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I wonder how he died?

staunch 12y ago
> David Goldberg, one of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile, well-regarded and well-liked entrepreneurs, died suddenly last night of undetermined causes. http://recode.net/2015/05/02/beloved-silicon-valley-entrepreneur-david-goldberg-dies-suddenly/ http://recode.net/2015/05/02/beloved-silicon-valley-entrepre...
sergiotapia 12y ago
He looked otherwise healthy I wonder if it was something related to sleep apnea. Ryan Davis from Giantbomb also died suddenly while on his honeymoon. http://www.giantbomb.com/ryan-davis/3040-93335/forums/ryan-davis-s-father-confirms-what-happened-to-ryan-1444428/ http://www.giantbomb.com/ryan-davis/3040-93335/forums/ryan-d...
- kayoone 12y ago
  Doesn't make sense to speculate, could be a million things like heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, aneurysm, complications with undiagnosed diabetes etc etc
  - weeeeeefdsg 12y ago
    COULD BE MUURDER
- mrbill 12y ago
  Way too many people dismiss sleep apnea. Folks, it can kill you - or cause other serious problems. In addition to narcolepsy, your general metabolism can get messed up too. I spent 4+ years not getting any REM sleep and my metabolism STILL suffers as a result - even 14 years after starting on CPAP and using it EVERY night since then. It's too long to go into here - but I did a writeup years ago about my "journey", along with my wife's issues with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). http://weblog.mrbill.net/archives/2014/01/13/falling-in-love-with-my-wife-v2-1/ http://weblog.mrbill.net/archives/2014/01/13/falling-in-love... Do you snore (badly)? Do you find yourself tossing and turning a LOT at night? Do you wake up gasping or with a general sense of dread/fear? Are you super-tired during the day? Have you ever fallen asleep while typing, while at a stoplight in your car, etc? Talk to a doctor about having a sleep study done. It might save your life.
  - CodeWriter23 12y ago
    Another good question, do you wake up to urinate in the night? That was one of my indicators of my sleep disorder, as I sleep through the night now. I was diagnosed with sleep hypopnea, which is not as severe as sleep apnea. The difference between the two is how low your pulse ox falls while you have stopped breathing. I think my diagnosis was an artifact of the sleep study however because they didn't really let me sleep very much during the study. I am using a CPAP and my health has greatly improved. Lower blood pressure, feeling like I got real rest during the night, improved cognitive function. Still dealing with some metabolic issues, which I am trying to resolve with diet, eating habits and exercise. PS I knew I snored. I never imagined I had sleep apnea until I got married and my wife observed that I would stop breathing in the middle of the night.
    - Spockulus_Rift 12y ago
      haha pee pants
    - notacoward 12y ago
      Waking up to urinate in the middle of the night could also mean that you're over 40 and probably male (though women often have the same issue for different reasons).
      - CodeWriter23 11y ago
        I'm over 40, and stopped having to urinate during the night once my CPAP enabled me to achieve phase 3 and 4 sleep.
  - foobarqux 12y ago
    How do you measure your metabolism?
    - wglb 12y ago
      Check https://www.acefitness.org/certifiednewsarticle/2882/resting-metabolic-rate-best-ways-to-measure-it-and/ https://www.acefitness.org/certifiednewsarticle/2882/resting... or http://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html http://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html.
- SAElliott 12y ago
  Ryan Davis was incredibly overweight. He was obese, he smoked and had a terrible diet. Sleep apnea was the cause, but he wasn't long for this world. http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/obesity-and-sleep http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/obesity-and-sleep
goodJobWalrus 12y ago
Mo Koyfman, a VC, tweeted that it is likely a heart attack. https://twitter.com/mokoyfman/status/594549389340876801 https://twitter.com/mokoyfman/status/594549389340876801
- pen2l 12y ago
  I know of 2 guys who had a case of "sudden death" in the valley, both from heart attack, both were using stimulants and working very long hours in their startups. I know from previous threads that a lot of folks in the valley use stimulants to get through nights without sleep, to work with high focus, but guys you have to be careful. Stimulant use aside, keep in mind cardiovascular diseases is one of _the_ bigger killers out there. Cancer gets a lot of attention, and it's a big killer, but most people don't realize how many people are beaten by cardiovascular diseases. Eat healthy, and exercise to prevent these problems. Get a comprehensive exam from your physician annually for good measure.
  - beachstartup 12y ago
    uhm, by all accounts (especially the video in this thread where he says as much) this guy was far past the working-long-hours phase - the company was mature and he stressed work life balance. i think mentioning stimulant abuse here is a little ... shitty of you, to be honest. some people just die young/young-ish of natural causes. i personally know several people who have had freak heart attacks or brain conditions and passed away. it's sad, but a fact of life (and death).
    - jsprogrammer 12y ago
      Generally places stress work life balance because the organization doesn't actually afford its members a work life balance, so the perception of it existing has to be constructed through propaganda. i.e. If you already have work life balance, there's not need to stress it.
      - bigtunacan 12y ago

