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- Alexis Ohanian rose from University of Virginia student to Reddit cofounder in a matter of years.
- The entrepreneur is also known for his marriage to tennis superstar Serena Williams.
- Here's how Ohanian rose to the top.
Alexis Ohanian's path to becoming the "Mayor of the Internet" wasn't a conventional one.
The Baltimore, Maryland-raised Ohanian initially thought he wanted to become a lawyer before an epiphany at a Waffle House made him realize he'd rather be an entrepreneur. He and his college best friend, Steve Huffman, went on to create Reddit, the online community site known as "the front page of the internet." Today, the company is worth billions.