Alexis Ohanian Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Facebook makes me hate the people I know, and Reddit makes me love the people I don't.”
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“I often think of a quote from entrepreneur Jim Rohn: 'You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.' Surround yourself with people who are doing interesting things, who are thinking interesting thoughts, who challenge you to be better, and who come from a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. That, combined with appropriate moments of 'me' time, provides the perfect breeding ground for great ideas. And whatever you do, don't get hung up on what competitors are doing. Be aware of what's going on in the industry, but don't let it dictate your own creative process.”
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“It takes discipline not to let social media steal your time.”
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“If you want to succeed, you've got to be okay to just lose control.”
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“The great thing about the Internet is, it's the freest marketplace of ideas that there is.”
-- Alexis OhanianSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“The surveillance state has run amok. Technology that's enabled us to send selfies 24/7 - not that valuable - has also enabled us to be spied upon us 24/7.”
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“The first version of everything is janky,”
-- Alexis OhanianSource : Twitter post from Mar 9, 2014
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“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.”
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“There was a clear lesson here — and that was that the Internet loves Mister Splashy Pants.”
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“We don't even realize something is broken until someone else shows us a better way”
-- Alexis OhanianSource : Alexis Ohanian (2013). “Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed”, p.117, Hachette UK
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“Entrepreneur is just French for 'has ideas, does them'.”
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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.”
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“Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They're only a click away from a picture of a funny cat, so you have to make your thing more compelling than that cat. And that can be a high bar.”
-- Alexis Ohanian
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