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Game Changers

Welcome to Game Changers, the podcast that takes you beyond the games and into the heart of the gaming industry"s future. Brought to you by Konvoy, a Denver-based venture capital firm investing in the platforms and technologies at the frontier of gaming. This podcast is your backstage pass to the pioneers, innovators, and visionaries who are redefining how we play and experience these virtual worlds. In each episode, your hosts—Josh Chapman, Jason Chapman, and Jackson Vaughan, the

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12:58

Newsletter: A System Under Strain: The U.S. Navy

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2025/12/08

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jason Chapman explores the U.S. Navy’s mounting challenge: maintaining maritime dominance as China’s shipbuilding juggernaut accelerates. With China projected to surpass the U.S. in naval combat power by 2027, Josh unpacks why this looming crossover point matters—and how the Navy is responding by overhauling its strategy, force structure, and talent pipeline.From industrial decline to robotic resurgence, Jason traces the Navy’s transformation

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10:46

Newsletter: The Air Gapped Home

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2025/11/24

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Josh Chapman digs into the growing movement toward privacy, control, and hyper-secure infrastructure inside the home — a trend fueled by AI, smart devices, and rising distrust in cloud-based systems. As more of our daily lives become mediated by connected technology, Josh explores why consumers are beginning to rethink what they share, who they trust, and how much control they want over their digital environments.Josh breaks down the concept of

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10:33

Newsletter: Robotics: Generalized vs Specialized

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2025/11/15

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jason Chapman breaks down one of the biggest questions in modern robotics: will the future be driven by generalized humanoid robots or specialized task-specific machines? With companies like Tesla and 1x pushing toward adaptable humanlike robots and long-proven systems like Roomba, Kiva, and TUG excelling at narrow functions, the industry is split between broad ambition and focused efficiency.Jason explores how humanoids promise versatility and

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16:15

Newsletter: The Holding Company

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2025/11/07

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jackson Vaughan explores the origins, evolution, and reinvention of holding companies in America — from Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust to the decentralized empires of Berkshire Hathaway and Alphabet. As regulatory pressure, financial engineering, and technological disruption have shaped these corporate structures over time, the holding company remains one of the most powerful — and controversial — tools in modern capitalism.Jackson unpacks how

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10:53

Satellites + Data Centers

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2025/10/30

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Josh Chapman explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the skies above us — from autonomous satellites avoiding orbital debris to the emergence of data centers in space. As investment in AI and compute accelerates on Earth, we’re beginning to see its influence ripple far beyond the atmosphere.Josh unpacks the intersection of AI, space infrastructure, and quantum technology, highlighting how machine learning is already powering smarter

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08:07

Newsletter: AI’s Impact on the Job Market

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2025/10/23

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jackson Vaughan examines the growing impact of AI on the job market—and the narrative tug-of-war between mass automation and human resilience. With fears of widespread job loss competing with the promise of productivity, this episode cuts through the hype to provide a historically grounded, economically sound view of what’s really happening.Jackson unpacks new insights from Anthropic’s latest report, drawing connections between past waves of

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07:41

Newsletter: Soulless Social

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2025/10/17

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jason Chapman dives into the rise of AI-generated social media—and the growing tension between creativity, attention, and authenticity. With Meta’s new Vibes platform and OpenAI’s Sora leading the charge, the next generation of short-form content is being created not by people, but by machines.Jason explores how this shift could reshape everything from user engagement to mental health, and why AI’s integration into the attention economy may

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11:00

Newsletter: Health and Hardware

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2025/10/09

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Josh Chapman unpacks the resurgence of consumer health hardware, sparked by Oura’s $875M Series E round. From smart rings to medical-grade wearables, the health and wellness market is evolving fast—and it’s not just about fitness anymore. Jackson explores how workplace wellness programs, enterprise contracts, and next-gen tech like on-device AI and XR are shaping the next chapter for both startups and incumbents like Whoop, Garmin, and

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10:59

Newsletter: LatAm's Local Gig Economy

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2025/10/02

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jackson Vaughan unpacks the rise of the local gig economy in Latin America — from the early ride-hailing boom to today’s delivery platforms, migration-driven labor shifts, and the next wave of platform opportunities. Over the past decade, the region has seen explosive growth in ride-sharing, food delivery, and last-mile logistics, with players like Uber, Rappi, iFood, and Didi reshaping urban economies. Now, with immigration fueling worker

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40:57

Nazara Gave Away 80% Of Their Revenue And Still Made...

