Elite Game Developers

Games Company Org Design in the Age of AI

And Why I’m Not Building One

Jan 30 • Joakim Achren

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Gamification After Content Became Free

What happens when consumer apps borrow more from games

Jan 16 • Joakim Achren

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Five Predictions for 2026

Most people are still playing the old game

Jan 2 • Joakim Achren

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December 2025

Annual Review 2025

Sharing what went well and what didn't go well in 2025, and what I look forward to in 2026.

Dec 19, 2025 • Joakim Achren

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5 Favorite Books of 2025

At the end of the year, I have a habit of covering the books I really liked.

Dec 5, 2025 • Joakim Achren

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November 2025

Why Gen Alpha Can’t Stop Playing

How the evolution of game design turned playtime into an economy of attention.

Nov 21, 2025 • Joakim Achren

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The Everything-UI: How LLMs Are Rewriting the Interface of the Internet

Why the next big platform shift won’t just be about AI, but about how we experience it.

Nov 7, 2025 • Joakim Achren

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October 2025

Why I Didn’t Start Another Games Company

What twenty years in gaming taught me about timing, meaning, and where to build next.

Oct 24, 2025 • Joakim Achren

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The Founder Checklist: How VCs Decide Who to Back

What VCs really mean when they say they “bet on the team.”

Oct 10, 2025 • Joakim Achren

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September 2025

$400K Founders and the Startup Burn Dilemma

High pay, high stakes: what founder salaries reveal about startup risk.

Sep 26, 2025 • Joakim Achren

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Why AI Makes “Punching Above Your Weight” the New Normal

Now you can bootstrap for way, way, way longer.

Sep 12, 2025 • Joakim Achren

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August 2025

Another 20 Reasons You Hear 'No' from VCs

All the ways that your startup isn't a fit for the venture capital funding model

Aug 29, 2025 • Joakim Achren

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