Kevin is the co-founder + CEO of Rally, a platform that allows creators to launch their own digital currency + build independent economies with their communities.

He's also Chairman of Gen.G, an esports enterprise bridging Asia and North America. Previously, Kevin co-founded Kabam, a top mobile gaming company that grew to $400M/yr in revenue, 500+ million players and sold for nearly $1 billion.

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In this conversation you'll learn about:

emerging waves like AI, crypto, climate change + biotech
evolution of the gaming industry + its business models
rise of social gaming, esports, live streaming + where we're today
gartner's hype cycle + how this applies to crypto
how Rally is empowering creators to develop their own economies
why there's a need for decentralized alternatives

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Preview Of Convo
0:02:19 – Sponsor Break
0:03:08 – Intro + Kevin’s Interest In Gaming
0:07:00 – 50 Games + 500mil Users
0:08:23 – Moment You Understand Ownership
0:14:59 – Hype Cycles + “Finding Something New”
0:20:57 – Other Waves: AI, Climate Change, Biotech
0:23:11 – What Is Rally?
0:24:02 – How Creator’s Use Rally
0:31:02 – What Are The Alternatives?
0:33:22 – NFT vs creator coin + creating an economy
0:37:49 – Why is it beneficial for a game to have its own currency?
0:46:04 – Kabam – Building A Billion Dollar Gaming Company
0:48:39 – Evolution Of Gaming Industry – 2.5bil People Playing Games
0:52:06 – Impact Of Social + Mobile On Gaming
0:53:38 – Gaming Business Models – Virtual Goods, Micro Transactions, Ads
0:56:04 – Fortnight
0:57:24 – Psychology Of Buying Virtual Goods
1:00:31 – Streaming – Watching People Play Games
1:04:54 – Rise of esports
1:09:33 – esports vs traditional sports
1:12:25 – NFTs + Vectors Of Opportunity
1:13:16 – Crypto Transcends Nations
1:16:56 – Digital Gold + Oil
1:18:44 – Problems with government money printing, dollars are worthless
1:23:31 – Price Volatility + Stable Coins
1:25:59 – Putting Bitcoin On Your Balance Sheet
1:29:43 – What does a decentralized alternative look like
1:33:37 – Decentralized social networks?
1:34:43 – “there is no corporation who runs email”
1:37:07 – Investing
1:39:34 – How to participate in crypto

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