Genies CEO Akash Nigam on Avatars & NFTs + GameStop poaches Amazon execs, Streaming stalls | E1233
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Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Show notes: 00:00 Intro 02:02 News: Tether Update 06:17 Gamestop poaches Amazon talent 11:19 Rippling - Hire new employees in 90 seconds at https://rippling.com/twist 12:35 Making meme dreams - retail venture capital 19:04 Streaming declines for the first time ever 23:31 Squarespace - Get a free trial and 10% off at https://squarespace.com/twist 25:10 CEO Interview: Akash Nigam backstory 27:17 How Genies got into NFTs 29:54 Avatar-as-a-service 33:30 The Genies API & Marketplace 36:53 Linode - Create an account and receive a $10…