The new Founders Espresso Podcast is live!
This week I interviewed Michele Mangiacotti, co-founder of Emerals—a startup building immersive digital worlds inside GTA V, with over 320,000 users and one of the largest roleplay communities in Europe.
Launched when Michele was just 17 and his brother 13, Emerals grew from a side project into a thriving ecosystem blending gaming, community, and creativity. In this episode:
⚡ How concerts and artist collabs fueled explosive growth
💰 40%+ of users are paying customers
🛠 Real-time development driven by live Discord feedback
🚀 Why Michele sees Emerals as “social media 2.0”
Sip up, and Scale up together.
Andrea Marino - Founders Espresso
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