TikTok Star to Web3 Gaming Entrepreneur with JustMaiko | Overpriced JPEGs #39

✨ SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERPRICED JPEGS CHANNEL ✨ https://bankless.cc/jpegs  On this episode of Overpriced JPEGs, Carly is joined by Michael Le, aka JustMaiko, a 22-year-old web2 superstar with over 50M followers across all social platforms. Michael gearing up to enter the web3 gaming space, with his company Joystick. Michael is also joined by his Co-Founder & Joystick CEO, Robin DeFay for this insightful interview with Carly! Joystick is a web3 gaming and esports platform that allows users to become pro gamers or content creators in the Web3 space by giving them the opportunity to keep 100 percent of revenue earned. They've raised $8 million in seed funding and are currently raising a $110 million Series A. Where is the future of gaming headed? What web2 learnings has Michael implemented when building his social empire to dominate in web3? How are Michael and Robin thinking about gaming chains, play-to-earn, and land sales? Answers to these questions and so much more in the episode! ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://jpegs.banklesshq.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: https://availableon.com/overpricedjpegs  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🦊 METAMASK | THE CRYPTO WALLET https://bankless.cc/metamask  🔐 LEDGER | NANO S PLUS WALLET https://bankless.cc/Ledger  🖼 RARIBLE | MULTI-CHAIN COMMUNITY NFT https://bankless.cc/Rarible  ⚜️ GILDED | THE NFT TOOLKIT https://bankless.cc/Gilded  ------ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:00 Shluv Pals 12:23 Gaming Tournaments 17:40 Education & JustMeta YouTube channel 23:53 Joystick Explained 30:00 $8M Raise & Timeline 34:17 Play-to-Earn & Backlash? 39:43 Investing in Other Games 40:23 Land Sale Critiques 42:16 Raising in a Bear Market Strategy 46:10 The Future of Gaming Chains 48:04 The Creator Economy & Web3 52:15 Tips to Growing a Social Following 54:10 Biggest Challenges Building in Web3 56:19 Robin's Entrepreneurial Background ------ Resources: Michael Le https://twitter.com/justmaiko  https://www.tiktok.com/@justmaiko  https://www.instagram.com/justmaiko  Robin DeFay https://twitter.com/robindefay  Shluv Pals https://twitter.com/ShluvPals  Joystick https://twitter.com/joystickpros  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures