Jedberg leaves reddit • Hacker News Board

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

#21

Post by jedberg » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 6:43 PM UTC

kacy wrote: post #4

He was employee number one and I think the last remaining link to the founding team (not sure). I've got a lot of respect for him, especially after meeting him in person when I toured the office earlier this year. His commute was over 2 hours each day, and he had to deal with all the scaling issues with amazon almost single-handedly, not to mention the Saturday nights that were devoted to keeping the site up. I wish…

First I have to clarify that nothing I did was single handed. I couldn't possibly have done what I did without the support of the awesomeness that was the rest of team reddit.

As for hipmunk, I think they already have too much talent, since they have the rest of reddit. :)

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

#22

Post by jedberg » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 6:51 PM UTC

Hovertruck wrote: post #3

Wow, I just watched him give a presentation on reddit architecture at Velocity yesterday. Shame to see him go.

And let me tell you how awkward that was knowing that I was going to post this today! And not being able to say anything.

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

#23

Post by sidcool » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 6:56 PM UTC

Jedber will be missed.

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

#24

Post by nowarninglabel » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 6:59 PM UTC

runinit wrote: post #18

eggbrain wrote: post #9

The biggest question I have is: why are so many people leaving Reddit? Over the past few months, the site has grown continuously yet the people that have been the driving force of the site seem to be leaving just as the site is hitting its peak. What has changed?

I think Jedberg is leaving because he values his marriage over reddit. He kinda hints at that in his blog post.

I agree, also this: http://imgur.com/tTQQ5 He truly is bad ass.

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

#25

Post by staunch » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 7:01 PM UTC

From someone that spent years sysadmining very high traffic systems: Well done sir. Well done.

Been using Reddit since launch. Somewhat nervous that the new people running Reddit will get overrun by the corporate overlords now that they see the "hockey stick" traffic charts.

I can see some bean counter doing the math:

  Slap 4 teeth whitening ads on every page
  = 4 ad impressions
  * 1.2 billion page views
  = 4.8 billion ad impressions
  * $0.30 - $0.50 eCPM
  = $17 - $28 million/year.

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

#26

Post by phlux » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 7:20 PM UTC

jedberg wrote: post #21

kacy wrote: post #4

He was employee number one and I think the last remaining link to the founding team (not sure). I've got a lot of respect for him, especially after meeting him in person when I toured the office earlier this year. His commute was over 2 hours each day, and he had to deal with all the scaling issues with amazon almost single-handedly, not to mention the Saturday nights that were devoted to keeping the site up. I wish…

First I have to clarify that nothing I did was single handed. I couldn't possibly have done what I did without the support of the awesomeness that was the rest of team reddit. As for hipmunk, I think they already have too much talent, since they have the rest of reddit. :)

Where were you commuting from?

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

#27

Post by phlux » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 7:23 PM UTC

jedberg wrote: post #22

Hovertruck wrote: post #3

Wow, I just watched him give a presentation on reddit architecture at Velocity yesterday. Shame to see him go.

And let me tell you how awkward that was knowing that I was going to post this today! And not being able to say anything.

Link / video to said presentation please?

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

#28

Post by jcol » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 7:25 PM UTC

ivanbernat wrote: post #6

A guy with so much knowledge about running such a huge site probably has hundreds of job offers. Best of luck Jedberg, wish you all the best!

Reddit has quite a few stability/uptime problems. Probably not his fault, but a scary prospect nonetheless.

EDIT: Did I get downvoted by someone who thinks Reddit is stable? It clearly isn't and anyone who thinks otherwise is dreaming. I guess I'll stop going against the HN hivemind just to keep my account in good standing. This place feels more like Reddit every day.

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

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Post by daviding » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 7:34 PM UTC

eggbrain wrote: post #9

The biggest question I have is: why are so many people leaving Reddit? Over the past few months, the site has grown continuously yet the people that have been the driving force of the site seem to be leaving just as the site is hitting its peak. What has changed?

A four year vesting period is typical. Like he mentioned, he's just gone over four years.

Re: Jedberg leaves reddit

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Post by malnourish » Fri, Jun 17, 2011, 7:36 PM UTC

jedberg wrote: post #22

Hovertruck wrote: post #3

Wow, I just watched him give a presentation on reddit architecture at Velocity yesterday. Shame to see him go.

And let me tell you how awkward that was knowing that I was going to post this today! And not being able to say anything.

Were you able to make arrangements with the team to make the transition easier? Do they know the ropes as well as you?

Was there much camaraderie among the team members? It seemed that way.

Did you have to agree to/sign anything from Conde Nast to proceed with your resignation?

I wish you the best of luck and I hope you succeed both personally and in future ventures.