
Ohanian to ݮƵ: “Play this like it’s your last life remaining”
An entrepreneur is just someone who “has ideas and does them,” reddit co-founder tells ݮƵ students
An entrepreneur is just someone who “has ideas and does them,” reddit co-founder tells ݮƵ students
By Staff Communications and Public AffairsAlexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social media website, told University of ݮƵ students to move forward with their startup ideas and “play this like it's your last life remaining."
The successful startup investor dispelled myths about entrepreneurship, telling a packed house on Friday night that an entrepreneur is just someone who “has ideas and does them.”
Ohanian, who is also an ambassador for the Y Combinator incubator in Silicon Valley, was on the University of ݮƵ campus promoting his newbook, . He’s using his book tour to encourage students to be internet entrepreneurs. ݮƵ was the first Canadian university on his tour of more than 70 universities.
As well as delivering remarks, Ohanian had dinner with several Masters of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology students at the Grad House, signed copies of his book in the Davis Centre, and attended a late-night student social at the VeloCity residence.
Ohanian talked about his background and how the University of ݮƵ supports entrepreneurs in an earlier story. For a social media recap of the event, search for the hashtag #uwaterloogold on Twitter.
Ohanian spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at the Davis Centre.
Following the talk, Ohanian signed copies of his new book, Without Their Permission.
The perfect way to end the evening: a student social at the VeloCity residence.
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