The Stream

Lessons from the rise of Reddit

Reddit co-founder shares his insights on entrepreneurship in the digital age.

Flickr image via anirudhkoul [Creative Commons]

What did it take to build the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet”? The Stream speaks to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian about how he grew his social-sharing website into one of the world’s most visited and influential online communities. Ohanian tells the story of Reddit and his other entrepreneurial pursuits in the new book “Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made Not Managed”.

In this episode of The Stream, we speak with:
 
Alexis Ohanian @AlexisOhanian
Co-founder, Reddit
 
Tiffany Chu @TChu88
Web designer 
 
Ernie Zahn @ErnieZahn
Digital rights activist 
 
Ryan Ross @RYANROSS316
Director, business development
 
Jeff Swift @SwiftJ
Reddit moderator, r/rhetoric

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