Alexis Ohanian is the founder of the popular social news and conversational website, Reddit. Ohanian doesn’t rely on a story to boost his business but rather the ingenious design that he had for an idea. Reddit was actually the second business that Ohanian and a friend came up with before they found success. They created Reddit with the intention of selling it to the company Y Combinator which the
y did in 2005. Because of the experience that Ohanian had with creating the platform, he left the company in 2010 and founded another company in the Middle East called Das Kapital Capital. His experience with Reddit allowed him to create this new company without too much trouble. From there, he began to build his personal investments and currently invests in new tech startups.
The interesting thing about the Ohanian is that he didn’t stay with one company too long. He had bigger visions of what he wanted to do with his life. Sometimes its not about riding one idea until the top, but rather letting someone else take it over while he pursues his passions.
This man is a true adapter by switching from company to company and bringing something new with him to each one. He has also learned to show what he is good at and maximize his strengths while letting other people work in their own strengths which are his weaknesses Even never having used Reddit I know what a massive amount of impact it has had since its release.
I admire his ability to adapt. Reddit has become a hub for conversation and specialized discourse. Although I do no know about this Das Kapital Capital- I will have to look at this. It is rare to see someone in the tech world with two separate platform success stories.
It’s extremely interesting to see where entrepreneurs end up after their company takes off. In this case, it’s impressive that he can take the things he learned from founding Reddit and use those skills to impact a different market!