Quotes by Alexis Ohanian

About Alexis Ohanian:

Alexis Ohanian is an American internet entrepreneur, activist and investor based in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, best known for co-founding the social news website Reddit, helping launch the travel search website Hipmunk, and starting the social enterprise Breadpig. He is a partner at Y Combinator. He is also the executive chairman of Reddit.
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I want to stay hungry. I really believe my resources are best used to help projects that make the world suck less.

Alexis Ohanian

The best part of being an angel investor is seeing these kids coming up with companies that get way more traffic than Reddit had when we sold it. I think, 'Are you kidding me? They're just kids, and they've done so much.'

Alexis Ohanian

Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They're only a click away from a picture of a funny cat, so you have to make your thing more compelling than that cat. And t...

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It takes discipline not to let social media steal your time.

Alexis Ohanian

My junior year, I went to an LSAT-prep course. I flipped over my test and thought, 'You bastards.' I walked out and went to Waffle House. That's where I had what I call 'The Waffle House Epiphany': I didn't want to be a lawyer. I wanted to make a den...

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The reason people need advice on using social media is that they're a much more complex and nuanced way to communicate than a conversation or email.

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The social-media landscape changes incredibly fast, so you have to be open-minded and nimble to keep up with it.

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Author Bio

  • NameAlexis Ohanian
  • DescriptionAmerican businessman
  • BornApril 24, 1983
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEntrepreneur