Michelangelo ValtancoliAngel Investor, Various Startups · Investing + building at Various Startups

The genius behind Minecraft #shorts #minecraft

19 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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In this short commentary, the speaker highlights that Minecraft's greatest strength lies not in Mojang's internal development but in the massive, external ecosystem created by its community. Millions of players build servers, create mods and texture packs, and produce YouTube videos that collectively generate billions of views. This user‑generated content functions as an unprecedented, organic marketing campaign, delivering immense value to the product while Mojang remains largely passive, simply providing the core game.

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One very powerful thing about Minecraft was that there was a lot more power outside of Mojang, the company making Minecraft, than inside. Inside the company, they're just creating this thing called Minecraft, but outside of it, you have millions of kids building servers, building mods, building texture packs, making videos on YouTube, making billions of views on YouTube. This is the most successful marketing campaign ever, and Mojang didn't do anything about it. It's all happening outside of the company. You're leveraging the people essentially to build a lot of the things that are valuable about your product.