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Micah Johnson On the Aku Mint and the Future of Aku World
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Today we have former MLB player, artist, and founder of Aku, Micah Johnson. In less than one year, Aku became “2020 NFT of the Year” and the first NFT optioned for a major feature film. Named one of the “Top 50 Most Influential People in NFTs” by Fortune, His foresight and belief in the web3 communities to evangelize IP has resulted in over $24MM in sales volume for Aku to date with well known supporters like Pusha T and Trevor Noah. Despite a very public setback during the minting of Akutars, he is here today to discuss what the future holds for Aku, mental health, and diversifying the space.
Timecodes:
0:00 – Intro
01:41 – Micah coming into web3
02:23 – How Micah got into NFTs
03:52 – How AKU come about?
05:58—Understanding the community early on
10:50 – Talking about the new form of storytelling
14:06 – How the Akuverse works?
19:00 – How AKU opens opportunity for black creators?
21:13 – Giving creators the tools they need
25:12 – How to put down the toxic side of the community
28:08 – AKU mint
31:19 – Learnings from the experience
35:00 – Advice for those scaling a business
36:46 – Struggles of being an entrepreneur in the NFT space
40:19 – Mental health is key for success in web3
43:54 – How did the roadmap change after
52:42 – Future for AKU World
55:13 – What's your favorite NFT
74 episode
Manage episode 329954404 series 3289410
Today we have former MLB player, artist, and founder of Aku, Micah Johnson. In less than one year, Aku became “2020 NFT of the Year” and the first NFT optioned for a major feature film. Named one of the “Top 50 Most Influential People in NFTs” by Fortune, His foresight and belief in the web3 communities to evangelize IP has resulted in over $24MM in sales volume for Aku to date with well known supporters like Pusha T and Trevor Noah. Despite a very public setback during the minting of Akutars, he is here today to discuss what the future holds for Aku, mental health, and diversifying the space.
Timecodes:
0:00 – Intro
01:41 – Micah coming into web3
02:23 – How Micah got into NFTs
03:52 – How AKU come about?
05:58—Understanding the community early on
10:50 – Talking about the new form of storytelling
14:06 – How the Akuverse works?
19:00 – How AKU opens opportunity for black creators?
21:13 – Giving creators the tools they need
25:12 – How to put down the toxic side of the community
28:08 – AKU mint
31:19 – Learnings from the experience
35:00 – Advice for those scaling a business
36:46 – Struggles of being an entrepreneur in the NFT space
40:19 – Mental health is key for success in web3
43:54 – How did the roadmap change after
52:42 – Future for AKU World
55:13 – What's your favorite NFT
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