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Gabe Newell: On Productivity, Economics, Political Institutions, and the Future of Corporations

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What it is

Gabe Newell of Valve speaks at UT Austin's LBJ School on productivity, economics, political institutions and the future of corporations. He discusses in-game economies and how Valve organizes work.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Pointed to as an in-depth view of how Valve is run and how Newell thinks about workers, management and customers.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “here is a really interesting video of Gabe Newell at the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs talking about some of the in-game economic problems Valve has faced”

    Gabe Newell on in-game economic problems Valve faced.

    pillowpants2, 2015-01 · Recommendation · in “Valve Economist Yanis Varoufakis Appointed Finance Minister of Greece”

  2. “he still has some incredible videos which go so in depth in how he runs the business and what he thinks about”

    In-depth look at how Gabe Newell runs the business.

    ilrwbwrkhv, 2024-08 · Recommendation · in “Five Most Productive Years: What Happened and What's Next”

  3. “For an understanding of what Valve are doing, here is a 1 hour talk by Gabe Newell (CEO)”

    One-hour talk explaining Valve's philosophy on workers, management and customers.

    petterroea, 2025-12 · Recommendation · in “Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm”

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Topics: gabe newell, valve, game economies, management, flat organization

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