E119 - James Ferguson, Immutable

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” hereImmutable is hiring! Check out the open roles . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.