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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

2020… where to start? If you look at the prediction lists of 2020, none (or at least very few), would have foreseen the chain reaction of Covid-19 to both enterprise and consumer trends. According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. Twitch stats in 2020.

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Entrepreneur and Consultant Luke Lazarus Replicates His Success for the Benefit of Clients

The Startup Magazine

Lazarus has developed a reputation in the Melbourne and Sydney business communities as a consultant who is brutally honest yet caring and highly effective at the same time. Luke Lazarus Comments on the Top Marketing Trends of 2020. Mobile payment availability plays a large role in this dramatic increase.

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Impressions from Pocket Gamer Connects in London

VC Cafe

Live operations refer to the ongoing management and maintenance of a game after its initial launch, and can include things like events, updates, and community management. Alumni of companies like Playtika or other ‘social gaming’ companies are well aware of the potential for live ops platforms to increase ROI and retention.

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The top 10 companies investing billions in the Metaverse

VC Cafe

think about the entrepreneurs that started in the early days of the Internet, mobile, crypto, VR and yes… now Metaverse. Recently, Unity’s CEO John Riccitiello, sparked controversy with the game developer community, which could put future adoption at risk. Tim Sweeney, Epic Games’ founder and CEO. There are now 2.8B

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Midas List 2020: Forerunner’s Eurie Kim (and Why Company Names Matter to Her)

Hunter Walker

Since talent attracts talent, it’s not surprising Kirsten built a small community around her that also shines, notably Eurie Kim. Forerunner represented the best of both worlds to me – an opportunity to invest in new and innovative consumer businesses combined with an opportunity to build a new and innovative venture capital firm.

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! Successful businesses that give back to the community, and it’s all on brand. 6:00 PM Capital Factory?—?16th

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

trillion in 2020. Our community colleges are excellent as well, including the Alamo Colleges, Austin Community College, the Dallas College and the Lone Star Community College. Six of the ten cities who gained the most during COVID were in Texas. Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019.

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