I personally never heard of him, but I appreciated the writing anyway. It is a beautiful piece.
The majority of businesses fail, you won't achieve everything at 26, you're not going to get rich, and being addicted to success and fame is not a good thing. Have a realistic plan B, a way to have a normal life like everyone else in the event that your ambitions expire.
My Plan B: Work at a grocery store like my brother, live with Mom & Dad. Plan C: Start an Alpaca farm if feasible, and live quietly in Idaho for the rest of my life.
Reading into the last couple of paragraphs, it sounds like may have comitted suicide, but that's just speculation.
Whatever the reasons are, it is very very sad to see nice people go, at young ages
