The perspective we had about the video game market was unique at the time, and it has proven to be true as video games are now the largest digital media industry.

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.

In the early days, investors rejected our multiplayer game idea because they doubted its potential for success, which ultimately led us to pivot to Discord.

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.

Gaming requires significant upfront investment, similar to film and television, and we need to build a strong creative foundation to compete with pure gaming companies.

We established two teams to pursue mobile video and gaming, with one team focusing on gaming led by me and Kevin Lynn, as we believed in its potential.

The gaming industry is currently in a contraction phase post-COVID, but I believe it will grow significantly in the next decade as digital technology evolves.

Our business plan was to take expensive technology from workstations and make it inexpensive for consumers, with video games as the killer app.

We faced a dilemma about the future of our company, considering opportunities in mobile video and gaming, and decided to set real goals for both projects.