Product culture @reddit and interview prep

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trs692

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trs692
Oct 24, 2020 17 Comments

Out of the social networks in the Bay Area, Reddit is the one I'm most excited about and I'm applying for a job there.

Fellow Reddit PMs, could you share your thoughts on the PM culture and talent there?

Could you also share some pointers on how to prepare for the interviews? I'm quite excited about the particular role and I would like to do well.

TC $450k

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  • Twitter
    anotha

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    anotha
    Best advice: be prepared to take a huge TC hit.
    Oct 24, 2020 6
    • Lyft
      trs692

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      trs692
      OP
      I think it's a question of time to put the ads business together. Twitter and Snap are good reference companies. Reddit catching up is just a question of execution on the monetization side.
      Oct 25, 2020
    • Amazon / Manufacturing
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      Did you end up taking the offer?
      Jan 22, 2021
  • Reddit
    sBpY74

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    sBpY74
    I have some bad TC news for you.

    That 450 is not happening.
    Oct 27, 2020 0
  • Speedway / Eng
    Hank Hill

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    Hank Hill
    Reddit doesn't pay like FAANG, and r/WatchRedditDie
    Oct 24, 2020 5
    • Speedway / Eng
      Hank Hill

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      Hank Hill
      They've had a decade to figure out ad strategy and they haven't. The day I see Reddit listed on a major stock exchange, I'll buy you 1000 shares. The interaction on Reddit doesn't lend itself to ads. Their demographics are in the 90% 18-25 range, with low disposable income.

      Engagement is super high, but MAUs aren't growing and the site (and corporate) are quickly becoming Woke Gardens, killing part of their own userbase. This isn't much different from the high-visibility parts of the Twitterverse. Then again with how much the owners have murdered the site and betrayed free speech, rejiggering it to force heavy advertising on the users would be a smaller and more welcome change.
      Oct 27, 2020
    • Lyft
      trs692

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      I share your concerns about the organic growth. There are a lot of opportunities to do better there. As to ads, reddit is definitely not Pinterest in terms of monetization potential, but can easily be more monetizable that twitter and snap. Or at least not worse. They would have to fix the comp disparity, though, as all the folks with the much needed ads expertise are already at fang or at the beforementioned.
      Oct 28, 2020
  • Reddit
    XXTE56

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    XXTE56
    Base is competitive, but it is hard to compare TC to a FANG offer since the equity is not liquid. There has been a lot of recent changes to the comp philosophy at reddit, so i don't think all the info here is up to date (including from reddit employee). It is best if you talk to the recruiter who can share the latest. We are generally very transparent
    Oct 27, 2020 2