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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 sm
by 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 agoSince when is being associated with Reddit a huge signal of success, esp. compared to other sucessful startups?
- mbesto 9y agoSince 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 agoSerena Williams might have an opinion on that.
- rtx 9y agoNow, it has grown in stature.
- bdcravens 9y agoKeep in mind that Reddit was pretty much PG's idea, not the founders'.