Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian has created his own legacy in the business world. While Serena Williams retired after dominating the sport for almost three decades, her husband, the American internet entrepreneur, made a name for himself after co-founding the popular social media site, Reddit. Ohanian recently opened up about the one thing that he refused to do while he was still in the nascent stages of his entrepreneurial career.
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After co-founding Reddit, the ‘Mayor of the Internet’ has established his presence in other fields like capital investment and sports investment, and is currently worth more than $40 million. Being one of the active users of social media, he took to Twitter to give a glimpse of the initial stages of his career in the entrepreneurial sector.
Serena Williams’ husband on what affected his career
Serena Williams‘ husband recently turned to his Twitter account to convey his views on seeing his business peers change the way their views to the tune of powerful people with “status/influence”.
17 years into my career + I'm still learning how much people will change / compromise their views to support industry peers with status / influence. Not doing this more probably hurt my career in some short-term ways, but I remind myself that I'm playing long-term games.
— AlexisOhanian7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) December 12, 2022
He tweeted, “17 years into my career + I’m still learning how much people will change/compromise their views to support industry peers with status/influence. Not doing this more probably hurt my career in some short-term ways, but I remind myself that I’m playing long-term games.”
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The co-founder of Reddit claims that despite approaching two decades in the tech industry, he is still learning about how powerful people change others’ views through position and influence. He also opened how not bending to the whims and fancies of influential people might have slowed down his growth in the initial stages.
Ohanian wants to be a ‘business Dad’
Before he became a father in 2017, the American businessman was totally committed to his work. The ‘Mayor of the Internet’ has since vowed to set a good example for his daughter and wants her to witness him creating a new world.
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He also discussed how his identity as a businessman and a father is what defines him the most. Ohanian wants to show his Little Champ how to run a successful business and be a good father at the same time. He has been very involved in almost every aspect of his daughter’s life since the moment he became a father, and when his tennis legend wife returned to the sport after giving birth.