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”

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