Gaming as the Hero Use Case for Web3 with Arron Goolsbey, President & COO Mythical Games

In this episode, Angela is joined by Mythical President and COO, Arron Goolsbey, to discuss the vision for the future of gaming that Mythical is bringing to life. They discuss why gaming is the hero use case to take Web3 technologies mainstream, building universal secondary marketplaces, the Mythical x NFL deal, and much more.
Arron is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience in the digital gaming, consumer products, and big tech industries. As the President and COO at Mythical Games, Arron leads the strategy, vision, and execution of their games-first studio and marketplace platform that leverage Web3 technologies to create immersive and engaging AAA game experiences across all devices.
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Chapters:
01:36 Introduction
04:05 Arron’s Background
07:00 First Party Games
09:16 Third Party Games
12:31 Web3 Foundations
16:07 Universal Marketplace
22:21 Mythical X NFL
27:46 Pudgy Penguins
30:26 Apple & Google Barriers Broken
32:06 Vision for the Future of Mythical
Signum Growth invests and advises at the intersection of mass market culture and new economies that are bubbling up in new digital communities. We believe that emerging technologies will continue to be born in video games and that ‘gaming’ will reach an increasingly broader swath of people, until it is simply known as entertainment. The firm focuses on creators and developers who are moving to the front of the line, where they will garner a greater slice of value creation. Areas of expertise include video games, entertainment, and emerging technologies like blockchain and AI. Most recently, the firm has focused on UGC (user generated content) platforms and creators. Signum Growth is comprised of Signum Growth Capital, a FINRA-registered broker dealer, and Signum Growth Advisors, an investment advisor.
Angela Dalton, Signum Growth’s Founder/CEO, served in Tech/Media leadership roles and as a Managing Director at three firms - Guggenheim Securities, Evercore Partners, and UBS. At Evercore Partners, Angela was an initial investor and Co-Founder of Evercore Equities. Signum Growth acts as the Lead Advisor to ARK Invest, and Angela serves as the Co-Founder of the Women in Gaming Zoom (WIGZ), and recently served on the corporate board of FaZe Clan. She earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Kansas, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Twitter: / daltonan
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