Invest Like The Best
Episode 180 Investing in Gaming
Invest Like The Best

Episode 180: Investing in Gaming

Invest Like The Best

Episode 180

Investing in Gaming

Blake Robbins is a partner at Ludlow Ventures. We cover the state of the video game industry, how video game economics work, and the future of investing in e-sports and the creator economy.

[00:01:35] – (First question) – Overview of the gaming industry and how folks may get involved as an investor

[00:03:46] – Some of the biggest players in the space

[00:05:30] – The monetization methods of these gams

[00:09:22] – How do these games respond to real currencies

[00:14:49] – The landscape of e-sports/e-gaming as a whole

[00:19:57] – His involvement with 100 Thieves

[00:25:52] – The media landscape and the role of influencers

[00:29:05] – When he invests and what the opportunities are out there

[00:33:07] – The engines behind a lot of this; Unity and Unreal

[00:34:58] – Other investors that get this trend

[00:37:43] – Other interesting areas of investment for him, including the creator economy

[00:41:25] – Opportunities to build out and invest in the infrastructure of the creator economy

[00:45:37] – Infrastructure opportunities that need to be built

[00:48:08] – Advice for younger professionals

[00:49:04] – Investment allocation he is most proud of

[00:50:08] – Unique skill he couldn’t teach or train in others

[00:52:27] – Something in gaming he doesn’t understand or wants to learn more about

[00:54:08] – Kindest thing anyone has done for Blake

Investing in Gaming

Introduction

Patrick
My guest today is Blake, a partner at Ludlow Ventures. We talk about all things video games, including the major companies in the industry, how games monetize, how in-game economies work, how e-sports have evolved, and much more. This is a fast-growing segment of consumer attention and interest, and I believe we are in the early days of gaming going mainstream.

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Now, please enjoy my conversation with Blake.

Mapping the Gaming Industry

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