Let's play Magic at Slush!

If you're going to be in Helsinki on Thu 20th Nov 2pm - 5pm EET and want to play some casual commander with awesome people from the games and tech industry, make sure to swing by Hotel Mestari.

Free tickets here 👉🏻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slush-hels...

Hiring a COO in Gaming & Consumer Apps: A Founder’s Guide Why This Matters The COO is the most flexible, and often least defined, role in the C-suite. In gaming and consumer apps, a great COO turns chaos into clarity by running day-to-day operations, leading...

COO - www.linkedin.com/pulse/hiring...

Hiring a CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) in Gaming & Consumer Apps: A Founder’s Guide Why This Matters The CRO is responsible for all revenue-generating functions: monetization, partnerships, business development, sales, and often customer success. But founders frequently hire too earl...

CRO - www.linkedin.com/pulse/hiring...

Hiring a CTO in Gaming & Consumer Apps: A Founder’s Guide Why This Matters The CTO is one of the most critical early hires. In gaming and consumer apps, they own the technology that brings your product to life.

CTO - www.linkedin.com/pulse/hiring...

Hiring a CFO in Gaming & Consumer Apps: A Founder’s Guide Why This Matters A CFO is more than a finance gatekeeper, they are a strategic leader and growth partner. In gaming and apps, where UA, monetization and runway are deeply intertwined, a great CFO can ...

CFO - www.linkedin.com/pulse/hiring...

Hiring a CMO in Gaming & Consumer Apps: A Founder’s Guide Why This Matters Hiring a CMO is one of the most consequential decisions for a gaming or consumer app company. Yet founders often approach it too loosely even though CMO mis-hires are costly and commo...

I recently wrote 2-pager guides for hiring CMO, COO, CFO, CTO and CRO roles for the founders in the Play Ventures portfolio. And now I'm sharing them with you!

CMO - www.linkedin.com/pulse/hiring...

Sure is!

Walked past The Dolphin in Plymouth last night and couldn't believe it. Haven't seen this artwork since I was a kid! #EccoTheDolphin

I’ll be distilling 13 years of experience across VC-backed startups (Play Ventures and Hudl) and AAA giants (EA and Epic Games) into a talk full of practical tips. You’ll walk away with a fresh perspective on how small studios can build teams that outperform industry giants.

Who is heading to Develop Conference next month?! 🙋🏻

I’ve got all the side events booked and I’m now filling my calendar with 1:1s, let me know if you'd like to meet 📧 joe@play.vc

And I’m speaking this year!
🗓 Wednesday 8th July at 4pm
🎤 "Attracting Talent When You're Not AAA"

Love the BOSS pedals, I just have that little orange that makes the really loud noises 🤘🏻

In response to the Polygon and Giant Bomb news, I created an indie and worker-owned games media starter pack.

I’ll keep adding to it, so suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Please share!

I’ll be diving into everything I’ve learned about hiring and scaling teams from my time in AAA at EA and Epic, to helping ambitious gaming startups grow at breakneck speed as I've done in my early career and now at Play Ventures.

See you in July games industry friends!

I have been waiting years to say this...I'M SPEAKING AT DEVELOP:BRIGHTON THIS YEAR! 😍

My talk is titled, "The Indie Edge: Attracting Talent When You’re Not AAA"

Full program here: www.developconference.com/conference-p...

#developconf

1 Year in Venture Capital: What Have I Learned? 1 Year in Venture Capital: What Have I Learned? A year ago, I took a leap into the unknown and joined Play Ventures as Head of Talent. It’s my first time working in venture capital and after spending ...

1 year at Play Ventures today! 🎉

And what a learning curve it has been. I've spent the last 12 months figuring out the world of venture capital and thought I'd share that learning curve with you all. Let me know what you think!

www.linkedin.com/pulse/1-year...

I will be at Pocket Gamer Connects London on 20th and 21st January, my calendar is filling up fast! Looking to meet people who are keen to join, or talk about, the gaming startups in the Play Ventures portfolio.

📧 joe@playventures.vc

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My very first #Slush is almost over and I had a blast 🤘🏻

Play Ventures raises $140m in third gaming fund Play Ventures has closed its third gaming fund, having raised $140 million.

Play Ventures has closed its third gaming fund, having raised $140 million

www.gamesindustry.biz/play-venture...

I'm ready for Slush! These Play Ventures off-sites really are fantastic. We took a cruise from Helsinki to Stockholm and back. A perfect way to celebrate raising our latest $140M fund!

If you're around in Helsinki over the next few days and would like to meet, let me know ☺️

I wanted to be able to see at a glance which game studios were moving over to Bluesky, so I made a Game Studios starter pack!

go.bsky.app/Fob4nSH

it's official — 1,000,000 people have joined Bluesky in just the last day!!!

welcome and thank you for being here 🥳

The Talent Game Podcast Succeeding in the games industry is a talent game, and we’re here to help you master it. Welcome to The Talent Game Podcast!Hosted by Joe Burridge—Head of Talent at Play Ventures, with past experience...

The podcast is now live anywhere you listen to podcasts, links below:

Website: rss.com/podcasts/the...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/77anTO7...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JoeBurridge...

In episode 8 of The Talent Game podcast, we hear from Ido Naim who is currently Senior Director of Monetization at Zynga/Gram Games and has previously held leadership positions at Tripledot Studios, Voodoo and Playtika.

Thanks for putting this together Kieran, followed them all 😊

Since people have been asking, I've created a "Background Radiation" Games Industry Starter Pack! The goal is a pack that gives you a good horizontal overview of the games industry and its surrounding fields - and the conversations happening there.

go.bsky.app/RxQCsKS

The Talent Game Podcast Succeeding in the games industry is a talent game, and we’re here to help you master it. Welcome to The Talent Game Podcast!Hosted by Joe Burridge—Head of Talent at Play Ventures, with past experience...

The podcast is now live anywhere you listen to podcasts, links below:

Website: rss.com/podcasts/the...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/77anTO7...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JoeBurridge...

As I'm wrapping up season 1, I am looking for leaders in the games industry to join me on The Talent Game podcast for season 2!

This podcast explores topics like people management, hiring, mentorship, culture and D&I in the games industry.

Links in thread if you want to check it out!

Thanks Justin, can I get added to this? 😇