Reddit's name comes from the phrase 'I read it on Reddit,' and it was designed as a user-friendly platform for sharing and discussing topics in one centralized place, which was a novelty in 2005.

Reddit was founded in 2005 by college roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, initially as a mobile food ordering app idea, but it evolved into a platform for sharing and discussing topics.

In the competition between Reddit and Digg, Digg made high-risk technology choices that didn't contribute to their core service, while Reddit focused on delivering a straightforward social news site without unnecessary risks.

As Reddit grew, the cohesive community began to fracture, leading to the creation of subreddits, which allowed for diverse interests and discussions to thrive separately.

The first subreddit created intentionally to foster a different community was the programming subreddit, as the popularity of political content was overshadowing other topics.

The acquisition by Condé Nast in 2006 was a crucible moment for Reddit, providing liquidity but also revealing the differing priorities of team members after the acquisition.

Reddit transformed from a community social science project into a sustainable business, recognizing that revenue is essential for its operation.

After being rejected by Y Combinator with their initial idea, we were invited to join the program under the condition that we work on something else, which led to the creation of Reddit.

FriendFeed was created to be an awesome place to work, aiming to capture the best parts of the early Google experience.