Unpredictable Hits is a series of sharp, fun, and brutally honest conversations with the people shaping the future of mobile gaming in the era of AI.
Most founders dream of building a gaming empire. Akin Babayigit actually did it.
In this episode, we sit down with the co-founder of Tripledot Studios, one of Europe’s fastest-growing game companies, to unpack his journey from Turkey to the global gaming stage. Akin shares some unfiltered perspectives on risk, resilience, and building from zero to one.
We dive into:
Global forces in mobile gaming
The personal bets and early risks behind founding Tripledot
How Akin thinks about scaling a gaming company (and why he thrives in the zero-to-one stage)
What it means to build for the long game vs chasing short-term wins
The mindset shift that separates good founders from legendary ones
If you care about games, startups, or building something that lasts, this one’s for you
- (00:00) Intro
- (01:15) Akin Babayigit’s Journey: From Turkey to Yale and McKinsey
- (09:51) Building the Facebook (Meta) Gaming Ecosystem
- (14:06) The Founding Story of Tripledot Studios
- (19:47) The "Zero to One" Founder vs. The Scaled Executive
- (36:55) Why Turkish and Chinese Gaming Studios are Dominating
- (40:08) How Gaming Companies Should Actually Be Using AI
- (53:24) Advice for New Founders: "If Not Now, Then When?"
