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by alexis 12y ago
(Not CEO, Exec Chair) but here's the original reddit announcement: http://redd.it/2x0g9v And they followed the FAQ that came out of our Buzzfeed interview: http://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/twi
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The Twitter Rules(support.twitter.com)
15 points by alexis 12y ago|7 comments
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reddit (YC S05) Is Hiring PostgreSQL and Cassandra Database Administrator(jobs.lever.co)
1 points by alexis 12y ago
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Eero – Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi(eero.com)
148 points by alexis 12y ago|96 comments
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by alexis 12y ago
Will be announcing it shortly. Had to wait for the 2014 numbers to all come in.
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by alexis 12y ago
We did in December. This is still a work in progress. Thanks, I've updated my comment.
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by alexis 12y ago
Not sure where the author got "redditcoin" but here's what we're actually doing with redditnotes (I said the same thing to fortune when this rumor first arose): We will be issuing redditnotes. Our research leads us to wa
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CSS changes that increased Reddit account creation by 200K yearly users(donotlick.com)
96 points by alexis 12y ago|57 comments
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by alexis 12y ago
It was big for the LISP community. Steve handled it really well. Hell hath no fury like a LISPer scorned, but in the grand scheme of things... http://www.redditblog.com/2005/12/on-lisp.html
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by alexis 12y ago
Not perfect, but it really was pretty damn close to 100% accurate.
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by alexis 12y ago
What evidence makes you say that I'm not against mob justice? I trust you saw this? http://www.redditblog.com/2013/04/reflections-on-recent-bost...
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by alexis 12y ago
Trust me, "pulling a digg" is the last thing I want to do. I have a copy of that infamous Businessweek cover in my apt. http://thedrilldown.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/kevin-ros...
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by alexis 12y ago
Ellen has the operation prowess, analytical mind, and a ton of other skills that have been the reason she's been so successful at reddit so far. Remember: reddit is not a media company, it is a platform for communities -- thousands of
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by alexis 12y ago
Too much data! Too much data!
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Season II of my show Small Empires just launched(youtube.com)
6 points by alexis 12y ago|0 comments
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by alexis 12y ago
Great post on that when Steve made the switch. http://www.redditblog.com/2005/12/on-lisp.html
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The Bayes Impact Hackathon(bayesimpact.org)
20 points by alexis 12y ago|8 comments
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by alexis 12y ago
There are 130,000,000 people (40%+ outside the USA) using it every month. One can't honestly or realistically generalize 130,000,000 people other than to say they have an internet connection and are literate. As I said, there are half
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by alexis 12y ago
That's one big reason why Steve & I wanted it to be open-source! http://code.reddit.com It's not like all forum-software-innovation stopped in June 2005 when the 2 of us launched reddit to the world. The hard part
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by alexis 12y ago
I got excited when I saw that feature. It's a shame it's riding the meme of another platform, but people instantly "get it," at least. The core problem is people don't even understand how the site works (subscribe t
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by alexis 12y ago
Totally false. Check my comment history: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/20r4o8/talking_bitc...
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by alexis 12y ago
We've been hamstrung by a UI/UX that made a lot more sense when we only had a dozen active subreddits https://web.archive.org/web/20080410190800/http://reddit.com... reddit is a platform for co
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by alexis 12y ago
Seriously? I debunked that stratfor conspiracy with a deluge of sunlight - even getting top-voted comment on the r/conspiracy post http://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/1l4aiq/reddit_is...
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by alexis 12y ago
Exactly what was going through my head when I read this article.
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by alexis 12y ago
I thought the same thing (re: hipmunk) -- working on it!!
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by alexis 12y ago
Thanks. Nope - was Ambassador to the East! http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/01/reddit-cofounder-alexis-oha...
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by alexis 12y ago
Thanks, killswitch. There's no reddit without Steve Huffman (now hipmunk CTO+cofounder) but I will gladly accept my spot on your list, albeit undeserved, so now I need to earn it!
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by alexis 12y ago
The secret is the cliche of having an amazing team around me who are awesome people + even harder-working than me. To wit: 2 years ago Kat was my right-hand and now she's a partner + runs outreach at YC.
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by alexis 12y ago
I come back for every home game I can when NFL is in season... That and I'm really excited to be a voice for Y Combinator (and startups) in D.C. -- in addition to just being an advocate for the open internet as a citizen.
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by alexis 12y ago
I'll still be holding it down in Brooklyn when I'm not helping the batches in MV.

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