Jin S. Lee/Business Insider
- Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian shared some of his secrets for success in a 2023 MasterClass episode.
- He said founders need to be generalists, build the right team, and get comfortable with rejection.
- Ohanian also emphasized the importance of shipping a product, even if it's in basic form.
Alexis Ohanian cofounded Reddit when he was just 22 years old.
The former executive chairman started the company in June 2005 with his college roommate Steve Huffman. Just over a year later, the pair sold Reddit to Condé Nast for a reported $10 million.
Ohanian stepped down from Reddit's board in June 2020, but has kept a foot in the investing world.