ALEXIS OHANIAN REDDIT
Ohanian, 33, became a multimillionaire at 23, when Reddit, the community
discussion site he created with his college roommate, Steve Hufman, was
acquired by Condé Nast. After taking a step back from Reddit for fve years,
he returned to the San Francisco-based company full time in July 2015.
His public profle has risen tremendously since his days as a frst-time,
fresh-out-of-college entrepreneur—particularly now that he’s engaged
to tennis superstar Serena Williams. –A.H.
12 AM
After watching Westworld
and reading discussions on r/
Westworld to fully understand
what I just saw, I fall asleep.
1-6 AM
Sleep.
6 AM
Wake up and Face Time
Serena. (She’s currently on
Eastern Time.) This is really
important to me.
7AM
I do free weights and body
weight exercises, followed by a
smoothie (mixed with Soylent,
baby spinach, whey protein,
maca, chia, and sprouted
faxseeds) for breakfast. This
is the most important investment in my day. I really hate
when I miss it.
8 AM
Pack and go to airport. I need
to start packing the night
before, but I rarely do. TSA
Pre saves my life almost every
other fight. I’ll usually get a
fat white cofee at the airport.
9 AM
Flight from SFO to LAX,
during which I plow through
email and browse Reddit. I
read a book during takeof and
landing periods, but as soon as
that bell dings, the laptop
is out and I’m online.
10 AM
Land and head to frst meeting. LAX can be a nightmare
with congestion, so I call my
on-demand car as soon as I
get of the plane. I travel with
carry-on only, and the car is
usually there waiting for me.
11 AM
Prep meeting (for the pitch
meeting later today) at a
nearby bagel place. I order a
tap water—I drink a ton of it
to keep me healthy on the
road. The team is very well
prepared for the pitch meeting, so this is really just a
fnal run-through. Everyone
already knows their parts.
12 PM
Pitch meeting.
pitch tip Speak confdently
about your product, but be
able to admit when you need
more information, and get it
to the people you’re pitching
quickly after the meeting.
I head to Reddit’s L.A. ofce
in terrible trafc. I’m always
tethering my phone and typing
away on my laptop in the back-seat of my on-demand car.
Lunch with team at a nearby
ramen spot after dropping
of my carry-on at my apartment. Ramen in L.A. is much
better than ramen in San
Francisco. That’s just a fact.
Loads of spots let you order
with an iPad like in Japan,
which makes it taste better,
I promise. Get it spicy.
3 PM
I block this time to work
on emails. I use my inbox as
a to-do list and really work to
keep it under 50.
4 PM
More emails. Every 20
minutes or so (the Pomodoro
Technique), I let myself browse
Reddit or send Serena a random bitmoji snap.
5 PM
Travel with sales lead to happy
hour drinks with client.
Discuss the future of adver-
tising and entertainment
industry over drinks.
7PM
More talk and drinks. Then a
call to Serena, to tuck her in.
I try to make sure I’m the frst
and last person she talks to
every day.
8 PM
Dinner meeting with talent for
potential upcoming project.
We discuss what’s missing in
the world of original content
creation and television.
9 PM
More of that.
10 PM
More of that, less professional
talk now.
11 PM
Head home. Fall asleep around
midnight watching Mr. Robot.
SLEEP 5 hours
EAT 2 hours
COMMU TE 3. 5 hours
MEETINGS 4. 5 hours
WORK 4 hours
EXERCISE 0.5 hour
FAMILY 1. 5 hours
EN TER TAINMEN T 3 hours
PHOTOGRAPH B Y SHAYAN ASGHARNIA
