Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holdings in Reddit and Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup.

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    1 year ago

    I can’t believe they gave the job to such a clueless and arrogant leader. At this rate, it’s not a matter of if, but when Reddit is going to crash and burn like Digg did.

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      1 year ago

      Most likely reddit is holding out till the IPO. Getting a new CEO beforehand would cause some chaos. Stability is what saves valuation. Reddit’s recent instability is what is messing with its worth.

      Then reddit can blame everything on their scapegoat: spez. The old CEO gets a nice severance package for acting like the villain reddit needs till all the new changes are in place. Even if the CEO was not the only one making these decisions.

      The new CEO will remove a few of the harsh changes reddit recently made; but not all of them. The people then rejoice as the new CEO is “nicer” than spez and the evil villain is gone.

      It’s not like reddit can ever go back to the way it was; it wasn’t making enough money to please its stakeholders. The preceding sentence is why the fediverse is so important.

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        I agree. They’ve already did this once before with Ellen Pao. She came in, played the villain and made changes that people didn’t like, and then went away and was replaced with a “nicer” CEO.

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      I can’t believe Steve Huffman (u/spez) is acting like this before an IPO. An IPO usually means a board of directors. Usually, the CEO reports directly to the board of directors and serves until they decide they need a new CEO. Forget third-party apps for a second, Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth Reddit. Users are protesting against the site’s leadership. Porn bombing has brands concerned about advertising on Reddit; see https://techstory.in/advertisers-grapple-with-rising-brand-safety-concerns-as-reddit-protests-escalate-into-porn-bombing-campaigns/ He’s tarnished Reddit’s image. The sooner they do an IPO, the better as Huffman will become the artist formerly known as CEO.

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        1 year ago

        Reddit has (very very likely) had a board ever since their first VC investment round in 2005, the board is backing this otherwise Spez would get voted out in a heartbeat

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          1 year ago

          If Reddit has a board, and they let Spez loose to do this crap, then they deserve a $10 BN devaluation. Maybe this will be the wakeup call.