Primer: Jack Bowatzke from On Chain Gaming interviewed Jeff 'The Jiho' Zirlin, the co-founder and growth lead of Axie Infinity, to answer this important question to all newcomers: Is Axie Infinity still worth starting? Jeff also shares some of the upcoming updates to Axie Infinity that will be sure to excite the community.

Intro to Axie Infinity and Jiho

Axie Infinity

• It's a blockchain game that epitomizes the play-to-earn phenomenon
• Players buy little monsters called Axies to form a team of 3

• They will battle against each other and win in-game currency called Small Love Potion (SLP). This is an NFT that can be exchanged for fiat
• Each Axie is also an NFT that can be traded on exchanges outside of the game
• Sky Mavis is the developer behind this game and very recently raised more money with Andreessen Horowitz

Jeff 'The Jiho' Zirlin

• Co-founder and growth lead of Axie Infinity

• Helps to spearhead strategic growth initiatives like a partnership, fundraising and user acquisition
• Third time on the show
• The first was when there are less than 20k daily players
• The second was when Axie Infinity was going viral and the servers were breaking down

Sky Mavis

The mood at Sky Mavis

• Very excited about the future - preparing to gear up with a series of new launches
• Added a lot more people to their team to launch new things
  • Currently have 70 people
  • Averaging around 10 new employees per month
  • Hiring across engineering, product game design, business growth