Hermann Peterscheck used to make games at a company called Riot. Now he manages Hypernormal Capital which involves a lot of reading, some writing and the occasional investment decision.hypernormalcapital.com/www.linkedin.com/in/hermannpeterschecktwitter.com/petershk Q3 Letter to PartnersHe is my go-to expert in the gaming industry. We talked about Nintendo, League of Legends, Games Workshop, Tencent and more.Contents:• Hermann’s first exposure to games (03:15)• Childhood experiences programming (04:15)• Finding his passion in life and work (08:30)• Breaking into the industry (10:00)• Loses first gaming industry job when his company is bested by online gaming (14:00)• Passion and career choices (17:26)• Adventure and success with Riot Games (21:13)• Ignorance and passion: The “magical combination” (22:03)• From the beginning: Hermann joined Riot Games in 2009, at 33 (23:08)• For many years, Riot Game’s League of Legends was world’s top game (27:13)• Stratospheric growth of Riot Games under the aegis of Tencent (34:17)• Investing in U.K. company “Gamestop” (41:56)• Further adventures in investing (51:00)• Investing in Nintendo (54:41)• The Disney juggernaut (58:00)• The curious “suicide contraption” that besets some companies (1:00:25)• More on Gamestop (1:08:57)• Hermann talks about what’s important in life (1:13)Access the Transcript here: https://aqfd.docsend.com/view/ud6vfpscrkydcuhe

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