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Shawn Mendez, Migos, J.Lo have all had their digital identities, fashion, and avatars created by a single company with a $1 billion unicorn status. Genies is the leader in the space and has exclusive partnerships with some of the top fashion brands and talent agencies, and has raised over $250 million from Mary Meeker's Bond Capital, Bob Iger and Silver Lake. Co-founder and CEO Akash Nigam tells the full story and opens up about his depression.Video version on Spotify and Youtube.Please subscribe if you enjoyed this episode - it helps the channel get more great guests!Genies: https://www.instagram.com/genies Sequel: http://instagram.com/sequelshow Gustaf: http://instagram.com/gltore Akash: http://instagram.com/akashnigamwww.genies.comTopics(00:00) Intro(01:35) Growing up in Silicon Valley(08:20) Products and failing(17:01) Dropping out of college with one semester left(19:47) Talking publicly about your mental health(28:35) Best decision in Akash's life(31:06) Idea behind building the world's biggest avatar company(36:09) Experiences at American Express Platinum(37:06) First adopters and digital fashion creations(40:58) How it works in the back-end of Genies(43:48) Customer applications now and in 2025(48:34) NOT an NFT company(52:19) Akash's lifestyle and management style(59:10) Would 10 year old Akash be happy with today?(01:01:03) Future of Genies and digital fashion?About the American Express Platinum Card: http://bit.ly/3FsJVh1 Nom.ränta 17,99%. Eff.ränta 28,30% vid utnyttjad kredit om 140 000 kr / 12 mån. Tot: 172 870 kr. Medlemsavgift 650 kr/mån. (April 2023) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
