The Under 30: Kyle Eichinger

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Kyle Eichinger // 26 // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania // Project Manager

Ruling the Internet: Part I

One Saturday morning a few months ago, there were 4 pairs of Yeezys in my living room. There was only one person who orchestrated the purchase of all of them.

Ruling the Internet Part II

(Game of Thrones Spoiler Alert) In mid-May of 2016, the meme known as Dat Boi was at its height. After Daenerys Targaryen emerged from the Dothraki Temple during the latest season of Game of Thrones, there was a tweet sent out. This was that tweet.

Ruling the Internet Part III

Someone I once lived with came up with an idea to rate NFL teams based on which mascot would beat the other in a football game. That resulted in a number of short-form articles that were widely acclaimed.

Ruling the Internet Part IV

Ruling the Internet Part V

There was someone I knew who once took a weeks-long vacation from Twitter. Not only was it noticed, it was commented on by several individuals in several different channels. If you’ve ever left Twitter and elicited comments as a response, you are either Kim Kardashian West…or the man below.

Straight From the Source

What’s your Favorite Hobby?

Making embarrassing photoshops of my friends.

What’re you most proud of?

Surviving Crohns disease.

Where do you hang out?

The Dark Web.

What would your ideal job/career be?

Stay at home dad who freelances as a social media expert.

What’s the best advice you would give?

When my high school girlfriend broke up with me, I was devastated. My mom trying to make me feel better said, “Sometimes you gotta…” but never finished her sentence. For some reason this stuck with me so the best advice I’d give is “Sometimes you gotta.”

What do you wish you did more of?

Followed through. I always have what I think are these great ideas, but instead of acting on them, I just kind of sit on them. There’s so many things I’ve wanted to do/should be doing, that I haven’t follow through on yet.

Why didn’t you make Forbes 30 Under 30?

Because I haven’t had a tweet go viral yet.

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