Interview begins: 7:58 Debrief: 47:33 Chris Bergman is the founder and CEO of Gylee Games and a General Partner at The Fund Midwest. Gylee Games believes in building big worlds. They believe in games that can be enjoyed in smaller chunks, not requiring hundreds of hours, but a delightful experience in short bursts. Gylee Games creates games for PC, Console and VR. The Midwest Fund was born from The Fund, an NYC-based venture capital group. Founded in 2018 by an all-star cast of Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Katie Hunt, Adam Carver and Matthew Brimer, The Fund has since expanded with micro-funds in Los Angeles, London and the Boulder/Denver region. And with each expansion, local founders and investors are tapped to lead each region. We discuss: - ChoreMonster 9:26 - Gylee Games and The Fund Midwest 10:19 - Chris Bergman as a game developer and creator 11:56 - Surrounding yourself with people that are really good 13:35 - Funding a gaming studio 16:59 - Game Studio Aspects 18:41 - Gaming and Venture Capital 19:51 - Pre-release marketing 23:27 - Pressure on the first game 29:03 - Strategy on acquisition model 30:46 - Twitch to become stakeholders 32:04 - Entering The Fund Midwest 32:56 - Investment Thesis 38:31 - Funded by founders, run by founders 39:50 - Raising as an operator vs as a VC 44:50 -- Learn more about The Fund Midwest: https://thefund.vc/community/midwest/ Learn more about Gylee Games: https://gyleegames.com/ Follow Chris Bergman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisbergman This episode is sponsored by Fundboard. You can build a tailor-fit list of startup investors in minutes with FundBoard. Learn more at https://upside.fm/fundboard Follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm Advertise with an upside classified: https://upside.fm/classifieds