&gt;&gt;&gt; IF YOU KNOW THE NAME ALEXIS
OHANIAN, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
YOU KNOW IT IN THE CONTEXT OF
HIS MARRIAGE TO TENNIS STAR
SERENA WILLIAMS, ONE OF THE
GREATEST ATHLETES IN THE HISTORY
OF SPORTS, BUT IN SILICON VALLEY
OHANIAN IS SOMETHING OF A LEGEND
HIMSELF.
HE'S THE CO-FOUNDER OF REDDIT,
THE SOCIAL NETWORK VALUED
EARLIER THIS YEAR AT $3 BILLION.
NOW THE MAN "FORBES" MAGAZINE
ONCE CALLED THE MAYOR OF THE
INTERNET IS READY WITH HIS NEXT
BIG IDEA.
SIMONE BOYES OF OUR STREAMING
SERVICE, NBC NEWS NOW, HAS OUR
SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT.
&gt;&gt; I REALLY DO HOPE THAT THE
TECH COMMUNITY DOWN HERE LIKE
KEEPS GROWING.
&gt;&gt; YEAH.
&gt;&gt; Reporter: IF ANYBODY CAN TURN
WEST PALM BEACH INTO A MINI
SILICON VALLEY, IT'S ALEXIS
OHANIAN.
HE'S AN ENTREPRENEUR, INVESTOR
AND TECH ROYALTY PLUS HIS WIFE
SERENA WILLIAMS CAN TRAIN HERE
ALL YEAR LONG.
&gt;&gt; WE'VE GIVEN UP ON TRYING
ANYWHERE ELSE OTHER THAN
FLORIDA.
&gt;&gt; THESE TWO MET WHEN THEY WERE
BOTH AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME.
HE WAS IN ROME SPEAKING AT A
TECH CONFERENCE.
SERENA WAS THERE DEFENDING HER
ITALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
HE PLOPPED DOWN NEXT TO HER AT
BREAKFAST AND THE REST IS
HISTORY.
&gt;&gt; YOU WROTE AN ASSIGNMENT IN
FOURTH GRADE SAYING THAT YOU
HATED TENNIS.
&gt;&gt; YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.
&gt;&gt; WHEN DID YOU BECOME MORE OPEN
MINDED ABOUT IT?
&gt;&gt; I HAVE ALWAYS HATED TENNIS.
IT WAS ONLY WHEN I STARTED
TALKING TO MY WIFE THAT I WAS
LIKE, I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.
&gt;&gt; ON WORK ETHIC ALONE THEY'RE
QUITE THE MATCH.
AT JUST 23, ALEXIS CO-FOUNDED
REDDIT, A POPULAR INTERNET FORUM
WHERE USERS SHARE AND COMMENT ON
CONTENT.
IT'S STILL THE SIXTH MOST
VISITED WEBSITE IN THE U.S.
NEARLY 15 YEARS LATER.
&gt;&gt; YOU BECAME A MILLIONAIRE
OVERNIGHT AT 23.
&gt;&gt; YEAH.
&gt;&gt; NOW YOU'RE IN THIS WONDERFUL,
BEAUTIFUL, HIGH PROFILE
MARRIAGE.
&gt;&gt; UH-HUH.
&gt;&gt; ALL THIS, THE CAMERAS, THE
FAME.
IS IT WEIRD?
DO YOU EVER GET USED TO IT?
&gt;&gt; I STILL LIVE RELATIVELY
ANONYMOUSLY MOST OF THE TIME.
I THINK BEING THE CO-FOUNDER AND
FACE OF REDDIT WAS REALLY
HELPFUL BECAUSE FROM THE MOMENT
THAT I GRADUATED COLLEGE I HAD
THIS RESPONSIBILITY WHERE I
WOULD ALWAYS TRY TO BEHAVE IN A
WAY THAT LIKE I'D BE OKAY WITH
APPEARING ON THE FRONT PAGE OF
REDDIT THE NEXT DAY.
&gt;&gt; RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT
SOMETHING ALEXIS TAKES LIGHTLY.
HE EARNED THE NICKNAME THE MAYOR
OF THE INTERNET FOR HIS
POLITICAL ACTIVISM TO PROTECT
INTERNET FREEDOM AND HE STEPPED
DOWN FROM THE DAY-TO-DAY
OPERATIONS OF REDDIT LAST YEAR
TO FULFILL HIS RESPONSIBILITY AS
A FATHER.
ULTIMATELY BECOMING AN OUTSPOKEN
ADVOCATE FOR PAID PARENTAL
LEAVE.
&gt;&gt; GIVEN THE COMPLICATIONS MY
WIFE HAD AFTER THE CHILDBIRTH, I
COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED NEEDING
TO GO BACK TO WORK AND -- OR
WORRYING IF I WAS GOING TO HAVE
A JOB WHEN I DID GET BACK TO
WORK AND YET THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT MOST AMERICANS HAVE TO DEAL
WITH.
&gt;&gt; THESE DAYS OHANIAN INVESTS IN
OTHER STARTUPS.
INSTEAD OF RUNNING ONE OF HIS
OWN.
&gt;&gt; DO YOU MISS THE STARTUP DAYS
AT ALL?
&gt;&gt; NO.
&gt;&gt; NO?
&gt;&gt; IN PART BECAUSE I THINK I CAN
BEST SCALE MY EXPERTISE NOW
HELPING ANOTHER GENERATION FAR
EXCEED THE STUFF THAT I WAS ABLE
TO DO.
&gt;&gt; TECH'S ELDER STATES MAN,
OHANIAN IS TURNING HIS ATTENTION
TO WHAT HE CONSIDERS AN UNTAPPED
MARKET, THE ELDERLY.
&gt;&gt; LOOKING BACK ON THE LAST TWO
OR THREE YEARS ELDER TECH IS A
TREND THAT HAS EMERGED.
YOU HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
BRING TECHNOLOGY TO A GENERATION
THAT HAS BEEN LARGELY IGNORED.
&gt;&gt; HIS VENTURE CAPITAL FUND
INITIALIZED RECENTLY INVESTED IN
THE APP PAPA.
&gt;&gt; IT ASSISTS TRANSPORTATION
LIKE A GRAND KID ON DEMAND.
&gt;&gt; HOW ARE YOU, SWEETHEART?
&gt;&gt; I STARTED THE COMPANY TO
SUPPORT MY GRANDFATHER.
PAPA.
&gt;&gt; WAS IT INTIMIDATING AT ALL
WORKING WITH THIS GUY AT THE
BEGINNING?
&gt;&gt; IF I'M BEING COMPLETELY
HONEST, I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE
FOUNDER OF REDDIT WHEN I FIRST
MET HIM.
MAYBE THE ANSWER IS NO.
&gt;&gt; I'LL TELL YOU, I LIVED
ANONYMOUSLY MOST OF MY LIFE.
&gt;&gt; THAT ANONYMITY MAY BE
DISAPPEARING AS OHANIAN MAKES
THE MOST OF THE PLATFORM HE'S
