Greenberg’s death comes a couple of months since the shutdown of the 10-year-old music streaming service he cofounded with Sam Talantino. The two created Grooveshark while both freshmen at the University of Florida. The service was ultimately shut down after reaching a final settlement with record labels that sued the company over numerous copyright violations. Lori Greenberg, Josh’s mother, told The Gainesville Sun that “her son was more relieved than depressed about the settlement that shut down Grooveshark…since it ended the lawsuit that had been hanging over his head.” Greenberg was reportedly working on another music-related mobile app and had also been working with Duncan Kabinu on launching the Gainesville Dev Academy to offer training in computer programming for those in the community. Life360 project manager and friend of Greenberg’s, Ben Erez, posted a eulogy earlier today to memorialize Greenberg’s lasting impact:
