The Internet Says Goodbye to Martin Schaedel
by Peter Kafka
Posted on January 29, 2009 at 7:45 PM PT
Martin Schaedel, who was a slightly mysterious and very excellent person, died yesterday in a plane crash at the Santa Monica airport. You can read about his life and death in this well-reported Los Angeles Times story.
One of the most noteworthy things about Martin was the fact that he knew people everywhere. He was ostensibly an Internet deal guy, but I have a sneaking suspicion that meeting people was Martin’s primary pursuit. Which means that there are many people who are are saddened about his death, but not many of us know each other.
But right now many of us are meeting after the fact. Venture capitalist Fred Wilson has written a nice tribute to Martin on his blog and commenters are sharing their memories of Martin there. They’re also doing it via Twitter, and you can keep track of those exchanges here.
I think Martin would be happy to learn that he brokered so many introductions. RIP.
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Comments
Sounds like the guy had an amazing life. Had never heard of him before. It’s a poignant experience, reading his twitter page’s abrupt end, really bringing home the ‘life’ in ‘life streaming’.
Posted by Bjorn Tipling at January 29th, 2009 at 11:29 pmI’ve known Martin for a number of years, and he was the kindest, nicest person you can imagine. Not only that, he really knew the Internet and technology. A young man with the knowledge of someone twice his age.
We’ll miss him.
FYI, industry experts say their goodbyes http://www.webmasterworld.com/.....838266.htm
RIP Martin
Posted by Neil Marshall at January 30th, 2009 at 10:33 am