Alexis Ohanian

know here was someone who i mean i had like a great relationship with my parents but like definitely a mama's boy and i was an only child what can i say i was pretty cool but no she was she was amazing and and the first thing i did when i saw her so i flew down to baltimore First thing I did when I saw her was asking her, how are you? How's everything going? How are you feeling?

know here was someone who i mean i had like a great relationship with my parents but like definitely a mama's boy and i was an only child what can i say i was pretty cool but no she was she was amazing and and the first thing i did when i saw her so i flew down to baltimore First thing I did when I saw her was asking her, how are you? How's everything going? How are you feeling?

And her first response, first words out of her mouth were, I am sorry. And I was like, what do you mean? You don't mean, I'm sorry. And she's like, well, I know you're starting this company. You're supposed to be a CEO right now. You got to focus on Reddit. Don't focus on me. And I know how much of a distraction this is going to be for you.

And her first response, first words out of her mouth were, I am sorry. And I was like, what do you mean? You don't mean, I'm sorry. And she's like, well, I know you're starting this company. You're supposed to be a CEO right now. You got to focus on Reddit. Don't focus on me. And I know how much of a distraction this is going to be for you.

And you hear something like that from someone who you love so much, who's already given you so much, man. And- And I thought, I was like, I'm the last person. You should not be apologizing to me right now. Focus on yourself, please. I'm going to be fine. You owe me nothing. You've already given me everything. And that's emblematic of who she was. What it did was it gave me a confidence.

And you hear something like that from someone who you love so much, who's already given you so much, man. And- And I thought, I was like, I'm the last person. You should not be apologizing to me right now. Focus on yourself, please. I'm going to be fine. You owe me nothing. You've already given me everything. And that's emblematic of who she was. What it did was it gave me a confidence.

I knew there was no way Reddit would fail. No way. No chance I was going to let it. No way it could possibly not succeed. Because she blessed it with that. She really, even in those situations, still was looking out for her little boy above herself. And, you know, she fought for another three, four years. She got to see me sell Reddit. It had a lot, not going to lie, right?

I knew there was no way Reddit would fail. No way. No chance I was going to let it. No way it could possibly not succeed. Because she blessed it with that. She really, even in those situations, still was looking out for her little boy above herself. And, you know, she fought for another three, four years. She got to see me sell Reddit. It had a lot, not going to lie, right?

You know, in the grand scheme of tech, a $10 million exit is minuscule. For 16 months worth of work, pretty good ROI. But to be able to make that call to my mom to say, hey, your faith in me paid off. Like, what can I buy you? Was worth everything. And then true to form. True to form. Like, I knew I was going to get my dad some season tickets for our local NFL team there in D.C.

You know, in the grand scheme of tech, a $10 million exit is minuscule. For 16 months worth of work, pretty good ROI. But to be able to make that call to my mom to say, hey, your faith in me paid off. Like, what can I buy you? Was worth everything. And then true to form. True to form. Like, I knew I was going to get my dad some season tickets for our local NFL team there in D.C.

True to form, though, my mom was like, I don't want anything. I'm like, no, no, I'm not going to let you do this. Come on, what do you want? She was like, I don't want anything. And I ended up making a donation for her to her favorite nonprofit. She was like, all right, if you're going to have to give me something, you can do that. And I was so mad.

True to form, though, my mom was like, I don't want anything. I'm like, no, no, I'm not going to let you do this. Come on, what do you want? She was like, I don't want anything. And I ended up making a donation for her to her favorite nonprofit. She was like, all right, if you're going to have to give me something, you can do that. And I was so mad.

I was so mad because lovingly, I was like, God, there is no way I'm ever going to top this. You realize you have set the bar so high that if I ever have kids, I'm going to be chasing that goal. But like I said, that's who she was. That's all she cared about. She was an undocumented immigrant.

I was so mad because lovingly, I was like, God, there is no way I'm ever going to top this. You realize you have set the bar so high that if I ever have kids, I'm going to be chasing that goal. But like I said, that's who she was. That's all she cared about. She was an undocumented immigrant.

She was an au pair from Germany who overstayed her visa because she fell in love with my dad, this Armenian-American here in the States. Yeah, they eventually got married, had me. But she worked the jobs she needed to work to pay the bills and do the things. And her number one, I mean, I don't think anyone would have told you, the most important thing to her was her family.

She was an au pair from Germany who overstayed her visa because she fell in love with my dad, this Armenian-American here in the States. Yeah, they eventually got married, had me. But she worked the jobs she needed to work to pay the bills and do the things. And her number one, I mean, I don't think anyone would have told you, the most important thing to her was her family.

And I was an only child, so I got all the shine from that. Yeah. That was the foundation, man. And when folks want to know how or why or all this stuff, man, I pointed to her. Sorry, dad, you get some credit too. But having that confidence, having that support, having that unwavering.

And I was an only child, so I got all the shine from that. Yeah. That was the foundation, man. And when folks want to know how or why or all this stuff, man, I pointed to her. Sorry, dad, you get some credit too. But having that confidence, having that support, having that unwavering.

When I told her, I told this woman I wanted to be a professional waiter in high school because I was so good serving at Pizza Hut. Yeah. So I worked pizza in high school and I was a dishwasher, then I was a cook. And then the deep dish pizzas are a sleeper. I'll make them at home now with the cast iron. They're good. And eventually I made it as a serving and I was pretty good.

When I told her, I told this woman I wanted to be a professional waiter in high school because I was so good serving at Pizza Hut. Yeah. So I worked pizza in high school and I was a dishwasher, then I was a cook. And then the deep dish pizzas are a sleeper. I'll make them at home now with the cast iron. They're good. And eventually I made it as a serving and I was pretty good.