Hey Fintech Nerds 👋
Happy GTA VI pre-order day!!
The timing here is frankly ridiculous.
GTA VI launches on Thursday 19 November.
Fintech NerdCon opens on Thursday 19 November.
And Rockstar Games co-founder Jamie King will be on our stage. AND pre-orders for GTA 6 open today. Sometimes the universe is just on your side, init?
Jamie helped build Rockstar from a new games label into one of the most culturally powerful entertainment companies on the planet.
During his time there, he worked across more than 70 games, including the first five mainline Grand Theft Autos, Max Payne, Bully, Midnight Club, and Red Dead Revolver.
But this is not a nostalgia booking.
Fintech has a sameness problem.
Great products arrive wrapped in identical language, identical positioning, and identical safe brand playbooks.
Rockstar built the opposite.
Products people did not simply buy. They waited years for them, talked about them, and built parts of their identity around them.
Jamie is coming to NerdCon to unpack how you build something that becomes culture.
How product, story, distribution, and community reinforce each other. And what fintech founders and operators can learn from an industry that understands attention better than almost anyone.
Since Rockstar, Jamie has built across esports, Web3, and telecoms. Today, he is CMO at Minutes Network.
He is still building. Still operating. Still cutting through.
And because the timing is too perfect to waste:
The next 100 qualifying Fintech NerdCon ticket purchases will include a copy of GTA VI Standard Edition for PS5 or Xbox Series X|S.
Not a draw, giveaway, or competitive, but a limited-time offer. The first 100 eligible purchases recorded after 9am EDT on June 25 get the game.
See you in San Diego.
Simon
P.S. GTA VI releases on the first morning of NerdCon. What you do after the closing drinks is between you and your hotel WiFi.
Offer begins at 9 am EDT on June 25, 2026, and ends when all 100 have been allocated. New qualifying ticket purchases only. Age, platform, regional, and other restrictions apply. Full terms here. Fintech NerdCon is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive, Sony Interactive Entertainment, or Microsoft.
