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Alex Kilkka

Software Engineer, Phantom. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Alex Kilkka is an entrepreneur and technologist who co-founded SimpleHash, a multi-chain token data platform acquired by Phantom, and was previously co-founder and CTO of Showtime. Earlier in his career, he developed automated retail arbitrage software between eBay and Amazon and founded Austin Data Solutions.

What they said6 Shows1

Everything Alex Kilkka said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Kilkka: Using female customer service personas led to nicer customer emails

“And actually one thing we did is we made all of our customer service reps female in the email correspondence because people tend to be nicer to them.”

Alex Kilkka Oct 13, 2018 ▶ 16:32 1176 How this Developer Made $250k+ Selling Powertools He Didn't Own Via Amazon Ebay Arbitrage

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Kilkka: Power tools created the best arbitrage opportunity due to model consistency

“So with tower tools, you've got great model numbers. It's very consistent. You have like dozens of very high quality sellers on eBay. You have customers who typically are more like power buyers, you know, they, it's not their first power tool they've ever owne…”

Alex Kilkka Oct 13, 2018 ▶ 9:19 1176 How this Developer Made $250k+ Selling Powertools He Didn't Own Via Amazon Ebay Arbitrage

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Kilkka: Programmatic cross-marketplace arbitrage opportunities still exist across the board

“But I think there are still opportunities like that across the board if you know how to look for them, especially if you're able to programmatically look for them.”

Alex Kilkka Oct 13, 2018 ▶ 4:45 1176 How this Developer Made $250k+ Selling Powertools He Didn't Own Via Amazon Ebay Arbitrage

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Kilkka: Power tool arbitrage generated over $1M in sales over three years

“Definitely more than a million in sales. Okay. Dollar sales.”

Alex Kilkka Oct 13, 2018 ▶ 11:39 1176 How this Developer Made $250k+ Selling Powertools He Didn't Own Via Amazon Ebay Arbitrage

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Kilkka: Amazon-eBay arbitrage store generated $4K to $10K monthly gross profit

“On average made four to 6000 in gross profit per month or four to four to 10 depending on holiday season.”

Alex Kilkka Oct 13, 2018 ▶ 17:45 1176 How this Developer Made $250k+ Selling Powertools He Didn't Own Via Amazon Ebay Arbitrage

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Kilkka: Arbitrage System Initially Required at Least a $5 Price Spread

“We set certain parameters, like we needed at least a five dollar price difference to make it even worthwhile. And then we increased that over time.”

Alex Kilkka Oct 13, 2018 ▶ 6:58 1176 How this Developer Made $250k+ Selling Powertools He Didn't Own Via Amazon Ebay Arbitrage

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Alex's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER	Software Engineer, Phantom	1	6	—	full record on Top Founders →