tl;dr: Veteran tech journalist and venture capitalist Om Malik, founder of GigaOm and partner at True Ventures, has died. Known for his influential coverage of Silicon Valley from the early 2000s onward, his writing on broadband, Web 2.0, and the tech industry, as well as his photography and personal essays, Malik was widely respected for his insight, integrity, and generosity to founders and fellow journalists. The post has drawn tributes from a wide swath of the tech and journalism community.