Learning a lesson from Second Life

1. Weiwei Hsu

8. Philip Rosedale quit CTO position at RealNetworks
Started an office in Hayes Valley in mid-1999
Philip Rosedale had invest $1 million dollars of his own money
Mitch Kapor (Founder of Lotus Dev) invested in 2001 ($2.93M)
1999
2001
2010 Raised $30.7M in total

9. Objective-driven, gaming focus
User-created, community-driven

12. How are they doing now (according to the pundits)?

13. People
Problem Solution
USEHAVE
ADDRESSES
Another world that has similar
economical environment, but is
more forgivable
Made bad decisions in life and
had to live with them
People who have
entrepreneurial goals

14. Why is Second Life still a thing
Second Life Logo
Linden Lab: Investor strategies and profitability
Linden Lab Company Profile by PitchBook
Project Sansar image
The conclusion of Patterns
How I Did It: Philip Rosedale
Linden Lab, Crunchbase
Why is ‘Second Life’ still a thing?
What is Second Life?
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