Investors were supportive when I decided to pivot from our game store after realizing it wasn't worth the investment, showing their confidence in our ability to figure things out.

When we pivoted to Discord, half of our team thought it was a horrible idea, and one employee even quit through a Post-it note, showing the skepticism we faced.

When we launched our game 'Fates Forever' in 2014, it was a competitive multiplayer game on iPad, but it didn't succeed for various reasons, leading us to pivot.

We realized pretty quickly that even though we focused on specific games, people were using Discord for all kinds of multiplayer gaming.

We initially planned to build a chat app for gaming, but we thought we could bootstrap it through a game. When the game failed, we realized we could launch the chat app directly instead.

The initial thesis for Discord was that a durable gaming company needed an established distribution advantage, leading to the creation of a group chat app for gamers.

Finding the right investors who believe in the long-term potential of AR is essential for startups in this emerging technology space. I had to show one of the first AR multiplayer cross-platform experiences, which created a lot of buzz and helped us get noticed by investors.

During a challenging fundraising round, I once offered to return investors' money because I believed in the long-term vision of Discord over short-term gains.

Raising funds for a fast-growing business is easier, but the hardest round for Discord was the Series A, where many investors doubted the potential of the gaming chat app.