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by kn0thing 13y ago
http://withouttheirpermission.com/tour-dates Skipping out? Georgia Tech University of Georgia University of Florida University of Central Florida UNC Duke Wake Forest Vanderbilt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&
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by kn0thing 13y ago
True story. Here's an excerpt from the book about just that: http://news.rapgenius.com/Alexis-ohanian-without-their-permi...
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YC is joining Alexis Ohanian's Without Their Permission Tour(blog.ycombinator.com)
86 points by kn0thing 13y ago|53 comments
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by kn0thing 13y ago
As a guest I can tell you it's a giant mindjob to be interviewed like that.
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by kn0thing 13y ago
You should've seen what we did off-camera with those upvotes and John Lithgow.
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Yeah. I even had an exchange on twitter w Radnor and he confirmed it.
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by kn0thing 13y ago
'twas straight nerve-wracking!
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Why you gotta bring another Armenian into this?
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by kn0thing 13y ago
False. I left in 2010 - this was the last thing I did: http://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/apnsu/helping_haiti_be... I left to go volunteer for Kiva in Armenia and stayed on as an advisor and eventual
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by kn0thing 13y ago
The reason digg died and we've thrived is because a month in, we realized being a platform for people to create their own subreddits (and thus many community forums) was the only way we'd scale. At some point if there were only on
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by kn0thing 13y ago
That's just not true. We saw a big bump the week after digg v4 (which more than a few of us saw coming) http://alexisohanian.com/an-open-letter-to-kevin-rose but it was not a doubling of pageviews. reddit's traff
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Spoiler: anything that ends up being successful is going to involve a non trivial amount of luck. It seems like you realized this by the end of your comment but it didn't dissuade you from hitting 'reply.'
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Yeah, that's annoying. Sorry, I'm sure you can find it somewhere....
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Thanks, wf! I didn't want to waste anyone's time with the book and I write like I speak -- that is, conversationally -- so you can get the info you need and get back to changing the world!
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by kn0thing 13y ago
I'm sure someone has written a TL;DR for the book... I also believe quite a few of the college stops have been recorded, but here's the entire tour schedule (the events are nearly all open to the public) http://withoutt
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Why thank you! That was a fun Q&A. Here's that video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsdYblcTHCk
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Thank you! Very proud of that series. You know, I foolishly tried pitching it for a couple years to traditional publishers, getting told "we love you, this idea, but we just need to change a few things..." Inevitably I'd pass
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Pretty well, #4 national bestseller, but more exciting is all the people tweeting at me that they've started programming, or just doing the stuff they've always just been thinking about doing online. Even a few people motivated to
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Couldn't agree more. That dude hadn't done anything in 8 years since he and Steve started reddit.
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Totally agree. I read that even was going to call it "reditt" and then his friend Melissa said "reddit" made more sense. Lucky chump.
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by kn0thing 13y ago
I'm all for steady jobs, it's just the goal is less about '9-5 work for one company.' Especially in tech, the idea of a 'workday' is so rightfully questioned or outright abolished at most workplaces. Getting th
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by kn0thing 13y ago
It's all about the subreddits, wil421. Just like twitter is only as interesting as we choose to make it (to whom we subscribe) so is reddit. What's your passion? There are amazing comments in massive communities like http:/&
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Touche. They wish they were, though! Right?
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Office hours with YC partners and me at the YC offices. We'll go to red rock coffee in MV, too!
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by kn0thing 13y ago
It'll be fun - especially this season!
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Yes, I deleted and re-subbed because I botched the headline.
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by kn0thing 13y ago
I can't wait to get waffles with some generous donor...
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Win a year's mentorship from Alexis Ohanian(prizeo.com)
10 points by kn0thing 13y ago|14 comments
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I'm Alexis Ohanian + I'd like to be your mentor (+ fund all BK STEM classrooms)(prizeo.com)
3 points by kn0thing 13y ago|1 comments
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by kn0thing 13y ago
Thanks! Let's get waffles!

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