Getting in touch with the Fortnite generation | Cody ‘Clix’ Conrod interview
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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.