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Podcast by Venture Games
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In Episode 41 of Venture Games, my guest Uri Marchand, CEO & Co-Founder at Overwolf discusses the evolution of modding and User-Generated Content (UGC) in games; how large IP owners could benefit from embracing creator platforms; how GenAI might impact UGC; and advice for founders building in the UGC space today.
In Episode 40 of Venture Games, my guest John Fazio, CEO & Founder at Nerd Street, discusses why in-person esports venues and events are still necessary in the post-COVID world; his vision for the future of the esports industry; and his candid advice for founders navigating the ups and downs of building a venture-backed business.
In Episode 39 of Venture Games, my guest Mark Otero, CEO & Founder at Azra Games, discusses his 15-year career building and leading RPG games, including Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes; the process he uses to bring deep, captivating RPG universes to life; and some advice for founders building and fundraising in today’s more challenging environment
In Episode 38 of Venture Games, my guest Dean Takahashi, Lead Writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat, discusses his 25+ year career as a gaming journalist; his infamous Cuphead video; and some of the many trends he has covered throughout his career.
In Episode 37 of Venture Games, my guest Austin Woolridge, CEO at Players' Lounge, discusses raising capital from leading institutional investors and individual investors like Strauss Zelnick, Drake, & Marissa Mayer; why skill-based gaming is a massive opportunity today; and why Players' Lounge's new product, which allows players to bet against the house, is a game changer in skill-based gaming.
In Episode 36 of Venture Games, my guest Tim Morten, Production Director & CEO at Frost Giant Studios, discusses Stormgate, the company's upcoming RTS game; building a new IP universe; why the RTS genre is ripe for innovation; and some thoughts on the fundraising environment for startups building PC and console games today.
In Episode 35 of Venture Games, my guest Joe Schaeppi, CEO and Co-Founder at Solsten, discusses the battle for player attention, the power of player psychology in game development, and the future of personalization.
In Episode 34 of Venture Games, my guest Christian Facey, CEO & Co-Founder at Audiomob, discusses the current and future audio advertising landscape in gaming; the benefits of audio ads compared to alternatives; and why audio advertising is particularly attractive in emerging markets like Africa and India.
In Episode 33 of Venture Games, my guest Shawn Foust, COO & Co-Founder at Fortis Games, discusses his career as a serial entrepreneur; his company's focus on design advancement; why he's still optimistic about innovation in the gaming industry; and his thoughts on major tech trends impacting the gaming landscape.
In Episode 32 of Venture Games, my guest Arseny Lebedev, CEO at Original Games, discusses his company's flagship merge game, Merge Inn; navigating the challenges he and his team faced due to the war in Eastern Europe; maintaining good mental health as a startup founder; and raising VC funding in a challenging macroeconomic environment
In Episode 31 of Venture Games, my guest Denis Dyack, CEO at Apocalypse Studios, discusses his 30-year career in gaming, including founding Silicon Knights in the 90s; working with gaming industry legends including Hideo Kojima and Shigeru Miyamoto; and Apocalypse's upcoming narrative-driven Action RPG game, Deadhaus Sonata.
In Episode 30 of Venture Games, my guest Jeremy Born, CEO at NFT Genius, discusses his company's recent fundraise; his optimism around the future of the Flow blockchain; building the Gaia NFT marketplace; the future of the Ballerz NFT collection; and why NFTs aren't dead.
In Episode 29 of Venture Games, my guests Troy Jones, CEO at StatusPro, and Andrew Hawkins (“Hawk”), President at StatusPro, discuss transitioning from playing football (D1 / NFL) to building the first officially licensed NFL Virtual Reality game, NFL PRO ERA; their thoughts on the potential and development of the VR market; and the future of sports games in VR.
In Episode 28 of Venture Games, my guest Guha Bala, President at Velan Studios, discusses starting Vicarious Visions with his brother Karthik while in high school, which they later sold to Activision; his thoughts on innovation in the gaming industry today; the creative process behind the breakout hit Knockout City; and the future of Velan Studios.
In Episode 27 of Venture Games, my guest Josh Neuman, President at Melon, discusses transitioning from the music industry to the gaming industry; Melon’s recent $5M fundraise; his thoughts on virtual concerts and the metaverse; and bringing some of the world’s largest brands including the NFL and Chipotle to Roblox.
In Episode 26 of Venture Games, I'm joined by Ed Smith. Ed Smith is one of two African-American engineers to work in the gaming industry in the early 70s, and the only African-American engineer to work on a hybrid gaming and personal computer. Ed discusses how he was able to overcome the challenges he faced to lead a four-decade career in tech, and shares some of the knowledge he learned along the way.
In Episode 25 of Venture Games, my guest Mike Pappas, CEO & Co-Founder at Modulate, discusses his company’s novel approach to voice moderation in gaming; how improved moderation might impact gaming culture for the better; and striking the right balance between player protection and player expression.
In Episode 24 of Venture Games, my guest Aron Beierschmitt, CEO & Co-Founder at Laguna Games, discusses pivoting from web2 to web3 games to build Crypto Unicorns; why Laguna Games picked unicorns as its theme; some technical considerations around web3 gaming and the associated fees; and community engagement in web3 games
In Episode 23 of Venture Games, my guest Nick Bhardwaj, Partner at The Tribe Group, discusses his past experience at NaturalMotion, which was later acquired by Zynga; parallels between the gaming industry’s shift to mobile/freemium and the emergence of web3 gaming; some considerations when building for crypto-native vs. traditional gamer audiences; and some ways to help bridge the gap between web 3 games and traditional gamers.
In Episode 22 of Venture Games, my guest Timmu Tõke, CEO and Co-Founder at Ready Player Me, discusses the importance of avatars and digital identities in the metaverse; his thoughts on interoperability; NFTs and PFPs; and his opinion on whether the future of the metaverse will look like Ready Player One.
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