Yahoo to early Reddit: You are a rounding error

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Ohanian talks of his early days in Reddit where he is invited by Yahoo to join other startups. During a talk with a Yahoo employee, he is told Reddit's traffic is equal to a rounding error and that he doesn't belong.

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Haters gonna hate. What every starup founder needs to keep reminding themselves, especially in the beginning.

Interesting if the current crew at Yahoo would treat them the same. It seems like they're more friendly to emerging players.

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