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> I’m getting more convinced that the best move to improve the likelihood of a successful IPO (which IMHO this whole API clusterfuck is all about) is to fire sp
by PragmaticPulp 3y ago
> I’m getting more convinced that the best move to improve the likelihood of a successful IPO (which IMHO this whole API clusterfuck is all about) is to fire spez and install a sane CEO.
Spez’s PR moves aren’t great, but it’s unrealistic to expect a new CEO to go easier on API costs.
If anything, a new CEO would make more of a push toward monetization. Reddit has been very light handed about monetization, charging, and tolerating ad blocking. Bring in a new CEO, chosen by the board, and it would likely be a full on squeeze toward making money even if it costs them a vocal minority of users.
- bhaak 3y agoIt's not that everybody wants the API to be free. Like couple it with Reddit Premium and rate-limit the hell out of free usage. Even the Apollo dev said that he might have been able to pass down the ridiculous price tag down to his users. But not on such short notice, especially after been told earlier this year that no change in API usage would coming this year. This is just bad management and now really bad PR. I can't see that this is good for the IPO. Who in their right mind will throw money at this site now?