About Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and founder of Seven Seven Six, has been speaking about his investments in women's sports and space technology. He described the SpaceX IPO as "a milestone moment" and said he has been excited about space tech for five to seven years, calling it an investment thesis that was "unthinkable a decade ago." Ohanian also discussed the state of venture capital, noting that 65% of VC money has gone to just 0.05% of companies, and said he believes it is positive for retail investors to gain access to companies that previously stayed private longer.
Ohanian has continued to promote his all-women track and field league, Athlos, which he founded after the Paris Olympics. He said the league is modeled on NCAA track and field with a team-based point system and that athletes are given equity as partners. Ohanian described women's sports as "the only pillar of entertainment that is durable" and an "anti-AI bet," arguing that live sports are fundamentally human and cannot be replaced by AI-generated content. He also said he has been investing in women's sports for five to six years and called it an "institutional great asset."
Source: AI-verified profile updated from Alexis Ohanian's recent appearances.
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And in the U.S. there is no federal law requiring it. For NBC's Katy Tur, a new mom herself, a question close to home.
This is not how she pictured her first days of motherhood.
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Kimberly0:13
I would go to the hospital and see her and leave my breast milk there.
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Reporter0:20
Her daughter was born three months early and spent 109 days in the NICU with tubes to breathe and eat, and her mom was only a constant presence for ten of them.
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Kimberly0:30
You color so well. I'm fortunate she's well now and healthy, but I ask myself the question: what if I had stayed there with her?
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Reporter0:39
Kimberly is a pediatrician. Her clinic didn't provide paid leave. With bills and loans to worry about, she had to go back to work.
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Kimberly0:48
As a pediatrician, I see these stories, these difficult, excruciating stories on a daily basis.
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Reporter0:55
There are only a handful of countries without a national paid leave policy: a few small islands in the Pacific and the United States. Compare that to Canada, Japan, and Italy; they get six months paid leave or more. More than three quarters of dads are back within a week. Alexis says that's wrong.
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Alexis Ohanian1:24
Even for the men who do have access to it, so few take it because they are worried about their careers.
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Reporter1:32
After his daughter Olympia was born, he took 16 weeks off to care for his newborn and wife Serena Williams, who almost died from pregnancy complications.
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Alexis Ohanian1:44
She needed help getting out of bed, and being there for Olympia fell on me because Serena needed rest and support.
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Reporter1:53
Paid time off results in fewer mental health issues for mothers, fewer divorces, and fewer infant deaths.
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Alexis Ohanian2:02
I took five months off. Before I went back to work, I got really angry and mad that there are other people out there that don't get that time. Doesn't it make you angry?
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Reporter2:13
Look, it does, but when I find that frustration, I immediately go to figuring out how to fix it.
This week the entrepreneur did what entrepreneurs do: he went to Capitol Hill with a group of dad-vocates. What would you like to see happen?
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Alexis Ohanian2:33
Mandated paid family leave, six months worth for every American. Our children and grandchildren will look back and think that took them long enough.
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Katy Tur2:42
Katy joins us now. Is Congress considering paid leave?
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Reporter2:45
There is bipartisan support for paid leave, just not bipartisan support on how to pay for it. But advocates are really hopeful now is the time because of the groundswell of support, most importantly, though, now that dads are involved.
