Goodbye Martin Schaedel
A few minutes ago, Jon Callaghan, general partner with True Ventures and an investor in our company emailed me to let me know that Martin Schaedel, a long time friend of ours had died in a plane crash in Santa Monica, California. The news was reported in Los Angeles Times blog. My prayers and thoughts go to Martin’s family, back in Sweden, in this time of trial.
I am overcome with a sense of extreme sadness, wondering why the good have to die young. Martin and I had become good friends, over the years, often exchanging emails and swapping stories about this crazy business we called technology. Born in Sweden, 23-year-old Schaedel was citizen of the world having lived in New York, London and other cities. He was full of life and ideas.
An unconventional thinker, Martin and I first met, thanks to Morten Lund, an early investor in Skype. I have stayed in touch with both over the years. We didn’t meet in person as much, though occasionally we would meet in a bar and Martin would show up with a bevy of leggy blondes. With a zany sense of style and 100-miles-a-minute style, Martin was one of few maverick thinkers of our Internet economy.
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