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The two founders embraced the geek lifestyle when the company began to grow from building niche gaming PCs to making notebook computers, media centers and professional systems on a national level. Keeping the gamer in their hearts, it's never a surprise to see Aguila, the company's president and chief operating officer, or Gonzalez playing the futuristic military game "Battlefield 2142" with people from the office. With employees coming aboard that are interested in the mission, it's easier for him to push and build his vision, and then take the time to scale the growth to the market knowing that he has a solid support staff behind him.
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Alienware: He's Got Game
Nelson Gonzalez is a geek.
That's not a knock on the Alienware CEO, it's a point of pride. An avid gamer, Gonzalez, along with Alex Aguila, founded the high-performance computer hardware company in 1996 with nothing but $10,000 and a shared passion for computer gaming.The two founders embraced the geek lifestyle when the company began to grow from building niche gaming PCs to making notebook computers, media centers and professional systems on a national level. When they were in need of new employees, they began looking for employees with a gamer lifestyle. After all, y...See the full content of this document
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