How Two Co-Founders Built a Startup Selling Pokémon Cards | Ep.17

On this podcast episode, I chat with Tania and Chase, Co-Founders of Gacha a platform bringing Pokemon cards to the blockchain.We chatted about their entrepreneur journey, how they started Gacha, overcoming failure, and everything in between!FOLLOW TANIA & CHASE👇X: https://x.com/tanialemon_X: https://x.com/chasexyz_LEARN MORE ABOUT GACHA👇Website: https://pull.gacha.game/FOLLOW CHINSANITY👇X: https://x.com/chinsanityIG: https://instagram.com/chinsanityxTimestamps: (00:00) Intro(00:15) PSA losing a very valuable card(01:51) What is Gacha?(03:28) Why are Pokemon cards so expensive?(07:38) Paper used to print Pokemon cards(09:28) How was Gacha started?(14:12) Pivoting 5x times as a founder(18:41) Tania & Chase's entrepreneurship journey (26:30) Parents throwing away Pokemon cards(29:50) Quitting full time jobs to become an entrepreneur(33:10) How to identify trends fast?(35:14) The "First Principles" philosophy(36:40) Tania & Chase's upbringing (40:08) Co-founder dynamics(43:18) How to Overcome Failure(46:50) Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs(49:32) What's next for Gacha?(52:09) Ripping digital vs physical card packs