Just a quick acknowledgement that William B. Ziff, Jr., passed away earlier this week from prostate cancer. Ziff, 76, was a pioneer in technology publishing and a man I greatly admired and respected.

After some sports writing at local papers in Boston, I began my career in the mid 1980’s as a high tech journalist with PC Week, which was owned by Ziff-Davis. I remember Bill Ziff as a very smart man. He was gracious and generous and always listened to new ideas – even when they came from a youngster who thought she knew everything. Ziff awarded hard work and inspired enthusiasm for journalism and publishing. Working on and off for Ziff for much of my time as a high tech reporter and editor, I had the pleasure of meeting Ziff several times (as well as his son Robert, who worked with us a PC Week after graduating from Harvard). I am honored to have worked for his company. I am also grateful to have worked with hundreds of others at Ziff-Davis that were also inspired by Bill Ziff to be become industry leaders in their own rights. He will be greatly missed.

Others remember Bill Ziff:
PC Magazine
New York Times
Bloomberg
Red Herring
David Churbuck

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