--- title: "8 Founders Quotes By Alexis Ohanian" description: "8 Founders quotes by Alexis Ohanian. Plus more from Alexis Ohanian and more Founders sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/alexis-ohanian-4303_bigs_every-founder-has-to-delude-themselves-i_147114.png" --- > [Every founder has to delude themselves into thinking, "Yes, it's going to be big. It's going to take over the world."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/every-founder-has-to-delude-themselves-into-thinking-yes-it-s-going/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/alexis-ohanian-4303_bigs_every-founder-has-to-delude-themselves-i_147114.png) > [If I didn't believe in rooting for founders and investing in founders, I'd be a bit of a hypocrite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/if-i-didn-t-believe-in-rooting-for-founders-and-investing-in-founders/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/alexis-ohanian-4303_believe_if-i-didn-t-believe-in-rooting-for-found_318821.png) > [I try to help founders as much as I can, but so many of us we won't even take meetings with people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/i-try-to-help-founders-as-much-as-i-can-but-so-many-of-us-we-won-t/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/alexis-ohanian-4303_entrepreneurship_i-try-to-help-founders-as-much-as-i-can_335745.jpg) > [Having ideas and doing them - that's what entrepreneurship comes down to. That's something that makes you not just a great founder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/having-ideas-and-doing-them-that-s-what-entrepreneurship-comes-down/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/alexis-ohanian-4303_customer_having-ideas-and-doing-them-that-s-what_682772.jpg) > [Not everyone is going to end up being a founder of a company, but the skill of being entrepreneurial, having ideas and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/not-everyone-is-going-to-end-up-being-a-founder-of-a-company-but-the/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ae/alexis-ohanian-4303_brain_not-everyone-is-going-to-end-up-being-a_2519150.png) > [Obviously solving the education problem is big and complex, and there's already so many failings, but coding is the new fluency. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/obviously-solving-the-education-problem-is-big-and-complex-and-there/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/alexis-ohanian-4303_bigs_obviously-solving-the-education-problem_2743602.png) > [Founders are supposed to be not at all interested in selling. But there is a price at which a founder can't help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/founders-are-supposed-to-be-not-at-all-interested-in-selling-but/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/alexis-ohanian-4303_being_founders-are-supposed-to-be-not-at-all-i_2792932.png) > [The stage of investing that I do is seed stage, so it's really early. Here's a pair of founders who maybe have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/the-stage-of-investing-that-i-do-is-seed-stage-so-it-s-really-early/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/011/alexis-ohanian-4303_able_the-stage-of-investing-that-i-do-is-seed_2889679.png) ## Other authors on Founders - [Sam Altman 31 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/sam-altman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-antonio-perez-14302.jpg) Paul Kengor 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/paul-kengor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-adams-50864.jpg) John Adams 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/john-adams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-washington-38054.jpg) George Washington 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/george-washington/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ronald-reagan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ron-paul-81013.jpg) Ron Paul 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/ron-paul/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-reid-hoffman-78006.jpg) Reid Hoffman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/reid-hoffman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-louise-hay-61509.jpg) Louise Hay 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/louise-hay/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-madison-46533.jpg) James Madison 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/james-madison/) ## More by Alexis Ohanian > [Our competition has always been anything that is wasting your time when you're bored at work. In a broad sense. We want people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/our-competition-has-always-been-anything-that-is-wasting-your-time/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [Everything is derivative. Everything is a remix, and we all stand on the shoulders of giants - a great phrase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/everything-is-derivative-everything-is-a-remix-and-we-all-stand-on/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [Let's say you're all worried about student-loan debt and you need to have steady income. That doesn't have to be your everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/let-s-say-you-re-all-worried-about-student-loan-debt-and-you-need-to/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [I'm probably the worst Silicon Valley insider ever. I don't hang out with Silicon Valley people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/i-m-probably-the-worst-silicon-valley-insider-ever-i-don-t-hang-out/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [Every founder has to delude themselves into thinking, "Yes, it's going to be big. It's going to take over the world."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/every-founder-has-to-delude-themselves-into-thinking-yes-it-s-going/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [Love making jewelry? Awesome! Find blogs that inspire you, follow people on social media who have great taste, start an Etsy store, and borrow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/love-making-jewelry-awesome-find-blogs-that-inspire-you-follow-people/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [Hundreds of these companies I've seen since the beginning stages - including Dropbox and Airbnb - one of them has actually been crushed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/hundreds-of-these-companies-i-ve-seen-since-the-beginning-stages/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [Until we actually get legislation that protects our rights online, we will continue to fight against stupid, lobbyist-bought legislation. We want bills that protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/until-we-actually-get-legislation-that-protects-our-rights-online-we/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [I often think of a quote from entrepreneur Jim Rohn: 'You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/i-often-think-of-a-quote-from-entrepreneur-jim-rohn-you-are-the/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [Because it's so empowering, I want people to think about being entrepreneurial regardless. They don't have to start companies, but that's what makes them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/because-it-s-so-empowering-i-want-people-to-think-about-being/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [People want a remarkable experience; it's what they'll talk about, largely because the bar has been set so low by so many companies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/people-want-a-remarkable-experience-it-s-what-they-ll-talk-about/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [My entire career has been built on the understanding that I am not only not the smartest person in the room, I am definitely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/my-entire-career-has-been-built-on-the-understanding-that-i-am-not/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [If I didn't believe in rooting for founders and investing in founders, I'd be a bit of a hypocrite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/if-i-didn-t-believe-in-rooting-for-founders-and-investing-in-founders/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [I try to help founders as much as I can, but so many of us we won't even take meetings with people who still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/i-try-to-help-founders-as-much-as-i-can-but-so-many-of-us-we-won-t/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) > [The first version of everything is janky,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-ohanian/the-first-version-of-everything-is-janky/) [Alexis Ohanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-ohanian/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/founders/alexis-ohanian/#itemlist", "name": "8 Founders Quotes By Alexis Ohanian", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every founder has to delude themselves into thinking, \"Yes, it's going to be big. 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