About this episode

Jen Wong, COO of Reddit, discusses building enduring products and navigating career changes in the tech industry.

Description Check out our matcha brand, Sisters Matcha at ⁠ ⁠www.sistersmatcha.com ⁠ ⁠ Sign up for our newsletter here: ⁠ https://cherieluo.substack.com/subscribe ⁠ How do you build something that lasts on the Internet? This week, we're joined by Jen Wong, the COO of Reddit, who helped transform one of the internet's most influential communities into a public company. Recorded live from the Reddit Deli at Cannes Lions, this conversation explores what it takes to build enduring products, navigate career reinvention, and lead through one of the biggest technological shifts of our generation. Tune in for more on: ✅ How Reddit grew from "the front page of the internet" into a public company ✅ Why the strongest communities are built on trust and not algorithms ✅ The surprising career advice that led Jen to becoming Reddit's COO ✅ How Reddit approaches AI, data licensing, and partnerships with OpenAI and Google ✅ The biggest mistake people make when trying to build community online ✅ Why career paths are rarely linear and how to embrace reinvention instead Timestamps: 00:00: Episode introduction 00:58: Introducing Jen Wong 02:43: Why Jen left Time Inc. and joined Reddit…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cherie Brooke Luo, Jean Luo

Guest: Jen Wong

Topics covered

• Reddit's growth
• community building
• career reinvention
• technology shifts
• AI and data licensing

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Organizations: Reddit, Time Inc., OpenAI, Google

Products: Sisters Matcha

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