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✶ ela ✶
@elamadej
✶ founded @fiftyyears ✶ made @temple2023 ✶ founded base, acq. by zendesk ✶ filmmaker ✶
sf + krakow
50y.com
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Mar 22, 2023
    It’s hard for me to ask for support. But today: If you’ve been to Burning Man, you know how special the temple is. ~250 volunteers build her so we can be more human, feel deeper, process grief. RT & consider backing and sharing the Temple of the Heart's Kickstarter. 🙏❤️👇
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    @elamadej
    Mar 8, 2021
    In important biotechnology news, @sethbannon and I made a little human. Welcome to Starship Earth, Aiko!
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Jan 11, 2023
    1/n Last year at @burningman, I felt a deep calling to create the Temple. One that is protective and motherly, a loving hug for those experiencing grief. I can now share the Temple of the Heart co-created by me & Reed Finlay was selected and we're bringing her to Black Rock City!
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    @elamadej
    Oct 28, 2021
    Surreal: 6yrs ago @sethbannon & I emptied our bank accounts, moved to SF, lived in a house w/12 ppl for >2 years because we could only afford a room. Co-working spaces were too expensive so we'd meet w/founders (some of whom now backed us!) in cafes. Joy!
    techcrunch.com
    Fifty Years, a deep tech investor, has raised $90 million from tens of 'unicorn' founders |...
    Fifty Years, a six-year-old, San Francisco-based outfit with a portfolio that's already rife with mostly deep tech companies -- many with a good story to
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Feb 26, 2022
    I'm Polish by birth/blood & American by marriage/love. My grandma came from today's Western Ukraine. My hometown Kraków is 2.5hrs from the Ukrainian border. I'm so proud of my brother and sister Ukrainians for fighting the world's fight for all of us. 🇺🇦 💛💙
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Jan 25, 2021
    Replying to @elamadej
    The article didn't mention my pregnancy once (only showing it without comment in a photo). I was treated like a business leader and not an expecting mother. They focused on my work at @fiftyyears, my legacy, and my vision for the future. That's progress. Thanks, @Forbes. 2/2
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Sep 11, 2021
    "Portrait of a Modern Family" Renegade Burn 2021
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Nov 17, 2023
    full house for @sama's art and AI talk amazing creative energy all around
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Jan 25, 2021
    Was recently featured on the cover of @ForbesPolska. When asked for a photo shoot, I said "sure but FYI I'm 8 months pregnant so any pictures will show this." The reporter asked exactly zero questions about my pregnancy or upcoming motherhood, focusing instead on my business. 1/2
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Jun 7, 2023
    To support the world's most impressive builders, you have to exercise your own builder muscle. 💪💪💪
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    @elamadej
    Mar 17, 2020
    Many startup founders are anxious right now, not just about the safety of their loved ones but also about the future of their businesses. It’s going to be a bumpy ride in the coming months both with #COVID19 and with the economic fallout. [Thread] 1/n
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Dec 17, 2020
    Thank you @ForbesPolska for a great interview and for helping spread our mission at @fiftyyears! Online version (paywall): forbes.pl/biznes/ela-mad…
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Jul 9, 2023
    Founder ice baths at @fiftyyears "Happy Warrior" day. Endorphin rush guaranteed!
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    ✶ ela ✶
    @elamadej
    Mar 16, 2020
    Just got @USPS deliveries. I thanked our postman for his much-needed service. He looked at me and with a fear in his eyes he said: "I'm scared". He's elderly & needs to continue working. They have masks but he said he's worried it's still dangerous. Our hidden heros.