‘There Is No Syllabus’ – Years After Creating a $10 Billion Unicorn, Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian Gives Out a Crucial Advice to ‘New Founders’

Published 05/21/2023, 7:49 AM EDT

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Alexis Ohanian, the husband of Serena Williams, made a name for himself in the business world just as his wife excelled on the tennis court. The co-founder of Reddit never misses an opportunity to impart his entrepreneurial wisdom after consistently making a significant contribution and assisting other small enterprises via his capital venture firm. And most recently, he gave advice to every aspiring entrepreneur who wanted to pursue their dreams of creating their own firms. 

Reddit is one of the companies that the 40-year-old American entrepreneur has successfully created. However, along with their entrepreneurial adventure, he also experienced several lows in the field. As a result, Ohanian is one of those people who have the experience of guiding budding entrepreneurs. 

Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian’s entrepreneurial advice 

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Recently, the spouse of the American tennis great took to Twitter to provide some business advice to all aspiring entrepreneurs out there. He gave several pieces of advice to aspiring entrepreneurs, properly comparing how things had changed since they were in school.

He wrote, “I’ve found that a lot of students who thrived in schools have a difficult time adapting to a world where they are unable to get clear feedback from the market about how they’re doing.”

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Further, he commented on the same tweet and shared that in school, if something is wrong, you learn how to fix it. But when it comes to business, it’s all about testing your hypothesis and showing the world what you can do. In addition, also wrote, “There is no syllabus. Stay curious. Embrace the failures as chances to learn.”

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However, this is not the first time that he has shared advice for the budding entrepreneurs out there. Earlier, he also shared a trick from his trying times as a young entrepreneur trying to build his business. 

Ohanian’s business trick from his young entrepreneur days

In today’s world, the husband of the 23-time Grand Slam champion is one of America’s most popular businessmen. But he didn’t become successful overnight; as a young businessman, he too tried many methods and persevered in his quest to become what he is now. He tweeted that he would give individuals a free cup of coffee in exchange for their cooperation in answering a few questions about their news sources. 

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In addition, if people shared their opinions of the specific mockup that he created, it would help others learn more about the company or product. Finally, he admitted that the “coffee and time” concept had been quite beneficial to him at the beginning of his career. 

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Pratishtha Prakash

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Pratishtha Prakash is a Tennis writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Journalism from MIT ADT University, Pune. Being a sports enthusiast, she has been following varied sports like tennis, cricket and Esports from her childhood.
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