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by hinkley 1107 days ago
Doesn’t Reddit have a track record of getting the CEO to do something unpopular and then replacing them?
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pcurve 1107 days ago
Spez... then Yishan Wong... then Ellen Pao... Then Spez.

Not sure if I recall Wong or Pao did things that seemed overtly business / investor motivated? I know there was the controversial firing of Victoria Taylor by Pao that eventually led to her demise.

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MattGaiser 1107 days ago
A former Reddit CEO alleges that Pao wasn't the one who ordered Victoria to be fired.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/3d2hv3/kn0t...

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runlevel1 1107 days ago
That's correct. In a comment earlier that day, Alexis said it was his decision.

Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3cucye/an_ol...

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