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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. Predictable by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Dude was fat and lead a stressful life. Under these conditions, such things happen.

    This is not a slight or an insult, it is a statement of fact about the general lifestyle of Americans like myself: Diet, exercise, and stress reduction, unless you want to go at 45, 50 or 60 (and 60 is the new 45) ...

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    1. Re:Predictable by metlin · · Score: 4, Informative

      He doesn't seem overweight for me.

      While I feel for the family, to say that he is not overweight shows just how much society's perception of being overweight has changed.

      Take a look at this picture, for instance.

      And take a look at the body fat visual chart for comparison.

      With the overhanging belly, he is easily 35-40% at least. While the majority of people today are fat (especially in the US), that is not healthy. If anything, until recently, 20-25% used to be average.

      Above 25-30% is the fat territory, and that's when you start increasing your risk for heart attacks, diabetes, and strokes. Mr. Goldberg may have had a lot of things going for him, but he is most certainly more than a little overweight.

      Assuming he's ~6 feet, I would argue that he is probably ~30-40+ lbs overweight. That is not at all healthy. I'm not arguing everyone should have abs, but there's a happy medium here. Mr. Goldberg is very clearly on the unfortunate side of the medium.

  3. Come on, Slashdot, at least get her name right! by AdamHaun · · Score: 5, Interesting

    SurveyMonkey's CEO Dies While Vacationing With Wife Susan Sandberg

    Dave Goldberg, the chief executive of SurveyMonkey and spouse of Facebook COO Sheryl K. Sandberg, died on Friday night.

    Her name is Sheryl. It's fairly well-known. How do you screw this up when the correct name is in the first sentence of the summary?

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    1. 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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  4. 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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  5. Asshole by vanye · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What a bunch of assholes you all seem to be.

    Someone dies. A spouse, father and son, and everyone's reaction seems to be along the lines of "good riddance". Two children are going to grow up without a father and your best attempt at humanity is "ohh another 1%-er died - so what"

    Is this news - no, but it is social interest. Its a reminder to live whatever life you have to the best you can, because you never know when you'll die.

    So get out of your parent's basement and do something today that makes people proud to know you.

    richard - 48, overweight, stressed, 2%-er