We Are The Nerds

This book tells the story of the co-founders of the Internet site Reddit. There is Steve Huffman, who was the programmer. Then there was Alexis OHanian. These guys had initially pitched the idea of a kiosk for gas station food offerings. They wanted to join startup incubator Y Combinator. There were initially denied.

Later the head of Y Combinator offered to let both guys in the cohort if they changed their company idea to the original Reddit. They agreed and the rest was history. Both guys seemed to exit once the company got some money. They both became millionaires.

Both guys returned to the company. Huffman eventually became CEO. And Ohanian became a sales man of sort. As an aside, this book track Ohanian meeting and eventually marrying tennis star Serena Williams. This book is the first one by author Christine Lagorio-Chafkin.