Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Modern "Silicon Valley Creator" Playbook:
• 100% software-driven
• Targets a hyper-specific niche
• Creates content to acquire users
• Self-funded with zero outside capital
• Calm Company
• $1-$10M+ in revenue
A new path for those seeking freedom, flexibility, and financial independence.
One of the innovations that Roblox did is there was a relentless focus on removing the barriers to creating content on our platform. Not only did we give the tools away, but we hosted the content for free. We provide customer support. We translate it into five different languages. We automatically port it to all available platforms. It’s everything... See more
Dean Takahashi • Craig Donato interview: How Roblox navigates brands, UGC, and the metaverse
Our head of developer relations, before he became our head of developer relations, he worked at Zynga and ran a development studio. He said, “I’m going to build a game on Roblox and I’m going to crush it, because I know everything about building games.” He showed us his plans, and we said, “Well, you need to have some other things. You need to have... See more
Dean Takahashi • Craig Donato interview: How Roblox navigates brands, UGC, and the metaverse
A conversation with Jony Ive
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Passion & Pain
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Some rare companies innovate on all three sides of the creator triad, crossing creation tools, distribution and monetization: Roblox, for example, provides accessible tools in Roblox Studio; allows developers to have their experiences discovered by the community; and shares earnings with developers via the virtual currency Robux, which underpins a ... See more