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Show Notes:

[00:02:20] – Compulsive interest in how people entertain themselves

[00:04:19] – Changes of intellectual property and trademark in media

[00:09:12] – Cross-media world building and Netflix’s strategy

[00:11:47] – Competing with the major power players at the top

[00:16:54] – Fate of movies in the new media landscape

[00:20:38] – Fate of music in the new media landscape

[00:25:40] – Age and gaming in this media transition

[00:29:50] – Legacy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

[00:34:48] – How he defines the notion of a metaverse

[00:39:53] – Creating a more interoperable version of our digital world

[00:47:37] – What is not included in the metaverse and investing in one

[00:52:14] – Tim Sweeney’s role in Epic Gaming

[00:58:12] – The unreal engine

[01:07:46] – What should investors be thinking about when it comes to gaming worlds

[01:12:43] – Opportunities in the gaming space for investors

[01:19:59] – Cloud gaming’s impact on the space

[01:26:54] – Will other media platforms have to copy the gaming industry

[01:30:51] – How interactivity and feedback loops play into his investment decisions

[01:33:07] – Ease of creating a new media business today

[01:35:20] – Trends media storytelling

[01:38:50] – What makes for good IP in media content

[01:42:14] – Why he wants to explore payment platforms and blockchain

[01:44:56] – Kindest thing anyone has done for him