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The social-media landscape changes incredibly fast, so you have to be open-minded and nimble to keep up with it.

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Alexis Ohanian
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: April 24
Entrepreneur
Internet Entrepreneur
Investor
Venture Capitalist
Brooklyn
New York
Kn0thing
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