Elite Game Developers

All the pitches are now happening over video calls. How can you get the most out of this new format? We put together learnings from recent years into this article. buff.ly/3cPwXtn

Are you the CEO? Doing regular audits to your calendar will improve your impact on the company. The CEO is the vision holder and the person who is right up there at the front. They need to be sure that the time spent is relevant and well prioritized. buff.ly/3bNItUy

All founders, check this out.

In this episode, we take a peek inside the gaming investor's brain. We find out how investors are reading the founder, how they make decisions, and how a VC will relate to the founder's situation. Full transcript available, check it out. buff.ly/2WDNB9C

The story of our book buff.ly/3bFin66

Here's the recording and all the links from today's webinar "Work From Home For Gaming". Joakim Achren and Sophie Vo are happy to answer more questions, you can reach out to them on LinkedIn buff.ly/2WxAjva

Florian is so dope buff.ly/2yPdOci

Latest EGD News was sent out last Friday. We covered the Deconstructor Of Fun article on Supercell and highlighted five items of our own. Check it out and subscribe to future EGD News. elitegamedevelopers.com/egd-news-28/

Wrote down 9 lessons on understanding how investing in games works. And there's a bunch of Q&A at the end 😊 buff.ly/2WRcHAPof

Are you interested in the hybrid casual genre (i.e. Archero)? In this webinar, @joakim_a and free-to-play veteran Nick Murray will talk about long-term engagement. What is it, why it matters, and what developers in hybrid casual can learn from mid-core. buff.ly/3btuL96

Stella and her team just raised $6.8m in funding. We recorded this last year. The full transcript is included 😊 elitegamedevelopers.com/egd-1-stella-w…

When looking to hire advisors, founders should 1. Understand what are the expectations on both sides 2. Incentives for the advisor, and 3. The formality of the advisor role elitegamedevelopers.com/how-to-work-wi…

"I never really read books to understand VC, but I spent and still spend a lot of time listening to VC podcasts and reading VC Twitter." buff.ly/2WTbiK6

EGD 054: How To Develop Games Differently with Simon Hill, General Manager of Voodoo UK buff.ly/3bjyxSL

I always like to chat with Michael, I think we agree on so many things in gaming and how to support founders. Here we talk about gaming VC and about things that don't often get talked about. buff.ly/3dwUZJC

Rule 1. Guard your cap table. In this article, I share a template for modeling out your cap table, before you raise several rounds of funding for your gaming startup. buff.ly/2SQVSVl

“Investing At The Early Stage with Harri Manninen, Founder Partner at Play Ventures” buff.ly/2yFw9YY

A new blog post is out. Here’s some product strategy thinking for gaming startups. A new blog post is out. Here’s some product strategy thinking for gaming startups. elitegamedevelopers.com/where-to-start… elitegamedevelopers.com/where-to-start…

Check out our new article on how gaming founders should work with startup advisors. elitegamedevelopers.com/how-to-work-wi…

Why did we do a webinar on raising money? Loads of people have been interested in getting our feedback on their game company pitch deck. We've identified many commonalities in the early stage decks that we want to cover with you. elitegamedevelopers.com/egd-special-ho…