Connecting through Gaming with Bill Gelpi of Perfect Storm Studios

In this episode, the yWhales team speak with Bill Gelpi, CEO of Perfect Storm Studios. Perfect Storm Studios is a Web3 gaming company and is developing a next-generation title that seamlessly integrates amazing design, community involvement, and player rewards. They are currently working on releasing their first MOBA title and on a project that competes with the League of Legends. Bill discusses how Perfect Storm Studios is combining the multiplayer online role-playing game experience with the most engaging, competitive gaming experience and user-generated content.

 

About Guests

Bill Gelpi is a seasoned entrepreneur and a lifelong gamer. He is the CEO of Perfect Storm Studios and co-founder and CEO of Rocket Games. Founded in the summer of 2013, Rocket Speed (then known as Rocket Games) is a mobile and web games company with a focus on lean software development. The culture of Rocket Speed consists of a high degree of transparency, autonomy, and honest measurement of results. It generated 50 million in revenue after 3 years. In 2016, Rocket Speed was acquired by Penn National Gaming for 100 million dollars. Bill was the Director of Product at Zynga, the world’s largest online poker game, and the founder of Hoss Games.

 

You’ll learn about:

• How Perfect Storm Studios is combining the multiplayer online role-playing game experience with the most engaging, competitive gaming experience and user-generated content
• Why Bill thinks it’s interesting that blockchain community are trying to create more inclusive economies around their games
• The technology behind Perfect Storm Studios
• Their approach to building communities

 

Resources: 

Connect with Bill Gelpi: LinkedIn | Twitter

Connect with yWhales: Website | BitClout | Twitter | LinkedIn

Perfect Storm Studios: Website | LinkedIn

 

Timestamps

[01:44] Intro to Bill

[05:00] Gaming

[11:12] Perfect Storm Studios

[17:08] Gaming assets

[21:57] Technology

[26:46] Gaming asset class

[29:42] Their approach to communities

[34:59] Digitization of identity

[47:33] Gaming - building or investing

[52:51] How to contact Bill

DISCLAIMER: yWhales is not affiliated with YPO but at this time only allow for YPO, YPO Gold, and YNG members due to privacy & confidentiality. Support and production for today’s episode was done by Truth Work Media. Nothing in the podcast constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the podcast constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto.