Friends, i have some terrible news. Jim Cousins (@jimwavefive) passed away earlier this week. A small number of his close friends, myself included, found out this evening. As did his family. I personally chatted with Jim more or less daily. He missed our usual biweekly call some days ago, and then didn't return my messages all week. He was always a focused, disciplined and super busy guy. But this silence was very out of character for him. As the days passed, I became increasingly worried for him. Today I reached out to others who had been feeling the same, and we arranged for someone to check on him. Jim was well-loved, widely respected, and deeply connected. I can only imagine there are others out there right now who are worried by his absence. While I know that some people may have preferred to give this some time, I believe Jim would have wanted to spare his friends the uncertainty. I’m not especially active here and I’m not part of every circle Jim built over the years. Please share this message in the hope that it reaches someone who has been left wondering, as i was. The truth hurts, a lot. But being left in the dark can hurt just as much.