Open the Pod Bay Doors E119 - James Ferguson, Immutable
Jul 20, 2021
01:04:30
James Ferguson is the CEO and co-founder of Immutable, a platform that provides scalable blockchain infrastructure for video games. James is a driven founder with a growth mindset that has led Immutable to build a staff of 100 and raise $20m. James and his brother/co-founder, Robbie Ferguson, have been featured on the ‘Forbes 30 under 30’ list for their impressive work in growing and scaling Immutable.
Ian sits down with James to discuss…
- His journey to founding Immutable
- The process of recruiting a successful team
- Building a team culture centred around a growth mindset
- The gaming industry as a whole
- Immutable operating in a carbon-neutral way
- The history and future of NFTs
...and more!
Quickfire Recommendations
- Book: The Three Body Problem trilogy by Liu Cixin
- Podcast: The Tim Ferriss Show
- News Source: Stratechery by Ben Thompson, Matt Levine newsletter in Bloomberg
- Tech CEO: Patrick Collison (Stripe) & Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX Exchange)
- App: Deliveroo
- Productivity Tool: Polymail (a tool to tackle email)
- TV Show: Drive to Survive
- Ted Talk Topic: “what it means for the world in 10 years if we have programmable immutable digital assets”
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