In this episode, we spoke with Elston Sam, a seasoned web2 entrepreneur who gambled on bringing the next billion users to the web3 sector through a revolutionary gaming platform. Having learned about NFTs in 2017, he describes how he and his co-founders developed Ethlas the following year in 2021. Their goal is to provide smoother transitions between web2 and web3 technologies through the development of gaming and security solutions in the web3 sphere.

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00:00:51 - CryptoKitties made me do it!

00:02:29 - Life before Ethlas

00:04:00 - The right time getting into the space

00:07:07 - Ethlas’ 2 vertical arms: Gaming arm and Security arm

00:09:15 - Putting an B2B2C element 

00:12:05 - Being the Bridge to Ease Adoption

00:14:30 - More focused on Improving Efficiency

00:16:28 - Games Were the most Widely Adopted Web3 App

00:18:18 - Promoting Web3 Through Gaming

00:20:09 - Ethlas Resonates Interoperability and Incentive Structure

00:23:53 - Gaming Use Cases as the Universal Factor for Web3 Adoption

00:25:21 - Ethlas’ gaming portfolio

00:26:05 - Mobile first approach

00:27:00 - Finding the Perfect Position for Every New Game

00:28:39 - Emphasizing first on safety and trust

00:31:57 - Ethlas Also Provides Strict Security & Recovery

00:36:09 - Bridging and Pushing User Adoption into Web3 Space

00:38:08 - General On-Chain Transaction Security is Crucial

00:41:06 - The Builder Season

00:42:22 - Leverage the Bear Market to Identify Strong Firms

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In this episode, we discussed the following topics:

1. Discover why digital content selling for thousands of dollars on the web intrigued one founder to dive into Web3.

2. Uncover how one startup is leveraging the gaming industry to bridge Web2 and Web3.

3. Explore why games are the lowest common denominator for adoption into the Web3 space.

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Connect with Nigel Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-lee-35bb2247/

Connect with Elston Sam and Ethlas: 

Elston Sam on Linkedin: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/elstonsam

Elston Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elstonsam/?hl=en

Elston Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elston_ethlas

Ethlas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ethlas_Official

Ethlas (Website): https://ethlas.com/

Get in touch with Talent@@Web3 on:

Telegram: t.me/talentatweb3

Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/talent-web3/

Twitter: twitter.com/TalentWeb31

Website: https://talentweb3.co/

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