Today we have the founder and CEO of 9GAG, Ray Chan.   9GAG is a global multi-platform community for viral content. Founded in 2008, their mission is to make the world happier. 9GAG has a global audience of 200 million over their social media platforms and has decided to take on the world of web3 with Memeland. After launching ‘You The Real MVP’ in June, and the free mint of ‘The Potatoz’ in July, he’s here to discuss their new collection, ‘The Captainz’.

Timecodes:

0:00 - Intro

1:24 - How Ray Chan became a memelord and started 9GAG

5:00 - How Chan learned about crypto

8:03 - First NFTs/communities 

9:15 - Chan’s first experience in BAYC

14:00 - Pay to learn philosophy in crypto

19:47 - When you decided to start your own project and what problem you’re trying to solve

26:56  - Starting MEMELAND

32:29 - Lessons from globlintown strategy

35:20 - How the Potatoez brought value to holder

38:00 - How do you monetize a meme

45:50 - How the Captainz integrates into MEMELAND ecosystem

53:00 - Details of the Captainz drop

1:16:00 - Thoughts on Reddit NFT

1:03:40 - Fave meme