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10 Favorite Books of 2020

EGD Special: Podcast highlights from 2020

EGD News #61 — Experiments

EGD 076: Uri Marchand, Overwolf

EGD News #60 — M&A talk and annual review

GameMakers: Interview with Chris Petrovic

Annual Review 2020

EGD Special: How to raise from angel investors

EGD News #59 — You can’t keep game ideas that you don’t use

Magic: the Gathering: Twenty Years, Twenty Lessons Learned

EGD 075: Lars Jörnow, EQT Ventures

EGD News #58 — Investor feedback on the game

Priced Round for Gaming Startups

EGD Special: Early-Stage Success in Mobile Gaming

EGD News #57 — Why Startups Fail

Early-Stage Success in Mobile Gaming

Getting meetings with investors

EGD 074: Vladimir Funtikov, Creative Mobile

EGD News #56 — Batting Average

Burnout recovery —Joakim's interview on the Talouselämä podcast

How to structure a management team in gaming

EGD Special: Tales From Playtesting

EGD News #55 — Killing a Game

Part 2: Stock Options For Gaming Startups

EGD News #54 — No One's Crazy

EGD 073: Sean Kauppinen, Hiber World

What Small Game Studios Can Learn From Big Gaming Studios

Reference Checks for Gaming Startups

EGD Special: Keynote on Leadership

EGD News #53 — What Is Vulnerability

Convertible Notes for Gaming Startups

Tales from Playtesting Video Games

EGD 072: Jason Chapman, Konvoy Ventures

EGD News #52 — Adding more co-founders

EGD Special: Deep Dive In Gaming Investments and M&A

EGD News #51 — Difficult experiences are transformative ones

Why team is the most important factor for startup success?

20 Reasons Why Investors Say NO

EGD 071: Salone Sehgal, Lumikai Fund

EGD News #50 — Startup closes down. Then what?

Deep Dive In Gaming Investments and M&A

EGD Special: Raising a seed round in gaming

EGD News #49 — Problems with old mid-core games

Articles worth reading

Joakim's Keynote at IGDA Leadership Day 2020

Stillfront: Understanding Gaming’s Dark Horse

EGD 070: Jörgen Larsson, Stillfront Group

EGD News #48 — Envy, Circle of Competence and more

The B-team: When are you ready for an investment?

EGD Special: Pitching over video calls

EGD News #47 — You're never too old to start a games company

EGD 069: Thor Gunnarsson, Mainframe Industries

EGD News #46 — Elevating game developers

Gaming founder episodes on EGD Podcast

Gaming investor episodes on EGD Podcast

Games Company Culture Pyramid

How to Raise a Seed Round with Julia Palatovska (Dorian)

EGD Special: Audience-first game development

EGD News #45 — InvestGame.net, startup trenches, and more

10 questions to start angel investing in gaming

EGD 068: Jens Hilgers, BITKRAFT Ventures

EGD News #44 — EGD Manifesto

Audience-first game development

Double Loop Learning in Game Development

Rahul Vohra on Twenty Minute VC (April 2020)

Teams and Team Building In Gaming

EGD News #43 — Epic the Usurper

Pre-mortems, and why your game will fail

EGD 067: Gigi Levy-Weiss, NFX

Gigi Levy Weiss on Venture Stories (Apr 2020)

EGD News #42 — Underdogs

Matthew Ball on Invest Like The Best (Aug 2020)

