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Alex Elsea

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Founder of MomentiQ & Ubiquitous, Angel Investor with @DukeCapPartners , Amateur memelord

Los Angeles, CA

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Joined December 2008

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

1 year

In this beautiful moment, the billionaire Wolfram Alpha founder, one of the world’s leading academics, held an impromptu debate on the essence of our universe outside an insane @Grimezsz rave where many of the world’s top founders/VCs danced like its 2021 That’s the @AllInSummit

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

9 years

Ha.. A year or two from now you'll understand it's about quality not quantity when it comes to this. #Fail

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Alex Elsea

1 year

@tanayj Imagine trying to flirt with your crush while getting right hooked by an owl for not doing enough vocab that day

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Alex Elsea

9 years

The one thing that's holding young entrepreneurs back. Hopefully this brings you some value:

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Alex Elsea

10 years

I swear, my followers just favorite the most random stuff..

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Alex Elsea

10 years

People see Entrepreneurs as being driven by money, but that's not it.. It's about an inherent, insatiable desire to build something bigger.

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Alex Elsea

10 years

The timing has to be right. Sometimes the perfect moment is 9 months away.. Other times it's 10 years and 9 months. But it's worth the wait

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Alex Elsea

10 years

Say goodbye to white picket fences, say hello to Palm trees and Benzes. Yea tell me whatever happened to the American Dream. 🎶

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Alex Elsea

9 years

My only C was 4th Grade Art.. "You just dont have a creative mind"-Mrs Allen Now my career is envisioning & creating companies #JustRealized

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

10 years

You could be the queen, you could have the world.. But no.

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

10 years

Living next to the Basketball team was irrelevant until #DukeUNC day.. How crazy are the #CameronCrazies ? This crazy: http://t.co/0xSXDZ0FWM

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Alex Elsea

10 years

"Everybody says they're going to be the next Mark Zuckerberg, but nobody is building the next Facebook.." - @darbsies #FavoriteQuote

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Alex Elsea

9 years

At least half of the drive comes from the last couple people that are still saying "There's no way that'll work.." #JustWait 😉

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Alex Elsea

10 years

Alright, y'all are just smarta****

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

10 years

From 2011 when we first hung one off the aquarium to now. #ThatEscalatedQuickly @adamconnell15 @GrahamLeech1 http://t.co/7eFkFjpnxH

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Alex Elsea

9 years

If you don't find motivation in EVERY defeat, you're falling behind in life.

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Alex Elsea

10 years

Being friends with a group of girls on Snapchat is like watching the same thing happen from 4 different angles

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Alex Elsea

6 years

A panel recently put me against a CMO over a couple hundred franchises for a debate: “How to grow: centralized control vs franchises” In prep for that I had a crazy realization: In the long run, a franchise model will never beat centralization in today’s digital channel landscape

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Alex Elsea

6 years

You’re only as good as what you’re known as; your brand.

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Alex Elsea

6 years

It’s still wild to me that you can get to the point where you have one button that you know will make 45 people in Phoenix, Arizona want to quit their current job to work with us instead. Then another button that you know will get hundreds of Phoenix customers to keep them busy.

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

10 years

Just found out I received Duke's Entrepreneurship Fellowship! So pumped to have Duke's resources to help launch this new company! #LetsGo

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Alex Elsea

6 years

You have to live life in terms of run rates, and envision the future as if it were the present.

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Alex Elsea

1 year

Shoutout to JCal for moonlighting as world’s greatest dance floor host @jason #AllInSummit

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Alex Elsea

9 years

That beautiful moment when after months of work, you can finally close your eyes, imagine every detail, and watch launch day unfold #Arrival

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Alex Elsea

9 years

It's not the worst case scenario, but the best case scenario that's making me cherish every single day I have here right now.. #Duke

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Alex Elsea

10 years

PROOF THAT GOD IS REAL via @Medium : "New startup begins offering food delivery from restaurants in Panama City Beach to hotels/condos/beach"

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Alex Elsea

1 year

@mrgreen What are they proposing to change during the 6 month pause that would make it safer to resume thereafter?

