Summary

  • Venturebeat has published and interview with Cody “Clix” Conrod, a Fortnite player and streamer who began making a name for himself as a teenager and is now a co-owner and brand ambassador for esports firm XSET and sponsor of JBL.
  • Conrod dropped out of school to focus on Fortnite with his father’s support and has made a lot of money through his skills, being labelled as Disney’s generation they still have to exploit and is worth targeting.
  • He believes that streamers are comparable to NBA prospects and that the best players are around 16 years old.
  • Conrod feels that the most important thing in life is happiness and that if he’s honest he doesn’t care about the money anymore he just wants to be happy.
  • and that gaming has provided him with opportunities to meet people like NBA players and musicians such as Snoop Dogg.
  • Cody believes the key to his success has been his discipline and that this has been a key factor in him becoming a professional gamer. He suggests that this is a lesson that other young people could learn from him.

By Dean Takahashi

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