This Founder Launched His Startup After Getting Laid Off From Twitter During Musk’s Takeover—Now He’s Raised More Than $2M For It

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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated February 6, 2023

When one door closes, another definitely open. Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell can definitely attest to this.

After getting laid off from his global head of Social & Editoria role at Twitter during Elon Musk’s took over, he didn’t wallow. He worked.

“Coming straight out of it, I was just like, ‘Oh, it’s time,” he told Tech Crunch in an interview. “It’s time to build,

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