When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top.
Alfred North WhiteheadRead
The best part of being an angel investor is seeing these kids coming up with companies that get way more traffic than Reddit had when we sold it. I think, 'Are you kidding me? They're just kids, and they've done so much.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The joy of being an angel investor lies in witnessing young entrepreneurs exceeding past milestones.
In this quote, Alexis Ohanian expresses the excitement and pride an angel investor feels when observing young entrepreneurs successfully building companies that surpass the traffic of established platforms like Reddit. It highlights the potential and innovation of the younger generation, emphasizing that talent and success can come from unexpected places.
Themes
Angel InvestorEntrepreneurshipSuccessYouthInnovation
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech on entrepreneurship at a university, you could quote this to inspire young students.
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