Name: Tech Billionaire Who Seeks to Develop Metaverse Shares Life Story
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Description: Tech billionaire Shurick Agapitov, founder of video-game payments firm X-Solla, shares his life story about how he started as a kid growing up in poverty in Russia to how he became a successful entrepreneur. His company is one of the largest firms in the video-game industry but has remained obscure. This is because X-Solla works behind-the-scenes with game-makers to facilitate in-game purchases.

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Tech billionaire Shurick Agapitov, founder of video-game payments firm X-Solla, shares his life story about how he started as a kid growing up in poverty in Russia to how he became a successful entrepreneur. His company is one of the largest firms in the video-game industry but has remained obscure. This is because X-Solla works behind-the-scenes with game-makers to facilitate in-game purchases.

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