Ep 36: Alexis Ohanian on Y Combinator, Getting Punched, and Picking Winners

Oct 9, 2014

Alexis Ohanian is best known for being: - On the Forbes "30 under 30" list multiple times (then he turned 30)- A co-founder of reddit and hipmunk- In the very first class of Y Combinator, arguably the world's most selective startup "accelerator" (bootcamp)- Investor or advisor to more than 100 startups- A newly minted parter at Y Combinator- An activist related to SOPA/PIPA, etc.Enjoy! Tim

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