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Reddit CTO Chris Slowe: The Engineering Decisions That Built the Front Page of the Internet

The CTO of Reddit and technical architect behind the 6th most visited website on the internet shares the engineering decisions that have led the platform from scrappy startup to global giant, navigating massive rewrites and building for a deeply opinionated community of millions. In this episode of The Library of Minds, we sit down with Chris Slowe, co-founder and CTO of Reddit. We dig into the reality of scaling technical teams, why "hope is not a strategy," and what it really takes to keep the front page of the internet running for two decades. In this episode, we discuss: Why "hope is not a strategy" and tech debt is a sign of success How to redesign without destroying what users love Building culture through values like "remember the human" Why pseudo-anonymity creates better content than real names Best and worst architecture decisions in Reddit’s history. If you're a founder, engineer, or product leader, this episode will change how you think about scaling platforms and building lasting communities. 🔗 Want to go further? Talk to Chris on Delphi, where you can ask follow-up questions and explore his Digital Mind: https://www.delphi.ai/chrisslowe 📌 The Library of Minds is brought to you by Delphi - create a digital version of your mind, scale your thinking, and connect with others interactively. Learn more at https://www.delphi.ai/ 📺 Watch future episodes: https://libraryofminds.com Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:37 How Reddit became a giant 04:27 Building for users who hate change 10:29 What tech debt really signals 15:39 The A/B testing trap 19:20 Why Reddit won't label AI content 25:15 Anonymity creates better content 27:57 Most memorable Reddit AMAs 30:11 His worst architecture decision 33:00 The tech bet that never fails 36:16 First YC batch: Sam Altman, Twitch founders, Aaron Swartz