The Axe Files presents Morning Brew’s Imposters
The Axe Files with David Axelrod
CNN
4.6 • 7.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 August 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In 2020, Alexis Ohanian, Co-Founder of Reddit & Founder of Seven Seven Six, broke ties with the $10 billion-dollar company he helped to build as an act of protest during the Black Lives Matter movement. In doing so, he stepped away from the business he’d known for most of his career, and instead decided to found a different kind of VC firm.
In this episode, Alexis tells Alex about the traumas he faced at the very start of his career, and how that has driven him towards the impact-focused mission he has today when it comes to 776, as well as how he approaches being as present as possible for both his family and his work.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Axe Files listeners, as I mentioned last week, we're going to take a few weeks off, |
| 0:12.5 | but we wanted to share some shows that we think you may enjoy. |
| 0:16.0 | First up, we have Impostors, a weekly show hosted by Alex Lieberman, who is the co-founder |
| 0:21.4 | of Morning Groot. |
| 0:22.8 | Alex speaks to world-class executives, athletes, and entertainers about their personal struggles, |
| 0:28.0 | and how overcoming those challenges helped shape their careers and lives for the better. |
| 0:33.0 | In this episode, Alex speaks to Alexis O'Hanian, the co-founder of Reddit, and the current |
| 0:38.0 | head of the VC firm 776. |
| 0:40.8 | Alexis speaks to Alex about his decision to leave Reddit after the Black Lives Matter |
| 0:45.3 | marches in 2020, and the controversial stance Reddit took to protect the hate speech on |
| 0:50.2 | its platform. |
| 0:51.5 | You can listen to Impostors every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:07.1 | I had a girlfriend at the time, had a very serious accident. |
| 1:11.4 | She was in a coma for a number of months, and this was all during the first three months |
| 1:15.4 | of the week. |
| 1:22.4 | I was really happy to see her. |
| 1:29.9 | I was really happy to see her. |
| 1:39.1 | Welcome to Impostors, the show where I talk to world-class executives, athletes, and |
| 1:44.4 | entertainers about their personal challenges and how overcoming those challenges has shaped |
| 1:49.6 | their careers and lives for the better. |
| 1:52.3 | I'm your host Alex Lieberman, co-founder and executive chairman of Morning Brew. |
| 1:57.8 | My guest today is Alexis O'Hanian. |
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