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In memory of Steve O’Hear
October 15, 2024

In memory of Steve O’Hear

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It’s hard to put into words the remarkable talent that Steve was. Born with muscular dystrophy, he spent his life in a wheelchair and had significant health, mobility and accessibility issues, but he was easily one of the most productive journalists any of us have ever worked with. 

Steve was a dogged news hound who broke tons of stories. He also wrote grand features, spoke truth to power, and was, quite simply, an original and unmistakable voice. 

He was also a huge music lover who reveled in that world, too, building audio hardware and making music himself (as a keyboard player). 

He was fiercely independent, competitive and proud of his work, relentlessly pursuing stories, twisting arms, developing leads and spilling the beans — (usually!) with a smile, but taking no prisoners, and without suffering fools. He was also a consummate team player and friend, collaborating and helping others with their work. In our permanently distributed virtual office, Steve was a wonderful person to banter with on Slack about ridiculous things we’d seen.

He eventually got the bug to do something different again and took a big veer back into startup land, working for quick commerce player Zapp.

The hard and fast rules of startup life turned him in a different direction eventually, and he once again started his own business, a communications consultancy called O’Hear & Co. As the firm said earlier, their plan is to continue with the vision Steve had. 

It’s a huge loss, and he’s gone too soon. Our hearts, and our deepest sympathies, go out to his former colleagues, his friends, his wife Sara, and his family.

– Mike Butcher and Ingrid Lunden

(Some more words below from the team as they come in. As we like to say here, please refresh for updates.)

Natasha Lomas

In person his character was no less large, no less magnetic than his social media self. While, professionally, I found — to my delight — I had acquired a colleague who was generous to a fault. Always happy to hear from you and genuinely interested to be a sounding board for story ideas. He also had a mentor’s keenness to help anyone who didn’t have his labyrinthine expertise of the ins & outs of VC funding — which was, in truth, most of the rest of his colleagues. Outside the fold I suspect he didn’t suffer fools gladly. But for a guy of his whip-smart intelligence you’d expect nothing less. Dear Steve, we already miss you so much.  

The news of Steve’s death is a real shock. He rarely talked about his health. It was just like Steve to play that down – because he was busy turning the volume up on the rest of the world. 

Devin Coldewey 

Romain Dillet

Steve was also the epitome of a curious person. When you thought you had him figured out, with his witty personality, he would surprise you with an unexpected move. In the late 2010s, he completely immersed himself in a new passion — music.

After spending a small fortune on synthesizers, sequencers and other music equipment, he went so far as to record an album. You can still listen to Steve’s — or perhaps I should say Otis ‘Max’ Load’s — album on Spotify and Apple Music.

He described these ten songs as his ‘debut solo/concept album with friends.’ This phrase alone perfectly encapsulates Steve’s personality. He didn’t just want to record an album; it had to be a concept album. And it wasn’t just a solo album, it was a solo album… with friends.

Loving music is one thing, but loving music so much that you want to make music with friends and release it to the world is another. Steve had an irresistible urge to share his love of music with others.

And yes, ‘In Between Floors’ was supposed to be his debut album…

Steve was a creative force with so much to share with the world. Many of his headlines and musical arrangements are still available on the internet. That’s the beauty of the web, a medium he cherished because it gave him the superpower to reach such a wide audience. It let him do what he loved. So let’s do the same.

Reference: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/in-memory-of-steve-ohear/

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