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Gelo Wong - The Hustle Behind Likha

Season 8, Ep. 191

Gelo Wong of Likha and Bayanichain joins us in this episode to tell us how they are creating a NFT marketplace for Filipino artists. Gelo will share how he got exposed to business by his parents and how he first tried doing business with sneakers. He will also share how he exposed to NFTs and Web3 early which led him to form his team to create Likha after attending crypto events. Gelo will also share how he juggles his time between school and his startup along with how they got to first raise their angel funding for Likha and Bayanichain.


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