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January 3, 2008

Get Well, Om

Erick Schonfeld

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om-small.pngGigaOm founder Om Malik had a heart attack last week, but now is thankfully recovering. He is only 41. This blogging thing is stressful (and the stogies don’t help either). It is always shocking when someone you know has a heart attack, but when you have as big a following as he does, those shock waves multiply.

On a personal note, Om and I wrote many stories together during our Business 2.0 days, and he is partnering with TechCrunch on the Crunchies. We need you back in the saddle, Om. Get well soon.

Update: (Arrington): Jesus Christ, Om. I’ve been sleeping all day with a cold/flu and I wake up to this news. This hits me pretty hard. You have to get better. Too many people love you.

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  1. Morgan

    January 3rd, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    “This blogging thing is stressful… We need you back in the saddle, Om.”

    Yes it does sound stressful, maybe a little time out might help :) Not an Om reader but best wishes to all involved.

  2. Startups

    January 3rd, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Indeed very shocking…get well soon Om.

  3. Jurado

    January 3rd, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    Yes, Malik get well soon, but nothing turns a woman on.. more than a Blogging, Boozing, chain smoking Bloak!

  4. lawrence

    January 3rd, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    geez, look at that photo - a fat guy, smoking a cigar.
    he looks stressed, and lack of exercise.

    it’s the inevitable, sooner or later…
    but on a lighter note, get well

  5. Los Angeles movers

    January 3rd, 2008 at 2:52 pm

    look like is Dressing like a mobster lol.

  6. Raghu Kulkarni

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    It is also the South Asian body structure; with their thinner veins and arteries, the modern diet is simply too dangerous for most south asians, especially for the over-weight ones.

    Guys, if you want to live longer, exercise!

  7. Zakk Frocholli

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:06 pm

    Oh man.. Get well OM we love you!

  8. Paul

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:06 pm

    Gee…I hope you’ll feel better, Om.

  9. Avinash

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    Get well soon Om.

  10. Monica

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    Gald to know you are recovering quickly! Get well soon!

  11. Ivan

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    Best Wishes, Ivan

  12. Lapp

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    will the crunchie nominations be recounted now

  13. SEO Mash

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    Talk about the ultimate linkbait. Surprised that Calacanis hasn’t tried this with Mahalo yet.

    Seriously though, heart issues are no laughing matter and I wish Om nothing but a full and speedy recovery.

  14. Joe T.

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    He looks like The Big Man… http://www.thekidfrombrooklyn.com

  15. Chris

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:47 pm

    He is a class act, we need more guys like him. Hope he gets well soon and comes back strong.

  16. SG

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    Get well Om
    –
    Lose some weight too man - last time I saw the guy, he was sweating profusely just talking

  17. Larry Larrikin

    January 3rd, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    Stressful? Between the bloggers themselves and the commenters, I can’t believe how much anger and hate there is out there. Glad I don’t live in the Valley.

  18. EH

    January 3rd, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    Nothing like a heart attack to bring out the moving spam. Don’t let your compassion get in the way of your wallet, guys!

  19. ChandraB

    January 3rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm

    Best wishes on a speedy recovery!

  20. Spandana

    January 3rd, 2008 at 4:35 pm

    om - we need you to pull an al roker. you can live large, without being large!

  21. Daniel Gibbons

    January 3rd, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    My best wishes to Om for a speedy recovery. Hope he’s back writing soon.

  22. Stan Oleynick

    January 3rd, 2008 at 4:57 pm

    I don’t know Om personally but I know he is a great guy and just wanted to wish him to get well soon!! I will pray for you.

  23. afdaf

    January 3rd, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    No offence but this is a non story .

    What is going on with Techcrunch ? is it lets let the world know whats going on with our drinking buddy day ?

    first scoble now om.

    Im sure the description of techcrunch on google said something about ” covering the latest in Web 2.0 companies ” .

  24. Jon

    January 3rd, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    Steve, it isn’ about disrespect… how can you respect somebody who doesn’t respect themselves? I don’t know anything about Om and a photo is nothing to go by but if he lives by this image… then I am not surprised at all and you get out of your body what you put in.

    I wish him the best… hopefully facing his own mortality makes him take his health more seriously IF he wasn’t doing so before.

    Jon

  25. Larry Larrikin

    January 3rd, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    @26, you’re missing something.
    Maybe this will help:
    A guy goes to his doctor, ‘doctor, will i live to be 100?’
    The doctor says ‘do you smoke?’ ‘no’ ‘do you drink?’ ‘no’ ‘do you eat a lot of fatty and sweet foods?’ ‘no’ ‘do you have many sex partners?’ ‘no’
    ‘Then why the hell do you want to live to be 100?’

  26. Rob Abbott

    January 3rd, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    Get well, Om.

    Speedy recovery!

  27. Daniel Gibbons

    January 3rd, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    Is it so hard to have empathy for someone just because you’re on the Internet, or even just to keep the nastiness to yourself? And for anyone saying this is a non-story, how do you think the technology community would fare without the people who comprise it?

  28. Google Ads

    January 3rd, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    Has anyone noticed the google ads appearing along the top and side of this article? Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to have content keyword triggered ads..

  29. Ely

    January 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm

    Get well the G Man

  30. Igor

    January 3rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    Agree with 29/Daniel.

    Commentors on this site have really gone downhill.

    Om, I hope you get well soon and stay positive.

  31. Geet

    January 3rd, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Get Well Soon, OM!

  32. Travell Perkins

    January 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 pm

    I have learned so much from Om in the last few months. Get well soon and please please listen to your doctor. All the best.

  33. anant shrivastava

    January 3rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    GET WELL SOON,

    you might not even knew me as a reader of your blog, but this techcrunch and gigaom are my initiator in blogging field and if i will ever make a mark in blogging that will be because of these two.

    SO ALL I CAN SAY AS OF NOW IS

    ALL BY BEST WISHES ARE WITH YOU

  34. Hassan Qureshi

    January 3rd, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    it is very shocking news…get well soon Dear OM

  35. blah

    January 4th, 2008 at 12:04 am

    get well soon

  36. Orli Yakuel

    January 4th, 2008 at 12:48 am

    This is really hard news..

    GigaPapi,

    Hang in there friend.
    Please get well soon :(

  37. Joe Jones

    January 4th, 2008 at 3:21 am

    41. That’s ancient! Oh wait….I’m 42.

    Best Wishes!

  38. techcrunchreader

    January 4th, 2008 at 7:57 am

    Get well soon Om, really like your blog.

  39. Bradley996

    January 4th, 2008 at 10:28 am

    A few less beers, pizza’s cheeseburgers, a little exercise, no more cigars and that will help him “Get Well Soon”

  40. Rich

    January 4th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    Get well soon Om.

    A group get well card has been started for Om. Feel free to stop over and leave a message…

    http://www.squidnote.com/c/m7VpDLvvhD9

  41. syawal

    January 6th, 2008 at 6:38 am

    Om,

    get well soon… ;)

  42. David Crow

    January 6th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    Get Well Soon, Om.

    It’s possible to recover from early heart attacks, http://davidcrow.ca/article/BarCampER, I had mine at 32.

  43. Steven

    January 11th, 2008 at 12:27 am

    Update: (Arrington): Jesus Christ, Om. I’ve been sleeping all day with a cold/flu and I wake up….

    Instead of using a 4 letter swear word you would rather use the name of Jesus Christ, the creator of the universe? Deuteronomy 5:11
    ‘You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain”

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