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SurveyMonkey's CEO Dies While Vacationing With Wife Sheryl Sandberg

Posted by timothy on from the short-life dept.

McGruber writes: Dave Goldberg, the chief executive of SurveyMonkey and spouse of Facebook COO Sheryl K. Sandberg, died on Friday night. He was 47. 'We are heartbroken by this news,' Facebook said in a statement. Mark Zuckerberg, a friend of the family, said that Mr. Goldberg died while on vacation abroad with Ms. Sandberg. Goldberg built Surveymonkey into a provider of web surveys on almost every topic imaginable, with 500 employees and 25 million surveys created. News reports said it was valued at nearly $2 billion when it raised a round of funding last year.

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  1. Survey: How Does This Make You Feel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    A) Sad
    B) Happy
    C) Indifferent
    D) None of the Above

  2. Re:Predictable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Plus he's living with a wife that wants to ban words.

    Can you even imagine getting into an argument with her?

    I mean, he died while on vacation. With her. That's high stress.

  3. Note to Self by Tau+Neutrino · · Score: 4, Funny

    After reading the comments here, and noting the level of caring, consideration and sympathy for a family going through very difficult circumstances, I've concluded I should never die.

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    Lemmings are silly; dinosaurs are extinct.
  4. Re:Come on, Slashdot, at least get her name right! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    He probably died after calling her Susan.

  5. Re:Come on, Slashdot, at least get her name right! by Lost+Penguin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just don't call her Shirley....

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    I am the unwilling control for my Origin.
  6. Whenever a 1 percenter dies by sproketboy · · Score: 1, Funny

    A kitten smiles.