A new team at reddit

The post discusses leadership changes at Reddit following Yishan Wong's resignation due to a disagreement with the board over office plans. Ellen Pao is appointed interim CEO, while co-founder Alexis Ohanian returns as executive chairman. The author expresses confidence in the new team’s ability to enhance Reddit's growth and community engagement.

Published 2014-11-13 2 min read 314 words 3 topics

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Last week, Yishan Wong resigned from reddit. The reason was a disagreement with the board about a new office (location and amount of money to spend on a lease). To be clear, though, we didn’t ask or suggest that he resig

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