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

9 years

Apple CEO (Duke Grad) @Tim_Cook trolled UNC fans while keynoting Apple Watch's new features at Apple's Spring Event😂😂 http://t.co/0ZHTj5Mwon

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

10 years

Excited to finally announce we've partnered with @TheFlyLady ! Her system helps 900,000 women each day, & together we can help them even more

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

6 years

The only incomplete test I haven’t been able to shake over the last 5 years is the idea of manufacturing fame through channels.. Messed around with it with actresses’ instas but ready to make this a serious side project. Drop me a DM with learnings if you’ve tested this before

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Alex Elsea

9 years

We on our way! “ @EshipAtDuke : Our 2015 Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs have been selected! http://t.co/hwHzq4tUHn”

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Note the following is even outside of the normal roadblocks in growing a franchise model- like finding/training franchisees, the corporate marketing team having to parent/convince hundreds of clueless franchisees in how to spend their budgets, etc..

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Alex Elsea

6 years

People like to think they’re all so unique (myself included), yet as a whole our actions, or rather reactions to messaging and placement combinations, are the same as those that have faced the same situation before is - rarely varying more than 10% with significance.

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Alex Elsea

9 years

"Be respectful. I invited you into home, my house and this is how you treat me." - @kmsilk4

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Alex Elsea

9 years

Having it scheduled so you fly to a city, have meetings that day, take a girl to her formal there that night, fly back the next morning #TFM

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Alex Elsea

6 years

This

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Alex Elsea

9 years

"What It Takes: A Day In The Life of A 21 Year Old CEO" just dropped! Hope it brings you some value:

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

10 years

Captioned a Snapchat with a line of Java code.. Turns out @Snapchat was coded in Java. It made that snap unviewable http://t.co/UpPRTA8QZJ

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Alex Elsea

9 years

The beginning of our everyday interaction with artificial intelligence and a soon-to-be billion dollar company #Woah http://t.co/Yxc3m0Iv5l

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Alex Elsea

9 years

"Whatever you do, don't give family equity" *Receives C-Corporation status* *First equity dolled out goes to Mom* I mean, deal with it.

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Alex Elsea

10 years

"It is a lack of self-love that keeps us from becoming all we want to be. You have to Finally Love Yourself; You have to FLY." - @TheFlyLady

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Alex Elsea

9 years

@baby_cakes222 I mean u are the expert though, numbers don't lie.. Maybe u could give me some Twitter tips once u get back from your "trip"?

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

6 years

Huge thanks to #SelfMade2018 for having us to talk growth and national expansion! There’s nothing more inspiring/fun than an audience that’s prepping to scale nationwide and a Q&A that devolves into a lightning round of: Q: Business model explanation A: Growth strategies to test

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Alex Elsea

12 years

After getting my hand raised, I turned to the ref and in front of 3,000 people, asked if I could hug my coach.

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Alex Elsea

9 years

Of all the programs, apps, and sites I've built, a personal DJ Khaled that updates the company on metrics is my fave

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Alex Elsea

9 years

It's amazing how many companies still don't know how to utilize a campus-ambassador style system to penetrate targeted campuses.. #Classic

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Alex Elsea

10 years

Between our Airplane, the drone, the $20K flat screens, Fireworks show, 7,500 screaming fans, and a 35-9 score - Safe to say we beat Baylor.

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Alex Elsea

6 years

People pay for things that solve a real problem. If you present them a better solution to a real problem, they will purchase - regardless of how you present it to them. Based upon observed falling CPMs, it actially seems advertisers are fleeing rather than users #PersonalOpinion

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Kenneth Ng

6 years

@rrhoover I think with the Facebook fiasco this is gonna be an interesting time to see a big culture shift away from ads and towards subscriptions

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

6 years

Everything about this cracks me up

@ShrugCap

Shrug²

6 years

Announcement: Shrug Capital will be attending @ARealityEvent May 30th If you fit our thesis ("is this cool?"/see slide) and are looking to partner with #VerySeriousInvestors ™, reach out to our social media manager: niv@🤷‍♂️.vc [end press release] #AWE2018

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Alex Elsea

9 years

@baby_cakes222 Uhhhuh, that's right.. Go ahead, come up with your lame excuses

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Alex Elsea

10 years

In other news, it's halftime & we're beating Wake Forest 52-15. Allen came off the bench and has put up more than Wake's whole team.. #DDMF

