Huffman and ohanian had just launched a startup called reddit, a. When alexis ohanian and steve huffman sold reddit to conde nast in 2006, the 23yearold cofounders became multimillionaires overnight. There are only a few founders that i really like and steve huffman and alexis ohanian are two of them. Adam grant, new york times bestselling author of originals, give and take. In august 2010, just weeks before the launch, alexis joined the team at hipmunk, steve huffmans second y combinator startup. In may 2014, alexis ohanian presented lawrence lessig with the webby lifetime achievement award. Steve huffman in san francisco and alexis ohanian at the oxford union. Huffman and ohanian attended a lecture by programmerentrepreneur paul graham in boston, massachusetts, during their spring break from university of virginia. A year later, he sold the site and began a new adventure of helping. Alexis ohanian is an entrepreneur and investor in brooklyn, ny, best known as the cofounder of reddit.
Alexis ohanian keynote speaker harry walker agency. Reddit cofounder and university of virginia alumnus alexis ohanian will be back on grounds on friday for a panel with other alumni entrepreneurs ohanian and fellow uva alumnus steve huffman. Alexis ohanian wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Reddits alexis ohanian on how to learn the market for. Hes able to use 2020 hindsight in the present after selling reddit to conde nast in 2006, hes now rejoined the company fulltime with his longtime friend, cofounder and ceo steve huffman.
After graduating from uva in 2005, alexis and his cofounder steve huffman started reddit, now a. Oh, front row, fiftyyard line, pleasethe best you have. Alexis ohanian is an american internet entrepreneur, activist, and investor. Steve huffman born november 12, 1983, also known by his reddit username spez s. Reddit founders alexis ohanian and steve huffman at the funeral of the florida school shooting victims. The exact sale price was never disclosed but the site. Conde nast eventually acquires reddit and huffman and ohanian become millionaires overnight. Alexis ohanian is a startup founder and investor in san francisco, ca. Reddit was founded by university of virginia roommates steve huffman and alexis ohanian in 2005. He returned to reddit fulltime with cofounder huffman on july 10, 2015 to lead the nowindependent company. Ceo steve huffman, who handcoded the site when he launched it with alexis ohanian in 2005 and who returned in 2015 to the company to try to save it in the wake of a scandal that threatened to.
Steve huffman born november 12, 1983, also known by his reddit username spez is an. Alexis and steves original plan was to build an infrastructure that would allow people to order food from their cell phones. He cofounded reddit, is a bestselling author and has had. Its an unseasonably cold early october evening in lincoln, nebraska, and reddit cofounder alexis ohanian is giving his elevator pitch to a flustered but rapt woman behind the counter of a fastfood joint, runza, where hes picking up 45 servings of the eponymous nebraskan meat and bread dish to bring back to a party at a local sports startup. Alexis ohanian speaker, keynote, booking agent, bureau. In an exclusive interview with observer, reddit cofounder alexis ohanian discussed his not so glamorous days of being an earlystage ceo, what he looks for in founders as a vc and how a non. The 1st thing alexis ohanian bought after he sold reddit. Speaking at entrepreneurs accelerate your business event in miami last week, ohanian recalled that he and his cofounder, steve huffman. Lessig has spent his career fighting to maintain the open spaces of the web so that all of us can make and share our work, ohanian said. Alexis ohanian, and steve huffman, who proposed a phonebased foodordering system for which they had. I first met alexis ohanian through education nonprofit, as we both sit on their advisory board years later, he still impresses the hell out of me. Created by steve huffman and alexis ohanian during a program designated to help young people start tech companies, reddit grew rapidly and unexpectedly.
Alexis ohanian is the author of without their permission 3. Alexis ohanian, born april 24, 1983, is an entrepreneur and investor in brooklyn, ny, best known as the cofounder and executive chair of reddit, a platform for online communities to share links and have discussions. Huffman and ohanian joined y combinator, a seed accelerator led by sam altman, and expanded reddit. Ohanian makes an announcement in regards to taylors removal we dont talk about specific employees, but i do want you to know that im here to triage ama requests in the interim. Today, he helps run it bringing 11 years of reflection and experience working, writing and building to the role. Though the idea was rejected, alexis and steve were invited to join the first class of y combinator, on the condition that theyd come up with a new concept. Ohanian, responding to asbarezs questions via email, says he had no idea that their. After graduating from uva in 2005, alexis and his cofounder steve huffman started reddit, a top 10 us website. Aaron swartzs brilliant life and tragic death rolling stone. The brilliant life and tragic death of aaron swartz. Alexis and steve huffmans original plan was to build an infrastructure that would allow people to order food from their cell phones.
Alexis ohanian biography facts, childhood, family life. Instead of sticking with programming, alexis decided he should become an immigration lawyer. Steve huffman born november 12, 1983, also known by his reddit username spez s p. Alexis ohanian was fresh out of college in 2005 when he cofounded with his partner steve huffman. At that same time, alexis also accepted a position as y combinators ambassador to the east. Inside the dramatic, painfuland hugely successfulreturn of.
