Alexis Ohanian Quotes

Americans vote two ways: with votes & dollars. The internet has democratized access to the public markets, financial data, and knowledge sharing....

I read Singularity is Near a decade + change ago and felt pretty skeptical afterwards, but damn, Kurzweil nailed it, esp on this question of “Will intelligence become the dominant force shaping everything?” He was absolutely right. I'm so grateful to be alive + building rn.

Once you realize how much of the things you use every day are man-made, you realize you can create something better nearly everywhere you look. It's inspiring as hell.

Back in the day, we measured success by CD sales. But owning an album didn’t mean you loved it - you might’ve played it once or a thousand times.

Now, artists are selling online and breaking records. Scarcity drives the rush, and fans love the chase.

2026 will be a transformative year. Pay attention. Be high agency. It's time to build.

AI is here to stay. Everything is faster and easier, so the bar for what a small team can produce is way higher. The work is accelerating just as fast, and the impact on how we live day-to-day is going to be huge.

Those are the kinds of bets we love to be making.

As a founder, you set the pace every day.
And it restarts the next day.

Founder CEO has to set the pace. Every day.

Compounding isn’t just for capital.
It’s for reputation, relationships, and craft.
Play long games.

I want great quests, not just great returns - companies I’ll be proud to tell my daughters about because of how they changed in the world for the better. IIRC Founders Fund coined this "choose good quests" meme and I think it's spot on.

Grateful to all the builders who are devoting their lives to helping us unlock all the value in our universe to make life better for humanity.

Pressure doesn’t create character, it exposes it.

Entrepreneurs know that voice that keeps you up at night, the one that insists things could be better if you built them yourself. Eventually, you have to jump.

I’m glad I did. I am so grateful for what we're building here. It's my life's work.

The biggest secret I've learned about creating billion-dollar companies is that the best ideas look like bad ideas at first. If everyone agrees with you, you’re too late.

Builders gotta build.