To be honest, the only reason Ellen was made CEO was because Yishan has unexpectedly left reddit. Yishan, I believe, had Ellen step up as interim CEO just until they were able to find a more qualified one. Eventually, though, Ellen just stayed CEO.

When someone at our company meeting someone bluntly asked “You stated you were the interim CEO and that reddit was looking for one to replace Yishan. Are we still looking for a new CEO, and if not, why should we trust you to do the job?”

She literally responded with “You’ll have to pry this position from my cold, dead hands!!!” which was met with applause. To be totally honest, I just sat there dumbfounded. It was one of the most non-answers I had ever heard.