EGD Special: Company Culture In Gaming

EGD News #41 — Long Term Sustainability

50 Principles for Gaming Startups

EGD 066: Shaun Rutland, Hutch

EGD News #40 — Accessible VC

Most read articles on EGD in H1/2020

EGD Special: Sales Projections For Premium PC Games

EGD News #39 — Gaming VC panel

EGD 065: Matt Frenchman, Sugar

EGD News #38 — M&A, creative and data-driven game development

EGD Special: Long-Term Engagement in Hybrid Casual Games

EGD News #37 — Motivations to play

EGD 064: Celine Pasula, Fingersoft

EGD News #36 — Investing in Gaming

Board Meetings For Game Startups – part 2

How VC works — Investment Memo on Twitch

EGD Special: Elite Game Developers vs. Deconstructor of Fun

Retention

EGD Special: How To Minimize Risks In Games Business

EGD News #35 — Stillfront is going places

6 Reasons Why Founders Should Have Side Projects

Board Meetings Templates for Game Studios

EGD 063: Richard Kim and Sam Englebardt, Galaxy Interactive

Why You Need A Digital Detox with Andrew Wilkinson

EGD News #34 — a16z and gaming

Co-Founder Equity Split

EGD Special: Long Term Game first chapter

EGD News #33 — Helsinki's gaming ecosystem

Advanced Retention Metrics in Free-To-Play

EGD 062: Kristian Segerstrale, Super Evil Megacorp

10 Favorite Books of 2019

10 Favorite Books of 2018

EGD News #32 — Peak acquisition and founder psychology

Sales Projections For Premium PC Games

EGD Special: Work From Home For Game Teams

EGD News #31

Magical Pairs In Game Development

EGD 061: Culture and People in Gaming with Daniel McLaren, ArenaNet

How To Finance Your First Game Project

EGD News #30 — Perfect Games Company Pitch Deck

Long-Term Engagement in Hybrid Casual Games

How To Pitch Over Video Calls

EGD Special: Inside The Gaming VCs Brain

EGD News #29

Work From Home For Game Teams

9 lessons for understanding gaming investors + Q/A

EGD 060: Michael Cheung, General Partner at Makers Fund

EGD News #28

How To Work With Gaming Startup Advisors

EGD Special: How To Get Investor Money For Gaming Startup

Product Strategy For Early-Stage Gaming Startup

EGD News #27

10 Reasons Why Investors Say NO

How To Minimize Risks In Games Business

EGD 059: Starting Something New with Emily Greer, Co-Founder and CEO of Double Loop

EGD News #26 — Kristian Segerstrale lecture from 2011

Beginner's Guide To Investor Money

EGD 058: Bertrand Vernizeau, Investment Partner and CEO, Game Seer

EGD News #25

EGD News #24

EGD 057: Taking Over A Live Game with Ken Go, DECA Games

Stock options in a gaming startup

EGD News #23

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EGD News #20

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EGD News #18

7 Ways A Gaming Startup Can Show Traction

EGD 056: VC by founders with Eric Lagier, Managing Partner at byFounders

EGD 055: Understanding ad creatives in mobile gaming with Dan Greenberg, Chief Design Officer at ironSource

Cap Table Modeling

Inside the Gaming VCs brain

EGD 054: How To Develop Games Differently with Simon Hill, General Manager of Voodoo UK

Games startup funding during a pandemic

EGD 053: Having Confidence to Invest in Gaming with Paul Murphy

EGD News #17

EGD News #16

EGD 052: Learning to build a games company with Seth Sivak, Co-Founder and CEO Proletariat

Why I wrote the Long Term Game

EGD 051: Learning to build a games company with Callum Brighting, Co-Founder and CEO Netspeak Games

EGD 050: Growing a Games Company with Daniel Hasselberg, Co-Founder and CEO of MAG Interactive

Auditing the Gaming CEOs calendar

How To Get Investor Money For Gaming Startup

EGD 049: Game Development Evolution with Reko Ukko, Co-Founder at Seriously

Gaming Startup Cashflow

EGD 048: Learning From Serial Entrepreneurship with Jani Penttinen, Co-Founder & CEO, Utopos Games

EGD 047: Game Design and Player Career Goals with Minwoo Lee, Head of Product at Dodreams

EGD News #10 (Jan 3rd 2020)

EGD News #11 (Jan 10th 2020)

EGD News #12 (Jan 17th 2020)

EGD News #13 (Jan 23rd 2020)

EGD News #14 (Jan 31st 2020)

EGD News #15 (Feb 7th 2020)

Gaming Founder Meditations

How To Avoid Risks In A Gaming Startup

No Gaming Co-Founder Left Behind

How Should Gaming Investors and Founders Find Alignment

EGD 046: Big Opportunity In Educational Games with Natasha Skult

EGD 045: Investing At The Early Stage with Harri Manninen, Founder Partner at Play Ventures

EGD 044: Game Entrepreneur's Journey with Teemu Mäki-Patola, COO & CMO of Frogmind

EGD 043: Founder stress and burnout prevention with Anders Leicht Rohde the Co-Founder and CCO of Funday Factory

EGD 042: Game Designer's Journey with Florian Steinhoff

EGD 041: Investor Insights with David Gardner, General Partner at London Venture Partners