The Importance of Distribution Leverage in a Studio

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"I have the great benefit at the moment of not being a venture capitalist in a firm, but having a lot of dough. So I am in a position where I can make these investments personally," he said. "If you don't have that distribution leverage, it's very difficult to aggregate enough value to justify a venture investment." He added: "You should just assume every venture backed studio is an amazing game ... It just should be one of the best games ever"

We sit down Benchmark’s legendary gaming investors Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins (now also of the excellent Gamecraft podcast fame) to discuss the history and future of gaming business models. This episode is the perfect bookend to our Nintendo/Sega gaming series this season on Acquired — no one is more qualified than Mitch and Blake to breakdown how the business side of the industry has evolved so radically from the Periscope quarter-drop days to the forever games and platform based publishers of today.

Regardless if you’re a gamer, understanding the incredible innovation that’s taken place over the past two decades in gaming and what it portends for other industries is critical for any founder and investor to understand. Tune in!

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