Alexis Ohanian

And I was like, are you implying that I was just hanging out at the Olympics for two weeks? And he's like, no, it's the summer. I totally get it. Like, it's fine. And so I was retelling this story to my wife. And she's like, I will literally call him up because they know each other. It'd be casual.

And I was like, are you implying that I was just hanging out at the Olympics for two weeks? And he's like, no, it's the summer. I totally get it. Like, it's fine. And so I was retelling this story to my wife. And she's like, I will literally call him up because they know each other. It'd be casual.

And I will assure him that I have countless times complained about the fact that you're working too much. And I'm like, baby, from any partner, that would be powerful. But coming from you, right, it carries a lot more weight. But the reality is... I love this. And unlike being a professional athlete, I get to do this forever.

And I will assure him that I have countless times complained about the fact that you're working too much. And I'm like, baby, from any partner, that would be powerful. But coming from you, right, it carries a lot more weight. But the reality is... I love this. And unlike being a professional athlete, I get to do this forever.

As long as my brain's working, I have compounding that I get out of age and experience. And it's the unfair advantage of all of us who are not professional athletes is that we actually continue to compound the expertise over time and get to keep doing the thing that we loved in our 20s, in our 30s, in our 40s, in our 50s. And it's a great blessing. And so...

As long as my brain's working, I have compounding that I get out of age and experience. And it's the unfair advantage of all of us who are not professional athletes is that we actually continue to compound the expertise over time and get to keep doing the thing that we loved in our 20s, in our 30s, in our 40s, in our 50s. And it's a great blessing. And so...

Yeah, I have this and I think the downside has been historically making sure I was either I was building teams and building organizations that were aligned with this. And that was a big part of the decision four years ago to say, okay, you know, Caitlin, who I founded 776 with, she joined me early in the Reddit turnaround. Almost that time was like six years earlier.

Yeah, I have this and I think the downside has been historically making sure I was either I was building teams and building organizations that were aligned with this. And that was a big part of the decision four years ago to say, okay, you know, Caitlin, who I founded 776 with, she joined me early in the Reddit turnaround. Almost that time was like six years earlier.

I know she's got the same, whatever, brokenness, that relentlessness, that hunger, and having a partner like her. And then Lizzie, who also came over, now she runs my foundation. Those are the folks I just want to spend the rest of my years building with and working with. And that's not a judgment. Like, y'all got to find whatever you need.

I know she's got the same, whatever, brokenness, that relentlessness, that hunger, and having a partner like her. And then Lizzie, who also came over, now she runs my foundation. Those are the folks I just want to spend the rest of my years building with and working with. And that's not a judgment. Like, y'all got to find whatever you need.

And I think one of the things that always gets so twisted, because I am, look, hashtag business dad. I'm out here making pancakes every Sunday for my girls. I do crepes on Saturdays. I post it on social. Yes, I've gotten into smoking meats lately, and I'm very proud of that. But like all things on social media, you're seeing a curated version of the things.

And I think one of the things that always gets so twisted, because I am, look, hashtag business dad. I'm out here making pancakes every Sunday for my girls. I do crepes on Saturdays. I post it on social. Yes, I've gotten into smoking meats lately, and I'm very proud of that. But like all things on social media, you're seeing a curated version of the things.

But the promise that I made to my kids was, is the same promise I make to my team, which is like I'm sorry to my childhood friends, but I'm like, When I'm on the clock for work, I'm going to show up here the best way that I can. When I'm on the clock for my family, I'm going to show up there the best way that I can. And that's frankly all the bandwidth I have in my life.

But the promise that I made to my kids was, is the same promise I make to my team, which is like I'm sorry to my childhood friends, but I'm like, When I'm on the clock for work, I'm going to show up here the best way that I can. When I'm on the clock for my family, I'm going to show up there the best way that I can. And that's frankly all the bandwidth I have in my life.

And I think one of the areas I should be investing more into, and maybe there'll be a time, but it's the relationships I have with other men. And these are the guys, I've known them since I was five. These are my best friends. We're in the group chat daily. We see each other now maybe once a year, twice a year, but I, and you know, I got to organize it.

And I think one of the areas I should be investing more into, and maybe there'll be a time, but it's the relationships I have with other men. And these are the guys, I've known them since I was five. These are my best friends. We're in the group chat daily. We see each other now maybe once a year, twice a year, but I, and you know, I got to organize it.

I organize a really proper guy's trip at least once a year. Now we've added a second one. But that's the one area where I know I've made a sacrifice. And I've just said, look, this isn't a part of the equation anymore. We used to play video games all the time after school. We'd get off the bus. We'd go to Mike's house, fire up Goldeneye on the N64.

I organize a really proper guy's trip at least once a year. Now we've added a second one. But that's the one area where I know I've made a sacrifice. And I've just said, look, this isn't a part of the equation anymore. We used to play video games all the time after school. We'd get off the bus. We'd go to Mike's house, fire up Goldeneye on the N64.

wouldn't do my homework and but that's that's chat to my life that's closed and now i have to make these trade-offs and so when i always get a little miffed when people twist it as like oh this guy's not that serious and it's like no like there is nothing wrong with caring about being the absolute best at work and also for your family those things should not be mutually exclusive and i don't know how we created this myth that it had like yeah it sucks there's no such thing as balance you've got to figure it out you're always never doing enough

wouldn't do my homework and but that's that's chat to my life that's closed and now i have to make these trade-offs and so when i always get a little miffed when people twist it as like oh this guy's not that serious and it's like no like there is nothing wrong with caring about being the absolute best at work and also for your family those things should not be mutually exclusive and i don't know how we created this myth that it had like yeah it sucks there's no such thing as balance you've got to figure it out you're always never doing enough