Alexis Ohanian

An energetic speaker, Alexis talks about embracing your users, and the need for evangelists to spread your message through organic traffic (web 2.0 aka labor 2.0). He encourages audience members to go above and beyond when interacting with their users. Make their experience memorable, weird, fascinating, amazing, much like Zappos overdelivering (literally) on their shipping. Alexis also stresses that you need to be down-to-earth — you dont need to be naturally charismatic, just dont be a dick. Be root-for-able — both in your dealing with your users as well as with your cofounders. Most of all, do something you love.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• sb
• startupbootcamp
• reddit
• alexis
• ohanian
• mit

[fkylw]

Great speaker, horrible camera man.

[naplesblondie]

a great speaker ....just natural goodness ...thanks

[coolfann1]

he's awsome!

[frippezFTW]

who is the guy at 17:40 ?

[faustor21]

love this talk... great ideas and humor!... nice.

[poiny5896]

@rkblogs michael arrington

[rkblogs]

whose pic is it when he says, you can be dick and be good at career ?

[sandipagr01]

awesome talk! so easily connects to the viewer and no garbage talk

[ennui1981]

An informative and entertaining talk. Also came across as very personal and heartfelt. I do love Reddit. Hearing insider information was particularly interesting. I think the site's success is not just the concept, the content, or the fancy voting algorithm. I think it has a lot to do with the engaging culture of its community. Pun threads, notwithstanding.

[benevolentelephant]

destructoid!

[kn0thing]

@dropthecubicle Yes, there is hope for non-technical cofounders of web startups -- as long as they're willing to work their asses off. Bonus points if they can doodle mascots, too.

[kn0thing]

@naplesblondie Huzzah! Glad you liked it. And thank you.