Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on the IPO

On with Kara Swisher

New York Magazine

News Commentary, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Reddit has been around for 19 years, but today the social media platform goes public and starts a new chapter. Its listing on the New York Stock Exchange also marks the first major social media IPO since 2019. Kara speaks to co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman about money, content moderators and whether the subreddit r/WallStreetBets could make this one a meme stock. Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] or find us on social media. We’re on Instagram/Threads as @karaswisher and @nayeemaraza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:25.2	Kara Swisher and I'm Kara Swisher. This morning Thursday March 21st the
1:29.6	social media platform Reddit is set to go public, seeking a valuation of up to $6.4 billion.
1:36.5	So yesterday, ahead of the Ring of the Ring of the Bell, I spoke to Reddit, co-founder, and CEO
1:40.6	Steve Huffman.
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1:45.0	and I've interviewed him at various points in the Reddit trajectory.
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