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Alex Elsea

6 years

One of my favorite footnotes in company history is that when we negotiated the lease on the new, expanded headquarters (which is 5 floors above a small shopping mall), one of the conditions in the lease was that Jack got lifetime access to be in the mall and HQ- only pup allowed

@BellhopMoving

Bellhop

6 years

Today is #NationalPetDay so naturally we have to give Jack, our resident pet and CCO (Chief Cuteness Officer), some love. His dad, Daniel, is our director of engineering, and Jack has roamed our HQ halls since he was a #puppy ! #BellhopsMoving #dogs #moving

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Alex Elsea

6 years

TLDR of the TLDR: So long as CPAs continue to scale proportionally to CPMs (and any changes to richness of available targeting), we don’t have to question user trust or spending behavior. The data will let us know if it ever shifts.

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Alex Elsea

6 years

TLDR: From the data I’ve seen, this is actually the best Facebook environment we’ve seen since ~2009 •Q4 2017 CPM’s averaged $11.17 for US targeting. •Trailing 7 (blended bw client accounts): $3.07 blended CPM for affluent major US metro users Millions to be made here (2/2)

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Alex Elsea

10 years

And with this, Duke's @YikYakApp game has officially peaked.. http://t.co/yZsJu7L4km

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Today I used my go-to virtual assistant (based in the Philippines) to find/interview/contract virtual assistants based in our HQ town for tasks requiring a real-world presence and I feel like I peaked. Our VA’s have VA’s.

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Alex Elsea

6 years

AKA:

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Alex Elsea

11 years

There are 265,000 High School Wrestlers in over 10K High Schools, but only 85 Division 1 Wrestling Colleges. Wanna go D1? #NeverStopWorking

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Is this a joke

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Techmeme

6 years

USCIS tells Senate of its plans to stop letting spouses of H-1B visa holders apply for work permits and is working to rescind "International Entrepreneur Rule" ( @mnickelsburg / GeekWire)

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Alex Elsea

11 years

Former State Champion Wrestler Levi Peters hits an INSANE Hip-toss and Double Leg in the Iowa State/Kansas FB game!

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Focusing solely on a unit-economic basis when discussing channels also makes it hard to appreciate the effects the new landscape is having on the company as a whole. Has to be a mix of unit-economics vs. aggregate in discussions, even if you lean heavily toward u-e in testing

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Anyone can get praise when things are going well. I’d much rather be the first person someone calls when everything’s going wrong and no one knows why. Those are the most rewarding days

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

9 years

@baby_cakes222 Doesn't mean you have to follow 'em 😉

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Alex Elsea

10 years

Been awake 35 hours, but feeling great! #ItsAllDone #NextStopNYC

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Casual

@NivDror

Niv Dror

6 years

Some personal news... I raised a small venture fund! Announcing Shrug Capital

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Alex Elsea

6 years

My 2 favorite questions I discovered during Q1: In reflection: “If I could start over in this industry what would I do differently? And should we do that now?” In every 1-on-1 with team members: “If you could change anything about our strategy or team, what would you change?”

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Can we just throw it back to this headline for a second

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Alex Elsea

11 years

Just want to take a second to wish everyone a happy First Day of Collegiate Wrestling Season! #TheGrindBegins

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Alex Elsea

6 years

One sec, my mind just exploded via @gizmodo

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Alex Elsea

9 years

I have 1 extra Artist Wristband/All-Access pass to Bonnaroo, looking to sell for what I acquired it for. They don't even sell these. Hmu

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Alex Elsea

11 years

When I'm cutting my brain is like: "Oh I see youre cutting weight! I'll help you out by making you think about food all day" #StruggleIsReal

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Alex Elsea

6 years

The fact that you can change the way hundreds of lives move forward by clicking a button to increase a monthly channel budget still blows my mind weekly.

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Alex Elsea

12 years

Officially a 2-time Tennessee State Champion! http://t.co/iWwr2ZPW

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Alex Elsea

6 years

When you tweet something out of character😂

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Alex Elsea

9 years

Excited to finally announce my position on the 2016 presidential election

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

6 years

Ever have one of those days where you have so many funnel entrances that you're afraid to see the channel invoices tomorrow? It's like ordering an entree that didn't have a price listed and it's so good you're afraid to ask for the check.

