{"id":2569,"date":"2026-06-27T16:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T16:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2026-06-27T16:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T16:34:31","slug":"matt-om-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=2569","title":{"rendered":"Matt: Om Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been a lot of excitement about the OmFest idea. If you\u2019d like to attend or contribute, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScyY9c5MowPFW6BmIitqaaF3T-ykM_d8eD2pq2XqwSt7N50zg\/viewform?usp=header\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">please fill out this form as soon as possible<\/a> so we can gauge the type of venue we need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s truly a testament to how Om lived life to see the outpouring of remembrances <a href=\"https:\/\/om.co\/2026\/06\/24\/1966-2026\/\">in comments on the post<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techmeme.com\/260625\/p50#a260625p50\">around the web on Techmeme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do wish he had been more public earlier in his health journey. You never know what you\u2019ll learn. I\u2019ll take that as a lesson for myself if I\u2019m ever in a similar situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been some great long-form writings about Om:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/2026\/06\/om\">John Gruber ties together Apple, the Yankees, and luggage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staceyoniot.com\/thank-you-om-malik\/\">Stacey Higginbotham<\/a> from the original GigaOM.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/2026\/06\/25\/om-malik-1966-2026\/\">Mathew Ingram<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/26\/technology\/om-malik-dead.html\">The New York Times did an obituary<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hodinkee.com\/articles\/in-loving-memory-of-om-malik-friend-writer-venture-capitalist-and-ever-the-believer\">Ben Clymer on Hodinkee<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/runtimewire.com\/article\/om-malik-taught-silicon-valley-to-read-itself\">Ryan Merket on RuntimeWire<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Om introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/krutal.blog\/2026\/06\/26\/om\/\">Krutal Desai as his son<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/susanhobbs.blog\/2026\/06\/27\/the-gravity-of-om\/\">Susan Hobbs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pradeep.md\/2026\/06\/25\/om.html\">Pradeep Elankumaran<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.naveen.com\/2026\/06\/om-2\/\">Naveen Selvadurai<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/explorers.com\/my-friend-om\/\">Christopher Michel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jgheller\/status\/2070267958891524448\">Jonathan Gheller<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mamoonha\/status\/2070255545643364515\">Mamoon Hamid<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2026\/06\/25\/om-malik-1966-2026.html\">Rob Beschizza on Boing Boing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airsugar.com\/p\/om-malik-1966-to-2026\">Brian Sugar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hugo.blog\/2026\/06\/25\/r-i-p-om-malik-%F0%9F%96%A4\/\">Hugo Barra<\/a> on how Om got him to write.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know I\u2019m missing a ton, I\u2019ll update the above. 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