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It is if your goal is to control (or at least influence) the Internet zeitgeist without appearing to...

• TylerE 9y ago
  That's a propaganda success, not a business success. Reddit has always lost money, and continues to lose money quarter after quarter.
  • mbesto 9y ago
    My theory - Reddit is kept alive by YC and YC-affiliates to keep the "hype" engine around their investments alive. In other words "remember, this is from the smart people that invested in the Frontpage of the Internet™!"
    • detaro 9y ago
      Since when is being associated with Reddit a huge signal of success, esp. compared to other sucessful startups?
      • mbesto 9y ago
        Since it's been on the homepage of the YC website: http://www.ycombinator.com/ http://www.ycombinator.com/ and regularly gets talked about as being association with YC's success: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator_(company)
      • btreesOfSpring 9y ago
        Serena Williams might have an opinion on that.
      • rtx 9y ago
        Now, it has grown in stature.
    • bdcravens 9y ago
      Keep in mind that Reddit was pretty much PG's idea, not the founders'.