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Aaron is often said to be a reddit founder but I dont think that is true. His Wikipedia page goes into the details. He founded infogami and created web.py as pa
by city41 3y ago
Aaron is often said to be a reddit founder but I dont think that is true. His Wikipedia page goes into the details. He founded infogami and created web.py as part of that. He later joined up with reddit and helped port reddit from lisp to python. The article states "As a result, Swartz was given the title of co-founder of Reddit." Which sounds retroactive/honorary to me.
Not to put down Aaron in any way. Just interested in what really happened.
- chrisco255 3y agoYou don't have to be at a company at literally the moment of inception in order to be classified as a founder. Basically, did he invest key talent and resources early in the company's lifespan, before it hit product-market fit? Yes. Infogami (Aaron's company) merged with Reddit 6 months in. Reddit was still largely unknown when infogami merged with it in 2005. Swartz was given equal shares so clearly Ohanian and Huffman valued this merger highly.