20 July, 2021

E119 – James Ferguson, Immutable

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”

Immutable is hiring! Check out the open roles here.