AnsweRED Podcast Ep. 7: CD PROJEKT RED in Boston 🎮

In the seventh episode of the AnsweRED Podcast, our hosts, Sebastian Kalemba and Paweł Burza, are joined by Paweł Sasko, our Associate Game Director and Dan Hernberg, Acting Executive Producer.

This episode is packed with insights, advice, and much more, including conversations about their vision for the company’s North America expansion, their perspectives on leadership, setting up Project Orion in Boston, book recommendations, and much more!

AnsweRED Podcast is CD PROJEKT RED’s format dedicated to individuals interested in game development, providing a unique platform for them to gain knowledge from our team representatives’ insights, experiences, and cutting-edge expertise. In the future, we aim to extend invitations to game developers from all around the world.

The podcast is out now, and is also available on major streaming platforms: https://cdpred.ly/AnsweREDpodcast1

00:00 - 1:27 - Guests intro
1:28 - 9:52 - Moving Cyberpunk
9:13 - 24:27 - Building the Boston team
24:28 - 25:54 - Cooperation between CDPR's Boston and Vancouver hubs
25:55 - 38:09 - Cultural differences between Poles and Americans
38:10 - 44:20 - Everything that can go wrong when moving from Poland to Boston
44:21 - 1:02:04 - Leadership's role on people's development
1:02:05 - 1:19:40 - Future of Cyberpunk & Growth
1:19:41 - 1:20:05 - Outro by Hosts
1:20:06 - Questions from the Podcast Community