Status Update

I have hung up my reporter’s notebook for good and retired from the news business. I have joined early stage venture capital firm, True Ventures, as a full partner of the firm. True was the seed investor for Gigaom and the relationship I have with the firm is deep and personal. My post explaining my decision is here on Gigaom and my partner (and Gigaom board member) Jon Callaghan tells the story of me and True. I am seriously excited to start this new phase of my life. I will share my  plans in the near future soon. 

I am as much Gigaom as the company is me, and it will always be.  And while I am no longer an active employee of Gigaom, the company I started in June 2006, I am a spiritual employee and hold a vast amount of emotional equity in addition to my personal stake in the company. It goes without saying that I will remain a contributor and a key part of Gigaom events. (Let’s meet up at Structure Data in New York on March 19th & 20th.) I am looking forward to co-hosting Roadmap, our experience and design conference with Katie Fehrenbacher in November 2014 and we will soon announce further details.

This is a tough and emotional decision. It has not been an easy one, but in the end the reason I was able to take the final step of separating myself from the company I founded in June 2006 is because Gigaom has an incredible team — one that works because it is not beholden to personality of one person, but because how they work with each other. My team is the reason I have succeeded at the one thing every founder fears and craves the most: creating a company that lives on without the founder.

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  4. Om, your regular contributions will be missed. I’ve respected your perspective and your willingness to challenge conventional thinking. It should serve you well as a FT VC. Best of wishes and thanks for the mountains of content!

  10. Om, you have offered the Internet an interesting insight of the economy and where it could go. I am happy to see you take whatever moves to get you to a happier step in life. Enjoy your freedom and all stress related to keep up the Newsletter. Thank you for your wisdom. Kitty Kelso

  12. Loved reading all your writing. I found gigaom via popsugar. Giga won me over and I’ve been following tech ever since. I always look for your byline and make sure I read those articles. I hope you keep posting the what you’re reading today. You are a great filter and would miss tremendously. I hope you can live a little more relaxed now and enjoy life. Keep the photos coming too 😉 All the best!

    1. Thanks @dangerousbri. I hope you will comeback here often enough and enjoy the fun stuff. Appreciate the attention over the years.

  13. loved ur blog post. i cant imagine how it is like, and everyday I prepare myself the same journey being an ex-jouno, owner-tech-entrepreneur as well. Gigaom is incredible, and your personal journey too, in so many ways has been inspiring to me in Singapore. All the best! And maybe some day our paths will cross.

  14. I will miss your insight and perspective. Best wishes for your future endeavors.

    1. Dan you are a personal hero of mine and thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. I need to work hard to live up to your expectations.

  18. You have been a true source of inspiration for me always. Have never missed any of your article or expert opinion on Bloomberg. It will now take days probably months to fill the void created by your absence. Good luck and best wishes!!

  19. For as long as I can hear from Om about music as much as tech, the landscape of life as much as the intricacies of global commerce – I am happy.

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