In this episode, Ben sits down with Jason Yeh, Co-Founder and General Partner of Patron. Jason was head of international publishing and head of EU eSports at Riot Games where he was a key member of the team responsible for making League of Legends the most important game of the last decade. Jason is now investing in cutting-edge gaming content and infrastructure with much of the investible innovation happening right here in Web3. Let's get into it. Timestamps 1:52 What is your background? 3:07 Were you a gamer before joining Riot? 4:02 What made League of Legends so revolutionary? 7:27 What’s the scale of gaming and e-sports? 10:22 How do you feel about the gamification of other asset classes and products? 11:58 What led you to start Patron? 15:16 What types of games are played in different regions and how does that affect your investment strategy? 18:11 What are the responsibilities of game publishers? 20:47 What do Web3 VCs misunderstand about the gaming industry? 23:12 What does crypto unlock for the gaming industry? 28:23 What did Axie Infinity get right and wrong? 30:46 How do games create real value for their users? 33:45 What are your thoughts on AI generated content? 36:07 What are some projects that Patron has backed? 41:50 What other gaming adjacent categories are you investing in? 44:50 How are major game developers and publishers looking to adopt Web3 gaming? 47:00 What will crypto gaming look like in the next 1, 5, and 10 years? 48:46 What is your most contrarian take inside of crypto? 51:55 What is your most contrarian take outside of crypto? 53:22 What is your favorite game? 54:42 Where can people learn more about you? Resources Mentioned FirstMark Riot Games League of Legends Axie Infinity AnyCraft Space Caps 10KTF Connect with the guest Follow Jason on Twitter https://twitter.com/jasonoliver Patron https://patron.xyz/ Disclaimer  Ben Jacobs is a partner at Scenius Capital Management. All views expressed by Ben and the guests of this podcast are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Scenius Capital Management. Guests and the host may maintain positions in the assets or funds discussed in this podcast. You should not treat any opinion expressed by anyone on this podcast as a specific inducement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy but only as an expression of their personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.