Alexis helped create the hipmunk brand identity and. Along with partner steve huffman, alexis ohanian started in 2004 while a student at the university of virginia. We are the nerds retells the birth and progress of reddit, one of the internets most popular websites. Alexis ohanian speakers bureau and booking agent info. In the summer of 20, small empires with alexis ohanian, a weekly online series focused on rising startups in new. Alexis ohanian is the cofounder of the social news aggregation website reddit. Reddits alexis ohanian on how to learn the market for your new business. Ohanian and steve huffmans original plan was to build an infrastructure that would allow people to order food from their cell phones. I admire them for doing so because despite lagoriochafkins best efforts.
After graduating from uva in 2005, alexis and his cofounder steve huffman started reddit, now a top 100 website. The idea and initial development of reddit originated with then college roommates steve huffman and alexis ohanian in 2005. His new book, without their permission, tells the story of the site, from startup to internet giant. Alexis ohanian serves up internet wisdom in new book. In 2010 he brought his problem to reddit cofounders alexis ohanian and steve huffman. They then turned his idea into a reality, gave it the name hipmunk, and revolutionized travel searches in the process by saving people time and money. Steve huffman and alexis ohanian, both a couple of years older than swartz. After graduating from uva in 2005, alexis and his cofounder steve huffman started reddit. They envisioned it as the front page of the internet, which remains reddits slogan today. All ama inquiries go to email protected where we have a team in placei posted this on a mod sub but im reposting here we get that losing victoria has a significant impact on the way you manage. Alexis ohanian, approximately three minutes after he sold reddit. The site quickly took off, and in 2006, they sold it to conde nast. Alexis ohanian, the dude who cofounded reddit, helped launch hipmunk, advocates for free culture, opposes sopa and serves as an allaround startup sage, reads a lot of reddit.
In 2005, reddit was founded by steve huffman and alexis ohanian. Investor, speaker, host of small empires, author of without their permission. Alexis ohanian is a startup founder and investor in brooklyn, ny. Alexis ohanian is cofounder of the popular social news site reddit. After detailing how he and college friend steve huffman created the site as undergrads at the university of virginia later selling it to conde nast, ohanian then presents a helpful blueprint for readersincluding how to identify genuine need in the marketplace, doing the. In 2015, he returned to a fulltime capacity the company he cofounded with steve huffman. Alexis kerry ohanian born april 24, 1983 1, also known by the username kn0thing, is an american internet entrepreneur and investor. Most entrepreneurial journeys arent linear, but few zigzagged as much as that of ohanian, the founder of social site reddit. Shortly after graduating from uva, he and classmate steve huffman founded. Roommates alexis ohanian and steve huffman were pretty normal freshmen, albeit with a pronounced geeky streak. Alexis kerry ohanian born april 24, 1983, also known by the username kn0thing, is an. Steve huffman and alexis ohanian, cooperated extensively. Ohanian started social news site with his university of virginia roommate steve huffman in 2005. Alexis ohanian is the cofounder of reddit, initialized capital, and a bestselling author based in san francisco, ca.
He also cofounded the earlystage venture capital firm initialized capital, helped launch the travel search website hipmunk, and started the social enterprise breadpig. Now a reddit board member, alexis focuses on social enterprise breadpig, publishing authors like xkcd and smbc profits donated to worthy causes. Alexis ohanian could still be standing in line waiting for a sandwich. Reddit, founded in 2005 by steve huffman and alexis ohanian, college roommates, had largely taken a laissezfaire approach to internet commentary. Two university of virginia students, steve huffman and alexis ohanian, created reddit in 2005. Book tells the inside story of how reddit came to be the internets id.
Entrepreneurs alexis ohanian and steve huffman famously founded reddit as college roommates in 2005. Alexis kerry ohanian born april 24, 1983, also known by the username kn0thing, is an american internet entrepreneur and investor. Alexis ohanian and steve huffman might have founded reddit, but it wasnt their idea. Serena williams is engaged to reddit cofoudner alexis ohanian at the time, the brooklyn, new york native had been on track to become a lawyer. As told in we are the nerds, they reclaimed the helm when a series of. They ate pizza, drank beer, tinkered with their computers and played video games. Alexis ohanian, cofounder of reddit and author of without their permission, joins us in the newsroom to discuss how reddit began,startups. Though the idea was rejected, ohanian and huffman were invited to join the first class of y combinator, on the condition that theyd come up with a new concept. Hes the guy who travelled 500 miles to blind pitch an investor with his startup idea. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, achievements, etc. To alexis ohanian, success came after a series of setbacks. Why is this man running for president of the internet. Adam grant, new york times bestselling author of originals, give and take, and.
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