Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login
This brilliant tech pioneer had wealth and family. His suicide shocked everyone (ottawacitizen.com)
1 point by sunir on Nov 2, 2017 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



I worked at BitFlash for a couple years. It was a wild ride for me as a co-op student at the time. I think many of us felt things were not quite right at the top, but accepted it because of the promise of Antoine's Midas touch. Surely there's a life lesson here about valuing human lives over capital.

And while some would like to reevaluate his accomplishments in this new light; but rather, I'd give his successes to him: he did still in fact achieve all that he achieved and that remains impressive.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: