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Eric Lay

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Eric Lay

@itsericlay

CEO @virioai | content & gtm for b2b | ex pro lol gamer linkedin.com/in/ericlay-vir…

San Francisco, CA

virio.ai

Born January 19

Joined April 2015

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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Oct 2, 2025
After 10 years of failed startups, I’ve finally found the next trillion dollar company. Introducing @VirioAI — the AI marketer for enterprise. As a teen I made content that did 1B+ views/month… …and earned <$10K. That’s when I learned: Views ≠ Pipeline Likes ≠ Revenue The
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Sep 29, 2025
I was kicked out of the US by the government. All because I booked a one-way ticket to chase my Silicon Valley dream. here's the story 🧵
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Oct 3, 2025
🚨 We are paying $500k-$1.5M TC for a role that has never existed until now and $10k if you refer us to a successful hire. We call it the Forward Deployed Content Engineer (more details below)
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Oct 24, 2025
Our viral launch generated $10M+ pipeline in 14 days. And I’m giving away the EXACT playbook. If you don’t trust it, here are some results: - 1,700+ comments on LinkedIn - 1,500+ likes - 700K+ views on Twitter We had the second-highest comments ever for a B2B startup launch on
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Sep 29, 2025
Replying to @itsericlay
But today, it became official. The US now calls me an “extraordinary individual.” This story isn’t really about visas. It’s about resilience. It’s about chasing your dream even when the system works against you. It’s about learning that rejection isn’t an ending.
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Jul 8, 2019
60 min. at the gym: ~ not enough time 60 min. of Netflix : ~ TIME FLIES! Hire a mentor/coach: $500 ~ pointless Off white shoes: $500 ~ MUST HAVE! Start a business: $1000 ~ can't justify that iPhoneXR: $1000 ~ NECCESSITY! Life is about priorities! Where will you be in 5 years?
Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Jun 29, 2018
Hey guys, I'm running a professional #esports bootcamp where you'll receive individualized training to improve your game skills and optimize your daily performance! I've grinded my ass off to make this happen so any support/retweets would be greatly appreciated. Msg me for info!
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Mar 10, 2019
Making moves, big things coming 👀
Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Aug 8, 2022
hosting a poker night this Thursday in DT Toronto w/ investors, founders & web3 folks — few spots left, comment or dm me for an invite!
Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Oct 7, 2025
Any series A-D state founders want to join me for dinner tonight at my home in SF? Have two spots left. Avg. founder has > $50m ARR /VC funding. DM me have two spots left.
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Sep 29, 2025
Replying to @itsericlay
Shoutout @Aizada and the rest of the @AlmaImmigration team for being amazing throughout the process and special shoutouts to @tkexpress11 @truestselfML @HershGandhi @pablosrugo for being some of my earliest supporters!
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Oct 1, 2025
I refused to refund a client $110K. Even though we didn’t deliver the service... 🧵
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Oct 13, 2023
TORONTO! @aceocial & @awscloud is hosting an ai startup pitch competition w/ top VCs from @PanacheVC @GoldenVentures @forumventures Competitors will pitch for clout & $40,000 in prizes from @AWSstartups & @OpsGuruTeam 🗓️5pm, monday, oct 12th tag who we should invite↓
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Eric Lay
@itsericlay
Sep 29, 2025
Replying to @itsericlay
Six months ago, I finally decided to fight for permanence and applied for an O-1 visa. I knew this is where I needed to be if I was serious about building a trillion dollar company.
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