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Tom here. I am exhausted so pardon the informality and lack of feeling. Questions, etc. please contact me. Paul has a note that he's going to be posting on the

by tdavis 17y ago

Tom here. I am exhausted so pardon the informality and lack of feeling. Questions, etc. please contact me. Paul has a note that he's going to be posting on the YC blog at some point; try to keep discussion to one post, for my sanity. I will be keeping an eye on stuff and answering questions where possible. tom@ts also gtalk

pg 17y ago
http://ycombinator.com/dan.html http://ycombinator.com/dan.html
- blasdel 17y ago
  Did you add the 5px row of black in remembrance of Dan?
- tdavis 17y ago
  I'm glad you took it upon yourself to write a poignant note; I couldn't have done him justice. The picture damn near made me tear up. Thank you.
- vaksel 17y ago
  i think the photo should just have dan, or at least point a sign to dan, those people who don't know what he looks like, can get confused
- bitdiddle 17y ago
  My sincerest condolences to friends, family, and all those that knew this young man. Both as a programmer and a father I find this heart breaking.
- dang 6y ago
  That link has gotten broken over the years, but the page is at https://web.archive.org/web/20091006002013/http://www.ycombinator.com/dan.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091006002013/http://www.ycombi...
ojbyrne 17y ago
Wow, sorry to hear. Can't really think of what to say.
- ojbyrne 17y ago
  Ok, now I can think of something to say. Compared to Dan and Tom, I'm kinda old. And yet, I went out to a hockey game and a baseball game, and beers with the two of them, and Dan made me feel comfortable, and I felt that he was my friend. I've just moved to Boston, and was looking forward to going out with them again, and drinking too much, and laughing, something I don't do enough of these days. It really sucks. I, personally, will miss him. And hope that Tom can keep going with ticketstumbler on his own, and have lots of good things in his future. And at least I'll be able to have beers with him. Everyone should use ticketstumbler for their next purchase, just as a vote of confidence for Tom, or a memorial for Dan, or both. I'm going to do that tonight.
  - tdavis 17y ago
    Dan was always great at making everybody feel like his friend -- the crazy part is that he was pretty much always sincere about it! He was definitely the reason we met you in the first place (hell, he's the reason I know a lot of people) and I'm sorry you're now stuck with the short end of the stick, as far as TS founders go :(
    - speby 17y ago
      Don't kick yourself while you're down, Tom... I know Dan was certainly more on the business side of it and this could mean that things may not continue as planned but there may be good things you can do with what you do have left. Even if that means starting or doing something else (I hope not because of all that's been invested thus far) but by no means are you the shorter end of some stick, dude. You are a talented mother fucker, is what you are.
    - ojbyrne 17y ago
      Yeah, definitely not the short end of the stick (other than height) ;-)

by tdavis 17y ago

pg 17y ago

http://ycombinator.com/dan.html http://ycombinator.com/dan.html

blasdel 17y ago
Did you add the 5px row of black in remembrance of Dan?
tdavis 17y ago
I'm glad you took it upon yourself to write a poignant note; I couldn't have done him justice. The picture damn near made me tear up. Thank you.
vaksel 17y ago
i think the photo should just have dan, or at least point a sign to dan, those people who don't know what he looks like, can get confused
bitdiddle 17y ago
My sincerest condolences to friends, family, and all those that knew this young man. Both as a programmer and a father I find this heart breaking.
dang 6y ago
That link has gotten broken over the years, but the page is at https://web.archive.org/web/20091006002013/http://www.ycombinator.com/dan.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091006002013/http://www.ycombi...

ojbyrne 17y ago

Wow, sorry to hear. Can't really think of what to say.

ojbyrne 17y ago
Ok, now I can think of something to say. Compared to Dan and Tom, I'm kinda old. And yet, I went out to a hockey game and a baseball game, and beers with the two of them, and Dan made me feel comfortable, and I felt that he was my friend. I've just moved to Boston, and was looking forward to going out with them again, and drinking too much, and laughing, something I don't do enough of these days. It really sucks. I, personally, will miss him. And hope that Tom can keep going with ticketstumbler on his own, and have lots of good things in his future. And at least I'll be able to have beers with him. Everyone should use ticketstumbler for their next purchase, just as a vote of confidence for Tom, or a memorial for Dan, or both. I'm going to do that tonight.
- tdavis 17y ago
  Dan was always great at making everybody feel like his friend -- the crazy part is that he was pretty much always sincere about it! He was definitely the reason we met you in the first place (hell, he's the reason I know a lot of people) and I'm sorry you're now stuck with the short end of the stick, as far as TS founders go :(
  - speby 17y ago
    Don't kick yourself while you're down, Tom... I know Dan was certainly more on the business side of it and this could mean that things may not continue as planned but there may be good things you can do with what you do have left. Even if that means starting or doing something else (I hope not because of all that's been invested thus far) but by no means are you the shorter end of some stick, dude. You are a talented mother fucker, is what you are.
  - ojbyrne 17y ago
    Yeah, definitely not the short end of the stick (other than height) ;-)