Micah Johnson On the Aku Mint and the Future of Aku World

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