# #69 $150M Later, Most Web3 Founders Still Build the Wrong Thing — w Rayka Morandi, CEO Gaply

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Podcast: [OOO - A Web3 Marketing Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ooo-a-web3-marketing-podcast-5921741)
Published: 2026-06-17T12:37:58+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/web3-marketing/episodes/69-150M-Later--Most-Web3-Founders-Still-Build-the-Wrong-Thing--w-Rayka-Morandi--CEO-Gaply-e3ktke5
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## Resource

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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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