From Google Doc to Draper University w/Blake Faulkner

<p><b>In this episode, Jan interviews Blake Faulkner. Blake is an entrepreneur that is currently a student at Miami University (in Ohio) and whose latest project is called </b><a href='https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bloxsmith'><b>Bloxsmith</b></a><b>, a marketplace for game developers building virtual worlds in the metaverse. </b></p><p><b>Blake has participated in both scouting startups for investment through multiple students who ran venture funds as well as pitched for funding of his own for Bloxsmith. Recently, he attended Draper University and took home first place on the accelerator’s “Demo Day” which allowed the Bloxsmith team to pitch on Stonks - where they achieved 525% over their anticipated investor interest.<br/><br/>In this episode Jan and Blake explore:<br/><br/>- The state of Entrepreneurship in Ohio<br/>- The basic differences between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0<br/>- How Blake went from a Google Doc to pitching at </b><a href='https://www.draperuniversity.com/'><b>Draper University</b></a><b><br/></b><br/></p><p><b>Want to follow Blake on Social?</b></p><p><b>Here’s his: </b><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakefaulknerbusiness/'><b>LinkedIn</b></a></p><p><b>Here’s his: </b><a href='https://mobile.twitter.com/brandedbyblake'><b>Twitter </b></a></p><p><b>Want to check out Blake’s “Guide to Web 3.0?”</b></p><p><b>Check it out </b><a href='https://coda.io/@blakefaulkner/guide-to-web3'><b>here</b></a></p><p><b>-</b></p><p><b>If you want to support us, there are three ways to do so. One is to donate to the cause at</b><a href='https://www.patreon.com/theapexpodcast'><b> www.patreon.com/theapexpodcast</b></a><b>! All of the donations we receive continue to support our ability to provide you with the highest quality creative content, and guests, and explore new ways to connect with you!</b></p><p><b>Want to know who we have lined up on our guest list before anyone else? Even a small donation of THREE DOLLARS a month gets you an OFFICIAL “The Apex” sticker and access to the behind-the-scenes of Ape