Ep 76: How to Sell Out a 8,888 NFT Collection & Run It As A Business | Nicole Yap (Co-Founder, 8SIAN NFT Collection)

Nicole Yap, co-founder of the 8SIAN NFT Collection, began her
cryptocurrency journey back in 2013 when she stumbled across an
article on digital currency and its future implications while she
was in high school. Despite its challenges & the dodgy sites
available then, she figured out a way to purchase Bitcoin (it was
being sold for $60!!) and soon after, managed to buy a Chanel bag
from her crypto investments!


She joined the world of NFTs in early 2021 after noticing the
serious lack of representation of Asians and Women in the
space. 


Together with 2 other co-founders, she launched 8SIAN: 8,888 NFTs
of beautiful, Asian women painstakingly-crafted where even the
most intricate details are steeped in historical significance.
8SIAN became the number 1 project ranked on OpenSea in 24hours
based on percentage increase of traded volume with over 3k+ Eth!


If you’ve ever been curious about what it’s like to launch an NFT
collection, from hustling in the lead up to the launch to
building a team (reputable, experienced web3 developers aren’t
exactly easy to find!), building a community on Discord with 15k
members, and continuing to bring value by purchasing virtual
land, building collaborations, setting up a legal entity and
more… then this is the episode for you!





Highlights:


3:29 Getting into crypto/Bitcoin in 2013 & buying her
first Chanel bag

6:48 Discovering NFTs

8:17 What is an NFT?

9:10 Not a scam?

10:30 Being told she didn’t belong in the NFT/crypto space
because she was a female

12:49 How Nicole figured out the way to create and launch an
NFT collection

14:43 Finding a Web3 developer (that doesn’t rug pull!)

16:42 Why NFTs?

17:57 The roadmap for 8SIAN

19:31 The launch of Genesis and Goddess collection before the
main 8SIAN collection was dropped

22:24 Marketing 8SIAN & the hustle you don’t see

24:14 Launching the main collection & getting Steve Aoki
as an 8SIAN NFT holder 

25:09 What’s next for 8SIAN?

26:33 Why companies in Asia haven’t jumped into the NFT space
yet

27:36 The plans for building Chinatown in the metaverse

29:37 Managing a 15k strong Discord community

30:59 Creating value while still generating revenue from
royalties 

32:56 How the 8SIAN 8% royalties are split

35:02 Why 8SIAN is setting up a legal entity

35:49 Are we in an NFT bubble?

36:29 Advice to females looking to get into tech






Show notes:
www.sothisismywhy.com/76                   





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