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Alexis Ohanian

Topia 2.0 — A universe of customizable community spaces

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Topia combines playful world-building & encrypted video chat. It works on every device & browser. Create your own worlds, customize endlessly, host 10k+ people at once, buy/sell art, earn commissions, and more. Bring people together with Topia.
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Aditya
?makers Congratulations on the launch! We, at Product Hunt, used Topia for our NYC Event and everyone loved it 😍 Super curious to know about the updates made since the original launch :)
Daniel Liebeskind
@adityavsc Your hybrid event was a blast - looking forward to future ones! The platform has been completely rebuilt from scratch since the original launch. In addition to some of the things I listed in my maker comment, we now have: - A brand new UI - Tons of new features like consent-based following, private zones (for having private group conversations), broadcast 'podiums' for panels and Q&A, embedded live stream video like Twitch and Youtube, a world map, teleporting, and much more - A highly performant architecture capable of handling thousands of people in a single world at very low cost - An event and world discovery portal to make it easier to bring people together (be a confluencer) -Advanced world building tools like fine-tuning of the 2.5D layering This is truly just the beginning 😊
Benoit Chambon
This character reminds me the wood small spirits in Mononoke Princess movie. I love it ;) Congrats on the launch!
Daniel Liebeskind
@benoit_chambon I may never see Topi (the aforementioned character in Topia) the same way again 🤪.
Alexis Ohanian
Excited to be hunting Topia. What @dliebeskind and his team are building is absolutely the future of community, and of gathering, online. Join us in-world today for panels, workshops, and gatherings on the art and business of bringing people together.
Sharath Kuruganty
True that! Topia makes community engagement super interactive. We had a blast organizing our NYC event and the Product Hunt community loved it! Excited for these new updates 🙌🏼
Dawn Veltri
Our team was so impressed with Topia when Product Hunt used it for their NYC event. It's incredible and takes virtual conference experiences to a whole new level. Well done!
Daniel Liebeskind
@dawn_veltri1 that Product Hunt event was pretty cool! The future of events is hybrid with bi-directional live / digital experiences - it provides unprecedented accessibility to expand community gatherings globally. We are so grateful to the PH team for being pioneers in hybrid events on Topia. Much more to come soon!
Brian Swichkow
💜 !Topia more than words can convey. Here's been our journey so far... On May 9th, @dliebeskind texted me the link to Topia v0. Within weeks, we’d moved all of our gatherings and community in-world. On May 30th, it became the virtual venue for our engagement party. In June, I hosted my birthday party on/in Topia’s Burning Man demo. Through July, we started creating in-world apps and experiences. In August, we spent a week playing on Topia’s pixelated Playa. By September, we’d started investing in all types of “surreal estate”. In November, my partner and I hosted our 11-day wedding festival in our world. Today, we’re hosting Confluence Con 2021 entirely in-world. Join us for this 24-hour event centered around the art and business of bringing people together featuring over 45 speakers (including @alexisohanian) across 35 panels, workshops, and gatherings. Today, you can share space with us (https://inc.one), the Topia team, and leaders from Second Life, Reddit, etc. in https://topia.io/producthunt. Come, let’s go for a walk.
Daniel Liebeskind
@brianswichkow so much gratitude for you being on this journey with us and for having your wedding in Topia - woah! And thank you for producing Confluencer Con in Topia today - it's going to be awesome.
Jake Lau
Firstly, @brianswichkow you are the man. Second, @alexisohanian good 'seeing' you again since YC 2015! And finally, @dliebeskind this is some fire🔥 right here.
Aneta Błachewicz
@brianswichkow @dliebeskind Thank you, this is my second time with Topia, I am eager to see all that new marketing and World(s) flourishing! Greetings! :-)
Daniel Liebeskind
Hi Everyone! Daniel Liebeskind here, CEO and co-founder of Topia. For many years, our team has been imagining ways to improve how people socialize online and how creators can earn financial freedom by creating experiences that bring people together. We’re launching Topia 2.0 today with a completely rebuilt platform and new features for creators and confluencers. What is a confluencer? It’s someone who curates an experience and brings people together to become a community. With an increasingly remote and distributed world, it’s important that we find ways to get together online for fun, play, and serendipity. We believe in the power of authentic human connection and experiences, that communities should have the power to make themselves accessible by anyone around the world, and that safety and consent are the cornerstone of a healthy internet. We’re hosting Confluencer Con 2021 all day today Join us for this free event in Topia about the art and business of bringing people together. Meet our lineup of 35+ amazing speakers (including @alexisohanian, @johnzdanowski, @jimgoodman, @willcady, and @gallowrob)! To join, click this link: https://topia.io/producthunt. What's New? A lot has changed since our first launch here last December. Thousands of communities and companies have used Topia to gather and connect online, with ~400 unique events taking place every week. In the last 6 months we have…. 💸 Raised $5mm from some incredible investors 🎨 Redesigned, rebuilt, and launched Topia 2.0 🖼 Launched a creator marketplace and tools 🔥 Were an official co-host of Burning Man (again) 🙌 Have started seeing hybrid (in-person & online) events in Topia, including one with the @producthunt team last week 🚀 Released dozens of other features that enhance human connection We’re here to help you bring people together, have experiences with your community, and ultimately make the world a more connected place. Stop by https://topia.io/producthunt and say hi, we’ll be hanging out all day and hope to see you there! ~Daniel
Alexis Ohanian
Congrats to the team on a hell of a launch! I'm hyped for the event today.
