Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 15, 2010
It’s sort of Jack FM meets Total Request Live meets UCG/Social Gaming (at least in the future). Tiny Speck Online gaming start-up. I found this investment strange since normally VC’s hate to bet on gaming companies. In my mind, not a typical VC investment. OTHER STUFF.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 18, 2010
To see the video of This Week in VC click on this link. We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). Competitors: Playdom , Social Gaming Network.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.
TechCrunch
MAY 11, 2021
The round was led by TheVentureCity, with participation from SOSV, Riot Games, Conscience VC, Corner3 VC and others. ” 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities. ” 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 7, 2011
I asked him if he’d be willing to allow me to interview him for This Week in VC and we filmed it in the offices of Stack Overflow – his new company. Social currency. WoW and social gaming addiction. So it was a thrill for me last month to be able to have dinner with Joel and shoot the breeze.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 12, 2021
I started off with several introductions that one of my friends from college and a former VC made for me to several of his previous colleagues. I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years. Joseph Heller is CEO and founder of Supplied. Image Credits: Supplied.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 8, 2021
I’ve seen some founders — as a VC, this is gonna sound self-serving me saying this — but I’ve seen some founders that raise way too little capital in their pre-seed round or their seed round. I think Nick did a wonderful job of setting the tone for the type of social platform Rec Room wanted to be from the start,” said Zhan.
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