> be Ray Chan
> spawn in Hong Kong
> flip burgers at 15
> parents dream: lawyer son
> Ray’s dream: not be NPC
> studies law anyway...
> realize lawyer life = NPC route
> exit early
> rolls dice on entrepreneurship
> 2008: start 9GAG with brother + 3 bros
> literally 3 guys 1 bed during YC
> graduate in the same batch as coinbase
> 9GAG blows up, 200M+ users, memes become internet culture
> 2018: first look at Web3
> install MetaMask, get wrecked by UX
> "wtf is this, no one will use this"
> close tab
> 2022: comes back
> see stablecoins work globally, NFTs = status symbol
> giga click moment
> spends 3,000 ETH on NFTs
> learn a ton
> decide to build Memeland
> launch first Memeland MVP (420 supply)
> Luna collapses
> ffs
> undersell, immense FUD
> lesson learned
> free-mint meta hits → launch Potatoz
> lean into 9GAG potato meme, community locks in
> add staking + gamification, holders get addicted
> Dec 2022: Captainz mint
> FTX Meltdown happens
> ffs 2.0
> still manage to sell out in 12 minutes
> phew
> start building new products
> community grows
> captainz art reveal → FUD over traits vs rarity
> another lesson learned
> nov 2023: launch $MEME on Binance
> biggest sentiment turnaround in CT history
> TVL numbers go brrrr
> keep shipping: Stakeland, MemePay, Ace Trader
> bridge Web2 ↔ Web3, Asia ↔ world
> new mission unlocked: make crypto as easy & addictive as 9GAG 2012
> now
writing this one hit different
most people don’t know, but the first ever “founder thread” I wrote back in 2023 was about Ray
he supported it, and that thread basically kicked off my whole creator journey
very excited to be partnered with memeland after all this time - full circle moment for me
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