
Not sure if people are feeling it is somehow unkind to speak about the facts here but for those who wish to know they have been reported by local news in Las Vegas. http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo-dead-at-47 http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo... So sad.
alberthartman 14y ago
A woman I knew just drowned herself The well was deep and muddy She was just shaking off futility Or punishing somebody My friends were calling up all day yesterday All emotions and abstractions It seems we all live so close to that line And so far from satisfaction -joni

91 points by acremades 14y ago

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markzuckerwho 14y ago

People this young and intelligent don't deserve this.

bonchibuji 14y ago

I think this interview from 2010 is worth re-reading. http://www.socaltech.com/interview_with_jody_sherman__ceo_of_ecomom/s-0028531.html http://www.socaltech.com/interview_with_jody_sherman__ceo_of...

soumitrapaul 14y ago

Shocking. There is no news of how it happened. 2 days back he updated his Twitter account. Could anyone tell me?

lisper 14y ago

Wow, my jaw is on the floor. Jody was one of my co-founders on Virgin Charter. Rest in peace, dude. (No, I have no idea what happened. Jody and I lost touch after V.C.)

LAMike 14y ago

How exactly did he die? I remember him from this interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5c645Uexx0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5c645Uexx0

nikcub 14y ago
The Facebook post from his wife says: > He didn’t say goodbye to anyone because he knew he couldn’t. Which suggests he knew? I didn't know Jody but the outpouring of grief on my Twitter timeline suggests that he touched a lot of people and that he will be missed.
- pyre 14y ago
  | | He didn’t say goodbye to anyone because he | | knew he couldn’t. | | Which suggests he knew? It could suggest: - He knew he was going to die, but found it too hard say goodbye to people. - He didn't know (e.g. hit by a bus) and therefore couldn't say goodbye. - He committed suicide, and his depression prevented him from reaching out to others, even to say goodbye. So far as we know, any of these could be true.
  - pc86 14y ago
    Granted his wife was distraught when she wrote that, but semantically speaking if you get hit by a bus you don't know what you won't be able to say goodbye. It sounds like it was either a terminal illness of some sort or his own decision, but frankly the cause is irrelevant. I never heard of him until today but it sounds like he was a good man and it's a shame for his family, friends and the community.

nannasin28 14y ago

Which suggests he knew? http://www.hqew.net http://www.hqew.net

redhatter 14y ago

Rest in peace.

TapaJob 14y ago

http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/jody-sherman-ecomom-founder-and-longtime-web-entrepreneur-has-died/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+UK http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/jody-sherman-ecomom-founder...

EGerhart 14y ago

Why are such successful people killing themselves? They have everything people dream of...

andyjohnson0 14y ago
At this point the cause of death has not been released. Please don't speculate. Its the last thing that his relatives and friends need right now.
- alihassin 14y ago
  http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo-dead-at-47 http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo...
yuvadam 14y ago
False assumptions aside, perhaps said people are dreaming of the wrong thing.
- alihassin 14y ago
  The assumption was correct. http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo-dead-at-47 http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo...

dlevine 14y ago

All I can say is that Jody was a great guy. My cofounder and I hung out with him one night about a year ago when he was in San Francisco, and he was one of the nicest and most genuine people I've ever met. Almost sold us on moving our startup to LA (he was living there at the time). Totally shocking.

gregarious 14y ago

Jody was a great guy and an inspiration for all of us who believed in what we were building, in spite of what everyone else had to say. I was lucky enough to know him for several years and always walked away the better for it. He'll be missed.

mirz 14y ago

He was one of my advisors. Really sad about this

mrmirz 14y ago

Jody was one of my advisors. I was just exchanging emails with him last week and he was consoling me about our startup struggles. Having trouble making sense of this.

danieljeff 14y ago

Not sure if people are feeling it is somehow unkind to speak about the facts here but for those who wish to know they have been reported by local news in Las Vegas. http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo-dead-at-47 http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20784172/ecomom-co-founder-ceo... So sad.

alberthartman 14y ago

A woman I knew just drowned herself The well was deep and muddy She was just shaking off futility Or punishing somebody My friends were calling up all day yesterday All emotions and abstractions It seems we all live so close to that line And so far from satisfaction -joni