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2025/09/30

The dynamic world of gaming is ripe with both immense opportunity and formidable challenges, especially in emerging markets like India. While many international investors and entrepreneurs initially overlooked India's potential, Nitish Mittersain uniquely envisioned building a thriving industry from the ground up despite limited infrastructure, low monetization, and evolving regulatory landscapes.Defying expectations through strategic pivots, global thinking, and innovation, his company, Nazara

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06:47

Newsletter: Version Control for AI Prompts

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2025/09/25

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jason Chapman explores why version control for AI prompts is becoming a critical piece of modern software development. As AI becomes deeply embedded in everyday workflows, teams are discovering that prompts evolve just like code — and need new systems to track, evaluate, and optimize them.From guiding AI outputs with precision to managing prompt history across teams, the future of software development will require tools purpose-built for this

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07:18

Newsletter: Local vs Cloud AI

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2025/09/19

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Josh Chapman explores the tradeoffs between running AI locally on-device versus in the cloud. As the cost of inference has fallen 1,000x in just three years, developers and enterprises now face a strategic choice: prioritize privacy, control, and real-time performance with local AI — or embrace scalability, accessibility, and low entry costs in the cloud.From healthcare diagnostics to autonomous vehicles, from generative chatbots to fraud

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13:57

Newsletter: Mobile Web Shops - The Great Platform...

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2025/09/12

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jackson Vaughan unpacks how mobile web shops are breaking Apple and Google’s stranglehold on payments. What started as a regulatory experiment in South Korea and Europe has exploded into a global shift — and by 2025, 72% of top-grossing mobile games now run their own direct-to-consumer storefronts.With turnkey platforms like Xsolla, Stash, and Appcharge making setup easier than ever, publishers from Playtika to Stillfront are already seeing up

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17:32

Newsletter: India’s $23B Ban: A Warning for Investors

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2025/09/05

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jason Chapman unpacks India’s sweeping ban on all online real-money gaming — a dramatic policy shift drawing comparisons to America’s Prohibition era. In just three days, lawmakers passed a bill that effectively wiped out a $23 billion industry, raising urgent questions about regulation, innovation, and investor confidence in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies.Behind the ban are concerns about suicide prevention, algorithmic

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09:44

Newsletter: Digital Gate Keeping

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2025/08/27

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Josh Chapman explores the rapidly evolving world of digital gatekeeping — and why age verification is becoming one of the defining challenges of the modern internet.Once marked by anonymity and minimal oversight, the online world is now facing sweeping regulations designed to protect children and teens from adult content, predatory behavior, and high-risk features like online gambling. From U.S. state laws to the EU’s Digital Services Act,

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14:19

Newsletter: AI Kids Toys

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2025/08/14

This week on the Konvoy Newsletter audio edition, host Jackson Vaughan explores how technology is transforming the $100+ billion kids’ toy market — shifting from dolls and building sets to AI-enabled companions, smart devices, and deeply interactive play.From the late-90s Furby craze to Anki’s expressive robots, the industry’s history is filled with both groundbreaking successes and high-profile failures. Along the way, toys have sparked national security debates, triggered privacy lawsuits, and

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ESA's Game Plan for the Video Game Industry with...

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2025/08/07

Tired of video games getting a bad rap? Stanley Pierre-Louis, CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, unveils the playbook that turned the gaming industry from a political target into a respected art form. Learn how strategic advocacy and self-regulation built a fortress of trust with both policymakers and parents.With new challenges like AI on the horizon, the lessons from gaming's legislative battles provide a crucial blueprint for any innovative industry trying to protect its creative

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07:18

Newsletter: Satellites & Digital Markets

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2025/08/07

This week on Game Changers, host Josh Chapman explores how satellites are unlocking a $157 billion digital opportunity—by bringing the internet to the world’s most remote regions.With 12,000+ satellites now orbiting the Earth and thousands more launching every year, the satellite industry is entering a new phase—one where it’s no longer just about space, but about economic transformation here on Earth.At the center of this revolution is Starlink, which now delivers high-speed internet to 6 million

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11:46

Newsletter: K-pop & Gaming

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2025/07/29

This week on Game Changers, host Jason Chapman explores why K-pop and gaming may be the next global power duo in entertainment.Over the past decade, K-pop has exploded from a regional phenomenon into a worldwide cultural force, redefining fan engagement and monetization. With 150 million fans worldwide, outsized spending power, and a track record of digital-first innovation, the genre is uniquely positioned to converge with gaming—a space that shares its interactive and community-driven DNA.So why

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07:23

Newsletter: Banana Ball

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2025/07/18

This week on Game Changers, host Jackson Vaughan explores why the future of gaming might not be radical reinvention—but smart, surprising reinvention of the familiar.From Echo Chess and Balatro to Banana Ball and Fortnite, some of the most engaging experiences today are breathing new life into time-tested formats. These aren’t nostalgia plays—they’re blueprints for how developers can build on what players already love while still delivering something fresh.But why is this remix strategy working so

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