David Baszucki: Roblox, Minus One, Digital Economy, & the Metaverse
Description
In this episode of Minus One, host Dylan Itzikowitz sits down with Roblox’s chief blocksmith to trace a minus one to zero prototype that evolved into a full blown digital economy, now serving more than 100M DAUs.
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1. David Baszucki- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbaszucki/
2. Dylan Itzikowitz- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanitzikowitz/
3. South Park Commons- https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/
00:00 Trailer
01:06 $275M Fund III
01:56 Two-year "minus one"
05:32 Platform of creation
06:59 More than lifestyle
08:03 Motivation = obsession?
09:09 Investing in growth
10:45 Virality hack
14:44 Building an ecosystem
20:32 Roblox in education
21:30 Building for all ages
22:48 Dress to Impress
24:58 Augmented and virtual reality
27:09 Non-boring AI
30:26 Safety and mental health
33:21 Vibrant economy
34:32 Founders should build
37:05 Q&A
57:32 Outro
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