Om Malik (Founder, GigaOm)

When we decided to do a podcast, having Om on as an early guest was a no-brainer. He's probably best known to most people as the founder of GigaOm, one of the original tech blogs, but he's also written for nearly every outlet of note you can imagine, including the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, Forbes, and more. The guy is incredibly smart and thoughtful, without an ounce of pretension. But at the same time, he's got killer taste and a good sense of humor to balance everything out. In this episode, your host Stephen Pulvirent and HODINKEE Founder and CEO Ben Clymer sit down with Om for a conversation about watches, photography, journalism, and much more. Enjoy.

Show Notes

(1:42) Om's blog GigaOm (8:04) The Nomos Zurich (9:07) The Seiko Presage line (10:17) HODINKEE's Ochs Und Junior coverage (11:25) The Ochs & Junior Moonphase HODINKEE Edition (14:58) Kendall Jenner Daniel Wellington Ad (15:20) Stephen on Daniel Wellington's business model (16:28) Ben's HODINKEE Magazine Vol. 2 cover story (25:55) Seiko 9F 25th Anniversary Limited Edition (27:45) The Longines VHP (35:53) Leica M10 (39:00) Really Right Stuff tripods (39:25) Leica SL (39:58) Konica Big Mini (40:12) Fuji X100 (47:48) Speake Marin watches (48:45) Movado Bold, black dial (50:25) Ben's Patek 2526 (51:09) The Tag Heuer Limited Edition Carrera Skipper for HODINKEE (51:23) Bradley Price and Autodromo