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

9 years

In every part of life you can choose instant gratification vs. future. Thankfully instant makes it soo much easier to catch

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Alex Elsea

11 years

Weight Certification Tomorrow for 125 pounds - Therefore Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner today = 1/2 a sliver of an Almond. #SoonIShallFeast

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

9 years

Well.. Now that @ToveLo just flashed all of Bonnaroo during "Talking Body" in the opening night's main performance.. Let Bonnaroo begin?

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

6 years

Imagine getting a $845,000 918 Spyder to race across a continent in the @gumball3000 just to have to cover it in ads 😩 Even as a marketer this kills me on the inside

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Sam Moores

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9 years

Another @Porsche 918, so awesome #918 #gumball3000 http://t.co/eGaN84eVW7

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Growth marketing, then, is just creating and perfecting all of the situations you have to put various user segments in to achieve each of the results you need to grow, and benchmarking the possibilities/limitations of each.

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

6 years

“Never slow down. It’s way better to be playing 4 hands ahead and have already found the ace than to be caught holding a pairs of 2’s when you’re already all in” -Wise words of my grandfather

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

9 years

For those of you that missed it & are so confused: The world's largest stock exchange has halted all trading due to tech "glitches" #NYSE

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

6 years

The least expected Slack message I’ve ever received from a team member came today: “Um so Groupon is paying for AdWords buys for us..” Working with @Groupon has gone from the worst channel experience to the best under their new team. Much credit to them for the turnaround

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Alex Elsea

9 years

Best marketing team around messed up bad.. 1 tweeted pic could end the incredible $175 Million #UpForWhatever campaign, made it seem "rapey"

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Alex Elsea

10 years

The iPhone needs a "You havent slept in 36 hours and are now sending nonsensical texts" lockout feature. #MidtermWeeek

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Alex Elsea

10 years

@KimberlyDurham With 30 minutes' notice, we can make pretty much anything happen 😉 haha

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Alex Elsea

9 years

Dentist: "Wisdom teeth extraction is no big deal" *Wakes up mid-surgery to beeping/chaos* "ALEX YOU STOPPED BREATHING" Me: WHAT THE HELL MAN

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Alex Elsea

9 years

Pumped to get to hang out with (in my opinion) the best marketing team in the USA, the @BudLight #UpForWhatever team! #Studs

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Or crashing one 😭

@GUMBALLTRIO

GUMBALLTRIO

11 years

crashed porsche - everyone is okay so far :(( #crash #gumball3000 #day7 @gumball3000 @GUMBALLTRIO http://t.co/j6HzgeTUMZ

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Alex Elsea

11 years

Brought the rest of the Duke Team to McCallie with me tonight to get a workout in the night before Southern Scuffle! http://t.co/8OwcUMUubf

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

1 year

@blader Thank you for summing up the existential crisis I’ve been experiencing for the last week

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Alex Elsea

11 years

@McCallieSchool The Huge M that so mysteriously showed up on the Market Street Bridge last year. #BleedBlueForLife http://t.co/sz3RTTmENb

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Alex Elsea

9 years

Big shoutout to Starbucks for making grates in outdoor tables just wide enough for an iPhone to slip through and bust into 9.3x10^13 pieces

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

11 years

I tweet about the biggest NFL game of week - 3 favorites I tweet ANYTHING about wrestling - 16 favs Who are my followers? #WrestlingNation

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Alex Elsea

10 years

Day 1 of CompSci 201, new Professor walks in: "I'm a serial Entrepreneur. Ive built 6 companies, Duke got me here b/c I love to teach." #YES

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Alex Elsea

6 years

Interesting issue- Creating a team on the foundation of testing & iterating in a unit-economic-based, cost per single customer mindset makes it incredibly hard to collectively zoom out after a year & appreciate how 11 acquisition machines can compliment each other in a landscape

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@AlexElsea

Alex Elsea

9 years

You can fail so many times along the way, but you just have to get it right once to be set for life

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Alex Elsea

9 years

That's crazy moment when Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper decide last second to freestyle with Earth, Wind, and Fire.. #Bonnaroo

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Alex Elsea

1 year

Your luck is directly proportional to the number of people who know the value you bring

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