Interview: Ready Player Me's Timmu Tõke on the metaverse, identity and advice for Mark Zuckerberg

This week we're bringing you the second in our new series of extended interviews with the big names and rising stars of Europe's tech and startup scene.

This episode features a conversation with Timmu Tõke, founder of Ready Player Me — an Estonian company that recently won investment from legendary VC firm Andreessen Horowitz to develop its metaverse-ready avatar technology.

Recorded in the midst of a turbulent time for the metaverse and all things Web3, in this interview Timmu shares his thoughts on what the metaverse might look like, who should govern it and why he thinks Mark Zuckerberg might be barking up the wrong tree.

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