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#WorthReading Supercell greenlights teams, not games https://lnkd.in/djr2iF29 ChatGPT summary to hook you up: Supercell's CEO Ilkka Paananen and former Hay Day lead Stephan Demirdjian introduce Team Lab, a rigorous process for greenlighting game teams. Team Lab focuses on team dynamics, utilizing psychologists and stress tests to ensure compatibility and resilience. Paananen emphasizes the importance of team over ideas, aiming to create an optimal environment for team impact. The process involves formal greenlight panels, entrepreneurial thinking, and stress-testing team compositions. External teams are now welcome to pitch ideas, maintaining a mobile-first focus for now. The goal is to attract top talent and foster innovation while maintaining Supercell's renowned culture.

Modulate hosted a great conversation on the main stage at #GBsummit this week! CTO & Co-founder Carter Huffman chatted with Jeremy Joiner (Pragma), Stefan Ideler (i3D.net) and Amy Jo Kim on the must-haves for developers getting ready to launch live services games in 2024: 🤲🏽 Partners, not just providers: Think about the longevity of the relationships you are building and be diligent in deciding which back-end services providers you decide to work with. A great services provider should be a partner in guiding the technical design of a game. 🚀A little goes a long way: Consider what kind of community you want to build in your live services game. How will players communicate with the developer team and with one another? How can you build in safety protections from the outset? Even a little thought and planning in the beginning can go a long way in mitigating bigger problems down the road. 🤔 Get to know your players: From beta testing to launching and beyond, create listening mechanisms and choose metrics to understand why your community is growing or not. Is there an issue with cross-platform connectivity, negative community culture, latency issues? The faster you can assess and understand issues, the better you'll be able to adapt. GamesBeat VentureBeat

🔇 Web3 Online Pitching Day: Top 15 Projects Qualify for Round 2 After careful evaluation and intense competition, we’ve selected the top 15 projects that have demonstrated exceptional potential and innovation. These projects will advance to Round 2 of the OpenPad Pitching Day. 🌟 Congratulations to the following projects: Ballies: GameFi Star Symphony: GameFi Sugarverse: GameFi Master Protocol: Infrastructure Functionland: Infrastructure Lumoz: Infrastructure PlanX: GameFi Gamety: Gaming Platform MeAI App: AI, SocialFi Fwen.io: SocialFi Better Fan: GameFi Quantlytica: DeFi Circle Of Games: Gaming Platform Contango: DeFi 🔎 What's Next? In Round 2, the selected projects will take center stage, captivating the community with their groundbreaking initiatives. Each project will announce their presence to the CTA community, inviting votes. Points will be tallied based on the social engagement generated by their posts. ⏰ Timeline: June 05 - June 10, 2024. The selected project will call on you to cast your votes and boost their social. So, investors, developers, and tech fans prepare for a round brimming with pioneering ideas and interactive voting. Your engagement will shape the future of innovation! #Web3 #PitchingDay #OpenPadPitchingDay

With just under a month until the soft launch of Future Founders Network things are really shaping up. However - of the 20 members being admitted in to the soft launch, we still have a couple of spaces left and its first come first serve so if this is something you would be interested in being an OG member of, sign up below! (Please note, if you have signed up already but haven't responded to me about confirming your spot and organising an onboarding call, your space may be taken.) subscribepage.io/HwrvnS For those who don't know about it yet, an overview: For the next generation of Founders in Games who value community and opportunities to grow and learn, Future Founders Network is a platform where aspiring and existing start-up founders can network, meet potential Co-Founders and have access to tools, resources and educational materials they can use to help build the right foundations for their studio. Read more about it here - https://lnkd.in/eVcumebn

Build it, and they will come…….. Well, judging by our Launch Party at F1® Arcade London on Friday, a truer saying there hasn’t been. When something built from and idea I had during our final lockdown in 2020 has taken that long, from idea - to brand - to prototype - to product - to the App & Google Play Stores, having a clear, single event to announce it to the world was a really amazing way to bring all of the many hours of work to a head 🚀 So there it is, FINT Invest, the app built to empower the next generation of investors. Download link in the comments 🔗👇🏼 Powered by IronMarket Wealth with a simplified onboarding and investing processes to help new investors get started- the most difficult bit! There are a huge bunch of people to thank who have helped me to get to the start line so apologies if I forget anyone! Mike Fort - my original sounding board & one of the great tech minds🚀 Christopher Moss Fran Duffy - for confirming that I wasn’t insane on the first place and then making sure we’re compliant 🤪 AJ Pritchard Curtis Pritchard - from clients, to a marketing strategy, then on to co-founders, marketeers, podcast co-hosts and much, much more 🚀 Amy Johnson Liv Jackson Leo Rogers Alex W. Klara Bilić Syed Nizamuddin Jonny Buck Victoria Dixon Amie Dominik Allan Lane Irene Bauer Thomas Bradley Mitchell Simon Robert Goan and apparently our new member of the the team, Karan S. 😂 A great event to launch & massive thanks to the amazing team members for your support on the night - a very late one.🚀 Emilia Avigo Rob Heath Now, off to give developers more headaches for phase 2 👨🏫…………💡 #imvesting #app #wealth

Tackling Loneliness in the Digital Age Digital connections have skyrocketed, yet feelings of isolation persist more than ever, especially in tech. How is your company ensuring that employees aren’t just connected online but genuinely bonded offline? I've been perfecting the @PlayingCamp's unique approach - using nature and non-verbal games to create authentic connections. Thoughts? #BeatLoneliness #TechConnections

Remember that epic weekend getaway with friends? Or that hilarious night filled with bad karaoke and even worse dance moves? Lapse lets you relive those moments with the same raw, unfiltered joy you felt when they happened. Unlike other platforms obsessed with #likes and #followers , Lapse is all about capturing real moments with the people you love. No filters, no chasing clout, just pure, unadulterated fun. This awesome photo-sharing app, inspired by the simplicity of disposable cameras, just landed a whopping £23.6 million in Series A funding! Huge congrats to the Lapse team – this is a major win for anyone who craves a more genuine social media experience. Co-led by prominent investors Greylock and DST Global Partners, validates the growing demand for a more authentic social media experience. Existing investors GV (Google Ventures), Octopus Ventures, and Speedinvest were joined by notable angels like @Naveen Gavini, Soleio , Nima Khajehnouri, and Praveen Murugesan, showcasing strong confidence in Lapse's mission. Their recent funding means they'll be able to build on this vision, fueled by user feedback and a growing team. Here's what one investor, Jacob Andreou from Greylock, had to say: "Lapse resonates with a generation that craves real connection over online clout." Couldn't agree more! Lapse puts the focus back on capturing memories with friends, not the number of likes you get! As a user and a huge Lapse fan, I can't wait to see how they keep innovating and making it even easier to share authentic moments with the people who matter most. I'm so excited to see what they do next! At present, Lapse is exclusively accessible for #IOS download. I anticipate that #Android users will also have the opportunity to enjoy Lapse in the future, embracing the delight of capturing authentic moments rather than orchestrated perfection. #lapse #socialmedia #authenticmoments #vsourz #vectors #photosharing P.S. What are some of your favourite real-life moments you'd love to capture?