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Without Permission

Lessons learned from reddit, hipmunk & YC - in book form!

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Lyle McKeany
@lylemckeany · growth marketer
@alexisohanian I listened to your book during my commute. It was definitely an inspiration for moving on from my day job and taking more of a risk. I'm not diving into my own project yet, but I'm moving down to SF to learn at Tradecraft with @rrhoover next week!
Andrew Pyott
@andrewpyott · Creative, Art Director
I read this a few months ago and found it a really interesting read. Wasn't very familiar with @alexisohanian or Reddit (as it's not as popular over here in Europe), but could definitely relate to the general concepts of the power of a free internet. Well worth the read.
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Alexis Ohanian
@alexisohanian · Co-founder, Reddit & Initialized Capital
Thanks @Andrewpyott + @lylemckeany! Glad you liked it. And we're working on a bigger international push in 2014, but the numbers are already trending in the right direction: http://www.redditblog.com/2013/1... (this doesn't include mobile traffic, mind you, which would put reddit's monthly uniques around 200M).
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Your recent blog post/excerpt from the book, http://alexisohanian.com/on-being-a-proud-non-technical-founder resonated with me as a non-technical/engineering founder. There's a lack of recognition for the value in all the non-technical aspects of building a company that doesn't get talked about often in the startup community. Engineering is obviously impor… See more
Andy Cook
@andygcook · Cofounder - Tettra.co
I read Without Their Permission the first week it launched and was pumped up throughout the entire book. I think the most important lesson is the books namesake, that you don't need anyone's permission to make your ideas happen because the internet empowers individuals. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an idea but hasn't actually started yet.