I'm Jeff, co-founder of Axie Infinity which made over $1B revenue. AMA ๐
Jeffrey Zirlin
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Axie is the #1 NFT game by DAU, marketplace volume, and cultural impact. As Growth Lead, my mission is to grow the size and strength of both the community and economy.
I grew up playing video games and catching insects. Let's talk about community building, NFTs, metaverse.
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Ken Cucchia@chevvvvvvvv
What would you say is the biggest thing that NFT marketplaces need to be aware of or concerned about in the next two years?
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Hi, such a big fan of Axie Infinity! I was sharing to my friend about how the new Play to Earn economy was booming especially for upcoming students but she was worried that the new generation of kids were going to be lazier and used to P2E versus traditional ways of working. I didnโt disagree with her but I am totally for P2E but I was wondering what you thought about what happens in a world where that does happen? Thanks!
How do you plan on growing the user base if gas prices make getting started very cost prohibitive?
@program247365 We've deployed our own Ethereum side-chain, Ronin to solve exactly this!
What is the future of Layer 2 solutions and NFT gaming? Will each ecosystem have their own L2 or will there be some great convergence? (shout out westchester).
@bradley_miles_ I think there may be a few distinct data storage layers but assets that, through adoption, are universally interpreted and accepted.
Hey Jihoz! : )
It's been amazing to see you take Axie from 2018 to what it is now. Congrats on your success man, $1B wow. I hope we can chill soon and catch up at the next NFT IRL event. We can discuss the idea of banning cats in real life again. Still cracks me up to this day some of the stuff we talked about on stream back in the days.
Cheers,
BitcoinLouie
@bitcoinlouie Dude, it's been an insane journey! You were the first NFT streamers I ever watched. Sending love and let's hang out soon.
Hi Jeff. Axie is brilliant, but it's become too expensive to get into. I understand that prices of axies are determined by market forces and it wouldn't be wise to put a forced cap on prices, however, I suggest the company creating some beginner/ basic axies (that can't be resold but can earn) at significantly lower prices so that more people can jump in and join the grind. As things stand today, interested potential users have to wonder whether to buy axies of a PlayStation 5. Anyway, great job so far and best wishes for the future.
What does the adoption of Axie look like from USA users? Would a fortune 500 c-suite execute level crypto degen be beneficial in any capacity to help drive any axie related activities?? ๐๐ค๐คช๐ฅ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ค
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Hey Jeff, what did you find to be the most important part of building out your early user base so that you could reach critical mass and have Axie catapult into widespread success?
@russ_hamer Unscalable 1 on 1 interactions to supercharge the involvement of the early community. 80% of our new players come from referrals, the gamers are the publishers and app stores with this new model.
Product Hunt
Jeff! Congrats.
What's been the biggest surprise building Axie so far?
Hi Jeff, congratulations for your vision of integrating game and NFT.
I am your crypto investor, almost from day one.
What were your main difficulties and how did you solve them?
Hello. Are you thinking to implement any L2 solution because the prohibitive gas fees?
@luis_carlos_poveda We're using Ronin, which is our NFT scaling solution!
Undefeated Underdogs Podcast
Hey Jeff! Thanks for doing this AMA!
As a community leader, what's one thing you advise founders to focus on when building a community and one thing they should not bother about?
@5harath I think that especially in Web 3, community building is the only distribution strategy that works in the early days. It needs to be a grassroots movement. While it may seem like your time would be better spent on doing big paid campaigns and even reaching out to large influencers, you need to use that ammunition at the proper time. Community is the bedrock.
@ediggs Not everyone who plays Axie is looking for a financial return. There are other types of rewards such as power, respect, and fun. These players trade their financial capital for other types of capital within the ecosystem.
I recommend taking a look at: https://axiepulse.substack.com/p...
for more information!
Hi,
As of this time, the feedback chanel in discord is flooded with players frustrated about the critical hits happening too often in every single match. But after every update, it is getting worse and worse that now, we experience 3-4 critical hits in just 1 match. Does this mean the devs and the mods don't even care about the feedbacks of the community? What is your say on this?
@yor_ocfemia We definitely care a lot about your feedback. I understand that criticals can be frustrating to deal with. Stay tuned!