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Relevant: "Reddit board member and YC president Sam Altman announced that Yishan Wong was leaving after being unable to garner support for a proposal to move t
by ben_jones 10y ago
Relevant:
"Reddit board member and YC president Sam Altman announced that Yishan Wong was leaving after being unable to garner support for a proposal to move the Reddit office from San Francisco to Daly City.[12] Wong, who thought newer employees would prefer to work in a less expensive area, stated that before the disagreement he had considered leaving due to an abundance of stress."[1]
[1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yishan_Wong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yishan_Wong
Edit:
That quote is a little disingenuous, and you can read more about the situation in these links if you're curious. The Quora link is the ex-CEOs response which puts a good frame on things.
[2]:http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/13/ex-reddit-ceo-wanted-to-move-the-company-to-daly-city-instead-of-sf/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/13/ex-reddit-ceo-wanted-to-mov...
[3]https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Yishan-Wong-resign-as-Reddit-CEO/answer/Yishan-Wong?srid=X&share=1 https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Yishan-Wong-resign-as-Reddit-C...
Edit2: It's also telling just how many people were championing Ellen Pao as the replacement. I have to think nobody really knows who'll be a good CEO until after the fact.
[4]:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8603845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8603845