Yield Guild: The MetaGuild of Play-to-Earn | Gabby Dizon

As Axie Infinity continues to break records, we speak with Gabby Dizon, CEO and Co-Founder of Yield Guild Games. Together, we discuss the incredible growth of play-to-earn models while outlining how we can sustain such growth. We also dive deep into YGG: the roles of its scholars and investors, and the power of its community mining program and sub-guild structure. We conclude with some advice for aspiring play-to-earn developers, from whether to build your own sidechain to how to keep users sticky. 00:01:05 Origins of Gabby and YGG 00:03:04 Triggers to NFT & Metaverse adoption 00:04:50 How did it feel to be building around NFTs in bear markets 00:06:47 Axie Infinity's Growth & SLP token 00:09:19 Building games on YGG 00:11:34 Rise of Play-to-Earn vs. Free-to-Play 00:14:38 Why upfront cost? 00:16:16 Is going full-time on AXS feasible? 00:19:50 Sustainability of Play-to-Earn projects 00:23:35 Best Practices for Future Play-to-Earn models? 00:26:04 The Core Model of YGG 00:33:43 The Role of YGG Scholars 00:35:58 The Role of YGG Investors 00:40:06 YGG's Organisational "Arms" 00:43:15 YGG's Community Mining Program 00:49:03 Freedom of Choice for sub-DAOs 00:52:51 Correlation of YGG to the Crypto Market 00:54:20 Intersecting Gaming NFTs and DeFi 00:58:37 Scaling Play-to-Earn Gaming with Sidechains? 01:00:22 Advice for Game Developers 01:02:12 What it takes for Play-to-Earn to be default 01:04:00 Advice for Entrepreneurs in Play-to-Earn 01:06:00 Games Gabby's Excited About 01:07:16 Potential for Southeast Asia 01:08:13 How to Contact YGG