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Friends, tech entrepreneurs reflect on SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg

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May 2, 2015, 7:40 PM ET
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The sudden passing of Dave Goldberg, the CEO of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, reverberated throughout the tech world this weekend. What follows is a selection of postings on social media from friends and fellow tech entrepreneurs who wanted to share their thoughts and reflections on a man who stood out in Silicon Valley.

Marc Benioff, CEO of business software giant Salesforce :

My friend @davegoldberg kindest, most generous, loving father, loyal husband, great ceo, & sweetest friend. May his memory be a blessing.

— Marc Benioff (@Benioff) May 2, 2015

Jeffrey Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn :

https://twitter.com/jeffweiner/status/594552061838110721

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of President Bill Clinton and former Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton:

All my thoughts and prayers are with Sheryl and her children on the tragic passing of Dave Goldberg. The world is poorer for his loss.

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 2, 2015

Rio Caraeff, founder and former CEO of video streaming service Vevo:

Stunned to hear the terrible & heartbreaking news about my friend Dave Goldberg's sudden passing last night.

— Rio Caraeff (@riozilla) May 2, 2015

Dave Morin, CEO and co-founder of the social network Path:

Just unbelievably tragic to hear that @davegoldberg died last night. All of my love and prayers go to @sherylsandberg and family today.

— Dave Morin (@davemorin) May 2, 2015

Mo Koyfman, venture capitalist with Spark Capital:

https://twitter.com/mokoyfman/status/594543779639525376

David Hyman, CEO of talent app Chosen and former CEO of Beats Music:

this is incredibly sad news. i was always good buds with dave goldberg. from his days back at launch, where we… http://t.co/qE0JtrfYMa

— David Hyman (@dhyman) May 2, 2015

Peter Pham, co-founder of startup lab Science, Inc.:

One of the nicest human beings I've met. Saddened to hear of @davegoldberg passing. Heart goes out to @sherylsandberg & 2 kids. #RIP

— Peter Pham (@peterpham) May 2, 2015

Fortune editor Alan Murray interviewed Goldberg at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. Here’s a clip of the interview:

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