William Guo
Founder of PlayEstates
William Guo
Founder of PlayEstates
Arcadia, California
Overview
Work Experience
Founder, CEO | Ecommerce | Real Estate Marketplace | Gaming
2022 - Current
As founder, the inception for a platform that could give users a chance to earn assets as they engage with their hobby, specifically gaming, was an idea that came out of my own hobbies. An avid gamer, it occurred to me that I’m spending time and money on my hobby, with little return on that investment. And so, PlayEstates was born. PlayEstates is a play touring platform that, when launched, will provide investment options in real-world real estate to token holders, which then generates a passive income stream for users as their investments generate profit. Users can sell their investment or accrue more partial ownerships as they move forward. Engagement on the platform, specifically, via gaming or game creation, earns users tokens. The opportunity for investment cannot be understated. Seeing the disparity in wealth generation between generations, I aim to help younger generations to build assets. The user benefits from a lower barrier to entry for real estate investment through partial ownerships. The funds accrued through the platform may then go on to help users to pay for an education or a home. As CEO, I hustle to bring this idea to fruition, working with our board, complete with investors, advisors, asset managers, etc., and our employees, among them blockchain developers, UI and UX engineers, and real estate developers. We’re currently looking for talent to get in on the ground-floor of this innovative start-up, including back-end developers, social media manager, marketing associates, content creators, in-house graphic designers, and additional personnel to support the employees we already have in the areas of UI, UX, and blockchain development. If you’re interested in joining us, visit the website for all the pertinent information.
Investor
2019
Active Investor at TVC, prefer tracks in Blockchain, Aerospace, Healthcare
Advisor
2016
Investor/Advisor for UNS, a pet product focused eCommerce platform, servicing B2B2C in US, Asia, and EU. facilitated oversea manufacturing, packaging, and sourcing, advisory on standard of operations in early stages.
Investor | Venture Capitalist | Real Estate Development | Entrepreneur
2016
As an Investor, I lend my considerable expertise building and launching my own companies and capital to help budding startups grow to early-stage companies. I do this via The Venture Collective, an investment fund in which I am a member, and as an angel investor on my own. Through Venture Collective, we offer companies the guidance to take a company from startup to a presentable stage for future investment and/or to research product-market fit and assess its viability over the long term. As an angel investor, startups come to me to help identify product-market fit and to leverage my overseas relationships and expertise. A few notable investments: Snafu Records, Helay, Axiom Space, and Vitrolabs. Prior to investing at this scale, I took a period of time after Gluamc and business school to invest in the stock market and engage in stock trading.
Vice President Business Development, China Region | Communication | Value Proposition
2015 - 2018
As Vice President of Business Development for the China Region, I fostered new business opportunities within the region, communicating the company’s areas of expertise and its unique value proposition to help future clients to achieve their goals. Within this experience, I honed many of the skills I continue to use today as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. -- Glumac is a global building design consulting firm focused on creating sustainable, resilient buildings that provide healthy, productive, and equitable spaces for all communities.
Administrative/Marketing Coordinator | Communication | Interdepartmental Coordination
2010 - 2011
As Administrative and Marketing Coordinator for the company, I worked in business development to establish channels for revenue with regional hospitals, create contracts with them, and help them to get rid of their medical waste. -- Changchun Medical/Hazardous Waste Disposal is a family-owned business that operates by recycling medical waste in an environmentally friendly way.
Education
Bachelor's degree
2007 - 2012