Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Last year’s passé terms that even entrepreneurs cringe at (and the best are embarrassed to lead with) are social network, social media and social games. I guess “social&# is just soooo last year. I hope they are because badges will run their course.

pitching 296

pitching innovation social gaming advice 296

Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 28, 2012

Many of the promising marketing and media innovations of the past six years, daily deals, subscription ecommerce, social gaming and social media, have been struggling. Perhaps new mobile ad technology will enable social networks to flourish. This trend is plain to see from IPO performance and negative press cycles.

investing 40

investing investment social gaming incumbents 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The growth of Facebook and social gaming led by Zynga – Another obvious trend is Facebook. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed network” social networking platform in town. Seems an obvious fit.

VC 255

VC venture capital networking innovation 255

StartupNation

DECEMBER 19, 2020

This time, I connected with 15 startup and SME leaders from my network to discover how they are tackling the current crisis, and what advice they had to offer to others in the same boat. I’ve had the opportunity to help business owners strategize their plans using PR as a tool to help navigate through difficult times with clarity.

strategy 90

strategy opportunity social gaming advice 90

TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years. They spoke a certain way, they were looking for cues of who else you knew in their network — and the minute that they discovered that you were not one of them, the meeting was basically over. Image Credits: Supplied.

entrepreneurship 113

entrepreneurship capital venture capital VC 113

TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Ten different people would probably define the metaverse in 10 different ways, but it’s generally used as shorthand for the web of emerging virtual spaces full of personalized avatars, games and digital goods that are already shaping our world. million subscribers.

social gaming 99

social gaming frameworks enablement ventures 99

TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Industry watchers frequently compare the upstart to giants like PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, but founder Binsen Tang comes from a tech background, having funded ELEX Technology, a social gaming company that found success internationally. Checkout is the key to frictionless B2B e-commerce.

social gaming 99

social gaming ventures enablement networking 99

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 12, 2023

Community Crowdfunding Platform brings multiple benefits to Social Gaming Startup Funding strategy plays an important role in how much and how quickly a startup receives funding. The team has introduced a major innovation to social gaming. They have the backgrounds that attract startup funding.

social gaming 105

social gaming media communities entrepreneurship 105

TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

Plus, don’t miss our first investor surveys of 2021: one by Lucas Matney on social gaming , and another by Mike Butcher that gathered responses from Portugal-based investors on a wide variety of topics. 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities. So, ‘gambit’ seems to fit!”

VC 81

VC social gaming ventures opportunity 81

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

In the past 6 months we’ve heard from Dmitry Shapiro on the future of online video, Ian Rogers on the future music model, David Sacks on the future of social networking and Michael Crandell on where Cloud Computing is headed. More than 90% of Japanese mobile subscribers are on 3G networks (vs. All have been fascinating.

social gaming 188

social gaming consulting innovation networking 188

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

If one vocal person blurts out, “just give us the details, we all know social networking&# don’t assume that person speaks for the entire room. If people want to go straight to details then staying too high level will also irritate people. But … watch out. Happy to do that. Get them involved! Work the room, folks.

advice 318

advice VC pitching venture capital 318

TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

Meanwhile, the broader platform is currently in private beta testing with studios including One More Game (started by started by Pat Wyatt, one of Blizzard’s first employees) and Mitchell’s Mountain Top Studios. ” Pragma is a back-end toolkit for gaming companies, so game developers can focus on games.

social gaming 86

social gaming startup board development 86

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

How do you keep an audience as a blogger and on the network of StackExchange? Social currency. WoW and social gaming addiction. It was a constant, constant growth rate that started with their original communities and continued to expand and grow over time. Distinct Communities. Desire to be an expert (Wikipedia).

peer-to-peer 285

peer-to-peer communities development innovation 285