Business Extra: Gary Vee on ChatGPT, doom-scrolling and why he still believes in NFTs



Gary Vaynerchuk, also known as Gary Vee, documents his life on social media, dispensing advice on entrepreneurship, technology and media to his more than 44 million followers.

As an early investor in Facebook, Uber and Twitter and chairman of VaynerX and chief executive of VaynerMedia, the serial entrepreneur and investor has strong views on ChatGPT, social media use and NFTs.

He joins Business Extra host Kelsey Warner this week from Abu Dhabi.

In this episode:

The state of consumer culture, content creation and the role of influencers (0m 44s)

The evolution of content and the influence of ChatGPT (5m 09s)

Creating value with NFTs and decentralisation (7m 22s)

Advice for SMBs, opting out social media and staying motivated (11m 41s)

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
 
Started: 2020
 
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
 
Based: Dubai, UAE
 
Sector: Entertainment 
 
Number of staff: 210 
 
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
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Starring: Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan, Radhika Sarathkumar, Nagarjuna Akkineni

Director: Amith Krishnan

Rating: 3.5/5

Citadel: Honey Bunny first episode

Directors: Raj & DK

Stars: Varun Dhawan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kashvi Majmundar, Kay Kay Menon

Rating: 4/5

Updated: April 12, 2023, 8:23 AM

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