David Baszucki: Roblox, Minus One, Digital Economy, & the Metaverse

In this episode of Minus One, host Dylan Itzikowitz sits down with Roblox’s chief blocksmith to trace a minus one to zero prototype that evolved into a full blown digital economy, now serving more than 100M DAUs.

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1. David Baszucki- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbaszucki/

2. Dylan Itzikowitz- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanitzikowitz/

3. South Park Commons- https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/

00:00 Trailer

01:06 $275M Fund III

01:56 Two-year "minus one"

05:32 Platform of creation

06:59 More than lifestyle

08:03 Motivation = obsession?

09:09 Investing in growth

10:45 Virality hack

14:44 Building an ecosystem

20:32 Roblox in education

21:30 Building for all ages

22:48 Dress to Impress

24:58 Augmented and virtual reality

27:09 Non-boring AI

30:26 Safety and mental health

33:21 Vibrant economy

34:32 Founders should build

37:05 Q&A

57:32 Outro