About Salone Seghal:

My next guest on The One Percent Project is Salone Sehgal, a trailblazer in the world of gaming and interactive media. Salone has shattered the glass ceiling by becoming the world's first female general partner of games and interactive media VC funds. Her impressive journey has seen her co-founding Lumikai Fund, India's first early-stage interactive media and gaming VC.

Salone's remarkable career expanded to over 18 years as a global game and new media investor, games entrepreneur, and former M&A banker.

In this conversation, she talks about the history of gaming, the cultural impact of gaming, the female Indian gamer, the unit economics of the gaming industry, and much more.

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00:00 Intro 02:14 Salone's journey into Gaming. 07:38 The History and Evolution of Gaming 16:11 How did Nokia stumble upon "Snake"? 17:49 FAANG founders are gamers. 23:41 The Indian Female Gamer. 27:32 Unit Economics of the Gaming Industry. 30:37 Observations on One-Hit Wonders in Gaming. 34:39 Evaluating Success in the Gaming Industry. 38:36 Understanding the Gaming Demographics- Building a Career in Gaming. 44:26 Views on the Metaverse. 47:59 One management advice that you have learned as a leader. 50:44 Reflections on Leadership Figures- Michelle Obama & Indra Gandhi. 52:22 Are leaders polarising? 52:56 Kindest thing anyone has done for you. 53:32 Key takeaways

Episode 81: The Indian Video Game Revolution: History & Social Impact of Gaming, The Indian Female Gamer, Unit Economics of the Gaming Industry w/Salone Sehgal