#033: Vatsal Bhardwaj - Why the Metaverse is only the Beginning

Vatsal have served as a product and engineering executive in creating operating systems, video games, virtual reality, and cloud services for the consumer (B2C) and businesses (B2B) customers at companies such as Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Zynga. The products he has created are used by billions of customers and have cumulatively generated 10s of billions of USD value. Learn how Vatsal entered the gaming industry, how Meta and Amazon think about gaming, the unique lessons gained from working at Oculus in the early days, the power of leadership and communication, advice for people wanting to pursue a career in gaming, how AI is going to disrupt the gaming sector and so much more… #gaming #metaverse #ai#gaming #metaverse #ai---------------------------------TIMESTAMPS:---------------------------------00:00 Intro01:25 Explaining the metaverse07:11 Future of the metaverse13:02 How Vatsal got into gaming17:27 The growth of the gaming industry19:38 Building a career in gaming24:20 Engineering vs. Product Management26:06 Early days of Oculus (Facebook)32:11 Future of Oculus and the VR space37:17 Apple vs. Meta38:34 Amazon's journey into gaming46:54 Unique career learnings from Meta and Amazon52:15 Motivating teams towards ambitious goals56:32 Generative AI01:04:55 Advice for others01:09:13 How to make hard decisions using mental models01:13:30 Outro---------------------------------GUEST:---------------------------------Vatsal Bhardwaj (LinkedIn) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vatsal/---------------------------------CONNECT WITH ME:---------------------------------About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.ck.page/YouTube: @barrywinataPodcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/X: https://twitter.com/barrywinataApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast...Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata---------------------------------FOR FOUNDERS:---------------------------------https://metagrove.vc/----------------------------------ABOUT ME:----------------------------------I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. This channel is to help support the next generation of leaders.---------------------------------AFFILIATES:---------------------------------Riverside: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=ca... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com