In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Daniel Liebeskind, CEO and Co-Founder of Topia, a metaverse platform that's raised $6 Million in funding, about why digital worlds are the future of everything from webinars, branded content and corporate meetings tools, and how Topia is positioning themselves at the center of the next big thing. Built on allowing people to access tools and relevant information whenever they need them, and a slew of customizable application options, Topia increases real retention through real-time connections in digital space.
We also speak about Daniel's background as a software engineer and his passion for building things, what a ‘metaverse platform’ actually is, the power of customizable metaverse spaces for contemporary businesses, and navigating the hype surrounding the metaverse concept to establish something built to last
Topics Discussed:
- Daniel's background in software engineering and his lifelong passion for building better solutions to intractable challenges
- Topia’s origins at Digital Burning Man back in 2020, and how it expanded through into other events and sourced new partners
- The concept of a metaverse platform itself, combining the real-time, interactive, and experiential aspects of the internet
- Topia's approach of giving companies more control over their ecosystems and the ability to customize their metaverse experiences
- The challenges of finding valuable use cases for metaverse technology, and navigating the hype surrounding the industry’s biggest buzzword
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