Afsar Ahmad

Yesterday we celebrated 5 yrs of @GameberryHQ Here are 5 lessons that helped me create 100M$ lifetime revenue with our games. 🧵

This and much more, on our latest episode of Matrix Moments. If you are building in gaming, drop us a line! Link to the full episode: youtu.be/kua4sWRjk3o @vivekr94 #FoundersFirst #MatrixMoments #MatrixGaming (6/6)

On our latest episode of Founder Moments, we teamed up with @_afsaar & Govind Agarwal, the Co-Founders of @GameberryHQ. Together with @RTinkslinger, they unlock insights from navigating the ever-changing gaming landscape in India, showcasing their power-ups along the way. (1/6)

@GameberryHQ's Govind Agarwal and Afsar Ahmad all smiles. Our Bootstrap Champ winners. #ETStartupAwards economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/…

@StringBio @VinodString @subbiane .@GameberryHQ plays away from home to ace it The jury declared online gaming company Gameberry Labs the Bootstrap Champ category winner, rewarding its strategy of building long-term sustainable revenue by focusing on international markets economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/… @_afsaar

@Anuj_Tandon Thanks Anuj ⭐️

Congrats @_afsaar & Govind for winning the bootstrapped ET award, second bootstrapped gaming company to win it.

@shreyas @GameberryHQ not 50, slightly lesser Still hiring

What are some examples of tech companies that are doing >$50 million in revenue, with double digit YoY growth, and don't have a hiring freeze? Public / private doesn't matter, location doesn't matter.

@joakim_a Never mind. Found few things in your EGD news letter. Thanks.

@joakim_a Hey this really helpful. If possible, would love to know what type items brought the most impact on d1/7/30

This is a case study on Extra Dimension Games, which raised a pre-seed round earlier this year. What went well, and what were the challenges in raising for a game studio? Let's break it down:

@Auri_0x @mitchlasky @InvestLikeBest Must read for folks in gaming business!

@mitchlasky is a partner at Benchmark and one of the leading figures in the video game industry. In his last appearance on @InvestLikeBest, he discusses his views on the industry and the future of gaming. This episode is a goldmine of information and here are key insights:

#TakeOne | The game of dice has brought families and friends together. Banking on this, @GameberryHQ started Ludo Star in 2017. The bootstrapped company has already crossed $100 mn in lifetime revenue and is looking at a bright future | By @SamidhaJain10 forbesindia.com/article/take-o…

Keeping up with trend or a very personalised Ad Integration ? Nice touch.

Right ritual before a important game 😌 Bruno Ramires of BangaloreFc

@marvincuche Not yet. We have spectate mode in VIP rooms.

@_afsaar can we spectate on private tables?

Now that Whatsapp has allowed businesses to spam the chats, gmail like category tabs will be needed soon.

@ZacharyDeWitt Still not the end of the story. Long way to go. In the long run better product will win.

@tanayj Indeed. I am big fan of companies that pick (niche problem + mass users). This case is even better because the user base has a disposable income. I will not be surprised if they become 200M ARR soon.

Calendly got to $70M in ARR on just a $550K seed round. Super impressive!

P.S. We are still failing with every feature or every new game. And, this shall never stop.

The biggest lesson for me is to love the process of failure". Failures are just events of your life like the coming Sunday. Practise the art of failing to get lucky like we did.

”How did we land up on Ludo in 2017 when gaming was not even hot?” I get asked this a lot.