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Was the change in the Reddits' idea really as complete as it's portrayed here? I've heard this story told before, but I always got the impression that Reddit w
by dfranke 19y ago
Was the change in the Reddits' idea really as complete as it's portrayed here? I've heard this story told before, but I always got the impression that Reddit was a variation on the theme of the original idea, not a complete change.
- rms 19y agoI had heard this story from Alexis, it's true. Their first idea had absolutely nothing to do with reddit.
- kn0thing 19y agoYep. Our original startup (based on Steve's idea from a trip to a gas station in central VA) was mobile-based and 100% rejected by YC. Heh. We left that meeting with PG (Steve and I still have the notes in our notebooks) aiming to build a "front page of the web." And we didn't have a clue as to what it'd look like. Case in point: http://reddit.blogspot.com/2006/12/time-machine.html http://reddit.blogspot.com/2006/12/time-machine.html