Patronage

Sam Chaudhary and Liam Don, cofounders of ClassDojo, on applying lessons from gaming and social into your product, growing engaged communities, and making learning fun.

Patronage is hosted by Brian Cho, Jason Yeh, and Amber Atherton from Patron, an early stage venture fund investing in a broader gaming thesis.

Henry Costa, CEO and Co-Founder of Glorify, talks with Amber Atherton about his founder journey. Henry's served in the military, built a startup in Africa, and is now working on Glorify which aims to make worship a habit. 

Patronage is hosted by Brian Cho, Jason Yeh, and Amber Atherton from Patron, an early stage venture fund investing in a broader gaming thesis.

In this episode, Amber Atherton, sits down with two incredible guests - Christopher Best, the CEO of Substack, and Adam Carrigan, the Co-Founder of MindsDB. Together, they delve into the fascinating journey of being a founder, from Y Combinator to Series A funding.

Drawing from their experiences at YC, they dive into the discipline, accountability, and diverse opinions instilled by the Y Combinator program. Chris and Adam also shed light on the process of fundraising, the challenges they faced, and the importance of building meaningful relationships with investors.

Thomas Vu, Executive Producer of Arcane, and Roy Lee, Founder of Vertigo Entertainment, discuss how games shape culture with Jason Yeh.

Patronage is hosted by Brian Cho, Jason Yeh, and Amber Atherton from Patron, an early stage venture fund investing in a broader gaming thesis.

Ryan Wyatt of Polygon Labs and Aleksander Leonard Larsen of Axie Infinity and Sky Mavis discuss Web3 games with Brian Cho.

Patronage is hosted by Brian Cho, Jason Yeh, and Amber Atherton from Patron, an early stage venture fund investing in a broader gaming thesis.

Bob Meese and Edwin Bodge are two builders from one of the most innovative companies in education today, Duolingo.

Bob is Duolingo’s Chief Business Officer and Edwin is the lead product manager on Duolingo Max, Duolingo’s GPT-4 enabled personalized learning product.

In the episode Jason, Bob, and Edwin discuss the gaming influence on Duolingo’s product and business model, the origin story behind Duolingo Max, and the broader impact of games and AI on education.

Patronage is hosted by Brian Cho, Jason Yeh, and Amber Atherton from Patron, an early stage venture fund investing in a broader gaming thesis.