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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Though they founded Reddit, Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman didn’t originate the idea themselves.
Chapter 3: Reddit got off the blocks fast, but growth was slow and initially artificial overall.
Chapter 4: One cofounder made life at Reddit hard during its early years.
Chapter 5: Reddit displayed so much potential that media titan Condé Nast acquired it back then.
Chapter 6: To an outsider, Reddit looked great; in truth, it was close to implosion behind the scenes back then.
Chapter 7: Fear of alienating Reddit users initially drove the company’s decisions.
Chapter 8: Reddit’s commitment to free speech let hateful communities flourish online.
Chapter 9: Two poor CEOs sparked internal turmoil within Reddit itself.
Chapter 10: Reconciled, Ohanian and Huffman came back to Reddit to fix things.
Description
We Are the Nerds (2018) chronicles the turbulent rise of Reddit, one of the internet’s most popular and controversial websites. The product of careful research into the content aggregator’s history and in-depth interviews with leading staffers, Lagorio-Chafkin whisks us from its birth among beer bottles and pizza boxes to executive infighting and billions of clicks a month – with controversy-laden pit stops along the way.
Who Should Listen
- Those curious about how Reddit started
- Individuals interested in technology and culture
- Anyone seeking an inside look into one of Silicon Valley’s most dramatic companies