The best part of being an angel investor is seeing... -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 , Businessman
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Alexis Ohanian is an American internet entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded the social media platform Reddit and has been involved in various other tech startups and investments. Ohanian is also known for his advocacy for net neutrality and his efforts to promote diversity and inclusivity in the tech industry. His entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to social causes have made him a respected figure in the business and technology communities.

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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....
I hate phone calls, so I believe in a telephone armistice. To me, the idea of calling someone unprompted is basically saying, 'Hey, stop whatever you'...
My entire career has been built on the understanding that I am not only not the smartest person in the room, I am definitely not the smartest person i...
Reddit is a network where someone with a million karma points has an equal shot as someone with 10 karma points to hit the #1 post or comment....
Let's all strive to be more entrepreneurial, and I think we'll all be in a better place....
Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They're only a click awa...

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To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal....
Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident....
To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination....
One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions....
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No sanction can stand against ignited minds....
As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me....
Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities....
Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want....