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Reddit's cofounder said that at first the company felt like 'a homework assignment that got out of hand' rather than a business (ca.movies.yahoo.com)

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Reddit's cofounder said that at first the company felt like 'a homework assignment that got out of hand' rather than a business::Reddit's cofounder Steve Huffman said in its early days he filled up most of the site with content using different accounts until it got more users.

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[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months ago

This was my biggest wtf.

Companies like reddit used to love that shit - make something awesome to get a massive audience... And THEN monetize. So what the hell is he talking about "business"?

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