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It's odd because Reddit is basically about 'voices' so this is in a way a 'core issue'. That said - it's 'by young people for young people' - and the CEO is pr
by edblarney 10y ago
It's odd because Reddit is basically about 'voices' so this is in a way a 'core issue'.
That said - it's 'by young people for young people' - and the CEO is pretty young it seems.
If I were the board - I'd cut the kid some slack, make him apologize, put some process/measures in place, 'be better' and move on. My hunch is the guy was just emotional about it, and had a lapse of judgement. People make mistakes.
If this were a bank, or a 'real' news site, or if the guy had serious issues with reality, I'd sack him, but for this ... no. Learning lesson.
Oddly - if it were their last CEO - that ex-VC ... I'd probably sack her, she should have known better ... she's super educated, been on a lot of boards, a lot of exposure to companies, CEO's, a lot more experience/maturity, I'd kind of expect a much higher standard. Then again, I'm being totally speculative about all of this.
- sooheon 10y agoHe's in his 30s, it's a bit disingenuous to call him 'kid'. Being young has nothing to do with this lapse of judgement.
- edblarney 10y agoI only saw a photo of him, I assumed he was young, I guessed wrong. That said - I think youth and experience has everything to do with errors in judgement. It's why most CEO's are a lot older than the interns :) I can see myself making that mistake at 24. Easily. And any one of my younger staff doing the same thing.