Alexis Ohanian, reddit cofounder @ MIT Startup Bootcamp
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This document discusses the importance of serendipity and goodness in startup life. It argues that being good and facilitating unexpected positive encounters can lead to good PR, help when mistakes are made, and make good things happen. While not everyone can be exceptionally charismatic, the document advises founders to be rootable and focus on making things people love by doing something they love.
Alexis Ohanian, reddit cofounder @ MIT Startup Bootcamp
- 1. serendipity in startup life &why it pay$to be good
- 2. serendipity in startup life &why it pay$to be good (as opposed to be evil)
- 5. Steve
- 8. SELL-OUTS
- 9. no onewants to useyour website
- 10. My mom
- 11. only your momwants to useyour website
- 13. FAIL
- 16. NOM NOMHERESA TERM SHEET
- 22. stickers, wtf??
- 24. (thanks!)
- 25. keep itreal
- 27. *4chanexception
- 30. Dont be evil
- 31. Dont be evil unless youre allowing smaller evils for the greater good on the evil scale balancing system.
- 33. dont need to beexceptionally good
- 37. woah.
- 42. Charisma.
- 44. we cantall be Danbut thats OK
- 45. be root-for-able
- 46. karmamatters
- 48. you willfuck up
- 50. (I dont carewhat Harvard says)
- 51. you willfuck up
- 52. being goodis insurancefor when youre dumb
- 53. other times.it makesthings happen
- 73. rock on
- 76. Condewha?
- 79. serendipity in startup life &why it pay$to be good
- 85. Dear cancer,Fuck you. - alexis
- 86. Make something people want.
- 87. Make something people love.
Editor's Notes
- #15: Remember your first time?
- #16: Remember your first time?
- #17: Investors LOVE that stuffv
- #24: Our users did our advertising and pr
- #25: Our users did our advertising and pr
- #26: We know whos doing all the eral work
- #29: The bar has been set low by coirporations
- #31: Theyve changed it a little.
- #34: Theyve changed it a little.
- #35: Theyve changed it a little.
- #37: Classic underpromiseoverdeliver
- #38: Whoa.
- #50: Most of you probably went to MIT. And lets face it, thisisnt what youd call a safety school
- #55: Most of you probably went to MIT. And lets face it, thisisnt what youd call a safety school
- #56: Most of you probably went to MIT. And lets face it, thisisnt what youd call a safety school
- #77: 安鞄温岳s
- #78: 安鞄温岳s
- #79: And while there are people who youll see succeeding despite doing what appears to be the oppsoite of all this
- #90: When you meet someone on the other side, youll notice.