> David Goldberg, one of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile, well-regarded and well-liked entrepreneurs, died suddenly last night of undetermined causes. http://recode.net/2015/05/02/beloved-silicon-valley-entrepreneur-david-goldberg-dies-suddenly/ http://recode.net/2015/05/02/beloved-silicon-valley-entrepre...

sergiotapia 12y ago

He looked otherwise healthy I wonder if it was something related to sleep apnea. Ryan Davis from Giantbomb also died suddenly while on his honeymoon. http://www.giantbomb.com/ryan-davis/3040-93335/forums/ryan-davis-s-father-confirms-what-happened-to-ryan-1444428/ http://www.giantbomb.com/ryan-davis/3040-93335/forums/ryan-d...

kayoone 12y ago
Doesn't make sense to speculate, could be a million things like heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, aneurysm, complications with undiagnosed diabetes etc etc
- weeeeeefdsg 12y ago
  COULD BE MUURDER
mrbill 12y ago
Way too many people dismiss sleep apnea. Folks, it can kill you - or cause other serious problems. In addition to narcolepsy, your general metabolism can get messed up too. I spent 4+ years not getting any REM sleep and my metabolism STILL suffers as a result - even 14 years after starting on CPAP and using it EVERY night since then. It's too long to go into here - but I did a writeup years ago about my "journey", along with my wife's issues with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). http://weblog.mrbill.net/archives/2014/01/13/falling-in-love-with-my-wife-v2-1/ http://weblog.mrbill.net/archives/2014/01/13/falling-in-love... Do you snore (badly)? Do you find yourself tossing and turning a LOT at night? Do you wake up gasping or with a general sense of dread/fear? Are you super-tired during the day? Have you ever fallen asleep while typing, while at a stoplight in your car, etc? Talk to a doctor about having a sleep study done. It might save your life.
- CodeWriter23 12y ago
  Another good question, do you wake up to urinate in the night? That was one of my indicators of my sleep disorder, as I sleep through the night now. I was diagnosed with sleep hypopnea, which is not as severe as sleep apnea. The difference between the two is how low your pulse ox falls while you have stopped breathing. I think my diagnosis was an artifact of the sleep study however because they didn't really let me sleep very much during the study. I am using a CPAP and my health has greatly improved. Lower blood pressure, feeling like I got real rest during the night, improved cognitive function. Still dealing with some metabolic issues, which I am trying to resolve with diet, eating habits and exercise. PS I knew I snored. I never imagined I had sleep apnea until I got married and my wife observed that I would stop breathing in the middle of the night.
  - Spockulus_Rift 12y ago
    haha pee pants
  - notacoward 12y ago
    Waking up to urinate in the middle of the night could also mean that you're over 40 and probably male (though women often have the same issue for different reasons).
    - CodeWriter23 11y ago
      I'm over 40, and stopped having to urinate during the night once my CPAP enabled me to achieve phase 3 and 4 sleep.
- foobarqux 12y ago
  How do you measure your metabolism?
  - wglb 12y ago
    Check https://www.acefitness.org/certifiednewsarticle/2882/resting-metabolic-rate-best-ways-to-measure-it-and/ https://www.acefitness.org/certifiednewsarticle/2882/resting... or http://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html http://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html.
SAElliott 12y ago
Ryan Davis was incredibly overweight. He was obese, he smoked and had a terrible diet. Sleep apnea was the cause, but he wasn't long for this world. http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/obesity-and-sleep http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/obesity-and-sleep

goodJobWalrus 12y ago

Mo Koyfman, a VC, tweeted that it is likely a heart attack. https://twitter.com/mokoyfman/status/594549389340876801 https://twitter.com/mokoyfman/status/594549389340876801

pen2l 12y ago
I know of 2 guys who had a case of "sudden death" in the valley, both from heart attack, both were using stimulants and working very long hours in their startups. I know from previous threads that a lot of folks in the valley use stimulants to get through nights without sleep, to work with high focus, but guys you have to be careful. Stimulant use aside, keep in mind cardiovascular diseases is one of _the_ bigger killers out there. Cancer gets a lot of attention, and it's a big killer, but most people don't realize how many people are beaten by cardiovascular diseases. Eat healthy, and exercise to prevent these problems. Get a comprehensive exam from your physician annually for good measure.
- beachstartup 12y ago
  uhm, by all accounts (especially the video in this thread where he says as much) this guy was far past the working-long-hours phase - the company was mature and he stressed work life balance. i think mentioning stimulant abuse here is a little ... shitty of you, to be honest. some people just die young/young-ish of natural causes. i personally know several people who have had freak heart attacks or brain conditions and passed away. it's sad, but a fact of life (and death).
  - jsprogrammer 12y ago
    Generally places stress work life balance because the organization doesn't actually afford its members a work life balance, so the perception of it existing has to be constructed through propaganda. i.e. If you already have work life balance, there's not need to stress it.
    - bigtunacan 12y ago