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