Playstation's $3.2B Bungie acquisition, Metafy gaming tutoring, Shopify CEO joins Coinbase Board of Directors | E1375 episode artwork

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Playstation's $3.2B Bungie acquisition, Metafy gaming tutoring, Shopify CEO joins Coinbase Board of Directors | E1375

from This Week in Startups · host Jason Calacanis

Another big news drop in the gaming space! Jason and Molly discuss Sony is acquiring Bungie for $3.6B (2:36). We break down what this means for Sony, Bungie’s crazy history, and if other big tech giants should look for M&A targets in gaming. Then, we talk about our startup of the day called Metafy which allows pro gamers to do 1-on-1 teaching, online for hourly rates (29:38). Finally we wrap with Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke joining Coinbase’s board (48:33). (00:00) Jason & Molly tee up the topics, Sony's big acquisition, Metafy (02:36) Sony is acquiring Bungie for $3.6B & Bungie history (10:41) Boast - Get your R&D tax credits without the hassle at https://boast.ai/twist (11:58) Other big tech giants should look for M&A targets in gaming (19:46) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist (21:27) Current console pricing and Big Tech competition (29:38) Startup of the day - Metafy is company where pro gamers to do 1-on-1 teaching online for hourly rates (32:07) RealGoodFoods - Go to https://realgoodfoods.com and use code TWIST for $15 off! (33:39) Breaking down Metafy's raise and investment terms (42:11) Jason explains how Blayze is another example of pro-coaching for athletic training (48:33) Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke joining Coinbase’s board (01:10:11) Learn what's going on at TWIST FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

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