We Are the Nerds

Product Description \x27A gripping read\x27 Adam Grant, bestselling author of Originals Reddit hails itself as \x27the front page of the Internet\x27. It\x27s the sixth most\-visited website in the world \- and yet, millions have no idea what it is. They should be paying attention.This definitive account of the birth and life of Reddit is perfect for readers of The Everything Store, Googled and The Facebook Effect. We Are the Nerds takes readers inside this captivating, maddening enterprise, whose army of obsessed users have been credited with everything from solving crimes and spurring millions in charitable donations to seeding alt\-right fury and even landing Donald Trump in the White House. Reddit has become a mirror of the Internet itself: It has dark trenches, shiny memes, malicious trolls, and a heart\-warming ability to connect people across cultures, oceans, and ideological divides. This is the gripping story of how Reddit\x27s founders, Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, transformed themselves from student video\-gamers into Silicon Valley millionaires as they turned their creation into an icon of the digital age. But the journey was often fraught. Reporting on Reddit for more than six years, conducting hundreds of interviews and gaining exclusive access to its founders, Christine Lagorio\-Chafkin has written the definitive account of the birth and life of Reddit. Packed with revelatory details about its biggest triumphs and controversies, this inside look at Reddit includes fresh insights on the relationship between Huffman and Ohanian, staff turmoil, the tragic life of Aaron Swartz, and Reddit\x27s struggle to become profitable. In a time when we are increasingly concerned about privacy and manipulation on social platforms, We Are the Nerds reveals Reddit\x27s central role in the dissemination of culture and information in history\x27s first fully digital century. Rigorously reported and highly entertaining, We Are the Nerds explores how this unique platform has changed the way we all communicate today. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK: \x27Incisive, witty and brilliantly written\x27 \- Emily Chang, bestselling author of Brotopia \x27A triumph \- a business book that reads like a page\-turning novel\x27 \- James Ledbetter, author of One Nation Under Gold \x27The best, grittiest, most accurate book yet about what it\x27s like to build a startup and a community from scratch\x27 \- John Zeratsky, bestselling author of Sprint and Make Time \x27A gripping, entertaining book that is a must\-read for every entrepreneur\x27 \- Daymond John, bestselling author of Rise and Grind \x27Too many books on tech feel like they have been Googled together; Lagorio\-Chafkin\x27s is rich in original reportage\x27 \- TLS Review Reddit is life. Or at least that's the case for millions upon millions of people on the Internet. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin has done a masterful job of explaining how Reddit became the Internet's dominant cultural force. Fast-paced, packed with insight and, above all, wonderfully entertaining, this is a must read for anyone hoping to make sense of the century ahead -- Ashlee Vance, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk Incisive, witty and brilliantly written. Lagorio-Chadkin gives you a front row seat to the world-altering consequences of sometimes responsible decisions made by a few tiny humans on the front lines of the internet, nerds and all -- Emily Chang, author of the national bestseller Brotopia The best, grittiest, most accurate book yet about what it's like to build a startup and a community from scratch (a struggle I know well). And it's a great story; truly fun to read! -- John Zeratsky, former design partner, Google Ventures, and New York Times bestselling author of Sprint and Make Time I've heard every start-up story yo