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#69 $150M Later, Most Web3 Founders Still Build the Wrong Thing — w Rayka Morandi, CEO Gaply
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- Jun 17, 2026
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Hello everyone, Today's guest is Rayka Morandi, CEO of Gaply. He started coding at 12 in Iran, won 6 national game development competitions, and had games with millions of downloads by 17. He started his first company at 18. Today he runs a venture studio that has built 100+ products for companies including Starbucks, Forbes, and Under Armour, generating over $120M in client outcomes. His model: only build with people who already have distribution, and generate revenue on day one. a TL;DR : * The importance of distribution in product succes * Web3 monetization and business models * Future trends in Web3 and AI everyone should hop on * Building user-centric products - what is Web3 missing * Venture studio advantages in product development * and more. Get in touch: Rayka Morandi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayka-moradi X: https://x.com/ItIsRaymo Follow us: Twitter https://twitter.com/ooo_podcast The Web3 Marketing Hackathon - https://x.com/web3mktghack Alexandra - https://twitter.com/frogule Alex LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandranicorici/