Alexis Ohanian Quotes


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 that can be a high bar.


Citations

Ohanian, Alexis. Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed. Business Plus, 2013.

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Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian
  • Born: April 24, 1983
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Investor

Alexis Kerry Ohanian is an American internet entrepreneur and investor. He is best known as the co-founder and executive chairman of the social news website Reddit along with Steve Huffman and Aaron Swartz. He also co-founded the early-stage venture capital firm Initialized Capital, helped launch the travel search website Hipmunk, and started the social enterprise Breadpig. He was also a partner at Y Combinator. In 2012, Andy Greenberg of Forbes magazine dubbed him "Mayor of the Internet".