The Reddits - Paul Graham  ## Metadata - Author: **Paul Graham** - Full Title: The Reddits - Category: #articles - URL: https://paulgraham.com/reddits.html ## Highlights - As with all the really great startups, there's an uncannily close match between the company and the founders. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j3146rxea3tdtpaepr4p9afc)) - In those days the top forum for programmers was a site called Slashdot. It was a lot like Reddit, except the stories on the frontpage were chosen by human moderators. And though they did a good job, that one small difference turned out to be a big difference. Being driven by user submissions meant Reddit was fresher than Slashdot. News there was newer, and users will always go where the newest news is. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j314ah0v9fgxkj6yyd7hmjck))