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26 Apr 2023 Acquired Benchmark’s Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins on The Art of Business in Gaming
“I played video games, and I still play video games probably way too much. It wasn't even until I entered venture capital that I realized, oh, you could invest in games.”
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…Yeah, there was no software. There was no software. I went around and interviewed these guys. I was like, these people are so cool. What am I doing? There's another world out there. I left and went to Disney. I think it's funny. You mentioned the kid in Kansas has no idea this is even possible. I always joke that I had a double life. I played video games, and I still play video games probably way too much. It wasn't even until I entered venture capital that I realized, oh, you could invest in games. That's a thing? I learned about Mitch, Bing, and all these people. I'm like, I didn't even think that's possible. Even after I ended up in venture capital, I didn't even realize that was a thing. That's today. Imagine the games business in the late 80s. This is another great thread. Even so, you said, I play games way too much. There's this stigma around this industry still. Why is there this stigma?…
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