The Curious Learners
I feel privileged to speak to so many great minds as part of my job. They are passionate builders, insightful investors, laser-focused leaders. They are all curious learners in their own way. It is their urge to learn more. That urge is curiosity. When I speak to these people, I hear fascinating ideas, solid business plans, genius growth hacking practices, relentless team building focus, unique investing strategies and many others. However, most of the time, key insights, business intelligence and inspiring stories shared in these conversations do not make their way to the outside world. The Curious Learners is an attempt to share the stories of those curious learners with those, who might find the inspiration that they were looking for or those who might get the encouragement for their own journey that they already started. Looking forward to a long journey together.
The Curious Learners
Shanti Bergel | Play, Build and Invest | The Curious Learners Ep. 22
My guest is Shanti Bergel. He is a gaming industry veteran with significant experience as an operator and founder. He is now one of the founding partners of Transcend Fund, which is a VC fund for the gaming and digital entertainment space.
It was fantastic to hear Shanti's deep insights on the industry and his experience with several transformations that have unfolded in this space. Of course, we also talked about the future of web 3.0 and gaming:
- There are multiple tailwinds that drive the current transformation
- Web 3.0 has the ability to independently verify ownership and it would serve to craft a different experience for gamers
- There is always the debate of 'sustainability' when a new business model or technology is introduced to the industry
- In gaming, there are multiple ways to create large communities and interact with them
- One of the exciting things in gaming is cross-play, where the experience is shared across different games
- Founders who want to build high-growth businesses instead of single games
- A true dedication is critical to be able to climb uphill, i.e. build a business from the ground up
- Most curious about learning the British culture after living in Silicon Valley for 20 years
Please enjoy my conversation with Shanti Bergel.