Arek Der-Sarkissian
Topia is incredible! We had an amazing time researching and writing about them at Unicorner (check our post at https://unicorner.news/posts/Topia). Thanks @alexisohanian for hunting; wishing @dliebeskind and the team best of luck with this new release 🚀
Daniel Liebeskind
@alexisohanian @arek_der_sarkissian Thanks for writing about us! It's a great read 😊. Also... congrats on getting #1 on Product Hunt yesterday! Unicorner is awesome
Adam Madden
This is just too dang cool! Way to go guys and gals - I see the hard work that you have put into Topia 2.0! And, now today with the Confluencer Con 2021 Event I see that hard work paying off! Great job and please, KEEP IT UP!
Daniel Liebeskind
@adam_madden it has been a pretty intense year, but we are really proud of what Topia has become and where it's going. Confluencer Con 2021 is our way of showing the world that Topia is ready for whatever you can imagine. Make sure you check out Artist Alley (inside topia.io/producthunt) to see a showcase of some of the most creative worlds built by Topia's community.
Lio Slama
I tried the first version of Topia earlier this year and was completely blown away. I may be a tech entrepreneur but I used to be an architect and urban planner. Topia is the mental map for teams. The land keeps expanding and getting more complex with time, exactly like a startup company. For that reason I'm voting for you big time today, the same day we're launching Neo 3.0 on Product Hunt. I don't care about ranking, I care about great products and great people. And Topia is exactly that: a great product built by great people. Keep up the good work @dliebeskind @alexisohanian @alex_king9 :) PS: @dliebeskind are you related to the architect of the same name? ;-)
Evan Englezos
I discovered Topia after digging around for a user-friendly space to host events and I'm amazed at its simplicity and the idea of people having the freedom to group and share ideas based on their location on the map. But Topia goes so much further than this. Its features are very advanced and provide many applications for building communities and sharing spaces. I'm sharing this with many people at the moment and using Topia to host a virtual concert soon! Thanks T-Team!
Daniel Liebeskind
@evanenglezos Thanks for the kind words and for using Topia to host your virtual concert - excited to check it out!
Brian Swichkow
@evanenglezos Great to meet you in Confluencer Con today! Super excited to see the event you're creating with Topia and hear what you learn from it for the next one.
Leon Calhoun
Very interesting concept for building communities. Still exploring the features but so far very impressed!
Daniel
In times of zoom-fatigue, it's nice to be able to meet in a world that is more interactive and simply more fun. I played around with Topia for a networking event once, and now I'm thinking of where it makes sense to incorporate in other online formats, from trainings to online university classes I'm planning.
Daniel Liebeskind
@projecthires would love to brainstorm with you about trainings and classes you could have in Topia!
Sergio Velazco
Really interesting approach with endless possibilities. It still does not perform very well on mobile, but expect to have a version that will soon. If you have not tried it yet, I invite you to get around and try it, it will be a very interesting experience.
Daniel Liebeskind
@sergiovelazcobernal Thanks! We want your imagination to be the only limit on what is possible in Topia. Native mobile app coming soon... 🙃.
selena wilson
I LOVE TOPIA! currently working on some ideas I'm super stoked about and if this dang 9-5 grind wasn't keeping me so busy I'd be done! so stay tuned for some fun and mystical immersive worlds! I recommend it all the time, and even built a staff lounge for said grind job!
Daniel Liebeskind
@mother_lovin looking forward to exploring your worlds with you! What types of fun and mystical experiences are you imagining? Thank you for recommending Topia to people 😃.
Brad Williamson
Topia is just too much fun! The possibilities regarding the worlds you can create are seemingly endless. Got a great team working behind the scenes of this metaverse to make sure it rivals the pleasures provided by the real world. Can't wait to see this place flourish! ;-)
Renato Orozco Pereira
I am really excited with Topia. I can see lots of possibilities for community building and having fun in there!
Daniel Liebeskind
@renato_orozco What kind of community building and fun are you dreaming of? Would love to hear more!
Dan Dat
Chúc mừng bạn đã ra mắt! Chúng tôi, tại Product Hunt, đã sử dụng Topia cho Sự kiện NYC của chúng tôi và mọi người đều yêu thích nó 😍 Siêu tò mò muốn biết về các bản cập nhật được thực hiện kể từ lần ra mắt ban đầu :)
Mustafa S.
Awesome work team! Good luck on launch!
Daniel Liebeskind
@milkers Thanks! Hope to see you at Confluencer Con today 🎉
Bharat Pasam
Great product and team. Congratulations on the launch..
Daniel Liebeskind
@bharatpasam thanks! Neighborverse looks pretty rad - looking forward to trying it out
Ugur KILCI 😈
Interesting and creative 👌
Daniel Liebeskind
@ugur2nd Creativity is what it's all about - let your imagination run wild and build a world full of interactive experiences for your people