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The State of Gaming in 2022

VC Cafe

The merger of Unity and Ironsource (a $4.4 We are in the experimentation stage, where brands, IP, communities, are testing the waters for relevancy, connection with the younger fans, and new income potential. In addition, it’s controversial in the gaming community. Gaming M&A in H1 2022. Blockchain gaming is growing.

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Microsoft’s Purchase Of Minecraft Maker Mojang Shows Comitment To Building Cross-Platform Appeal

YoungUpstarts

The code underlying “Minecraft”’s gameplay, as well as the vast array of downloadable user created “mods” that allow players to modify the game and gameplay in myriad ways, will be transformed into the “social developer” community Microsoft has been seeking to bridge gaps between the Windows software community and gaming platforms.

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8 Marketing Multipliers To Boost Your Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

It shows you really care, and are part of the community, rather than just another anonymous entity. If a major sporting event is taking your community by storm, host a viewing party or consider giving your best customers free tickets. Get interactive with online users and customer feedback. Stay current.

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Why Public Relations Should Be Part Of Your Business Plan

YoungUpstarts

Maximizing your PR efforts involves defining, controlling, and distributing relevant messages in the form of a press release to your target media outlets, as well as your intended audience and business partners. Professional PR agencies or PR distribution services can help you realize your business plan objectives. New branch opening.

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Starmazon or Amabucks

Feld Thoughts

Sure, Amazon owns Whole Foods, which has about 350 physical locations, but they are large food distribution facilities (e.g. grocery stores) rather than community meeting spaces (e.g. That’s roughly a 90% / 10% merger assuming no premium for Starbucks. coffee shops). Amazon’s market cap is $930b.

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Is Strategic Money an Oxymoron?

Both Sides of the Table

When they promise to help you with marketing, sales, distribution, integrated product development, etc. Imagine your investor has to call the CEO of a $20 billion company for approval for your merger or sale. And Microsoft always convinces me that their next version of Windows won’t be slow and I get fooled every time.

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Austin Inno’s Brent Wistrom Covers the City’s Most Exciting Entrepreneurs

Austin Startup

Brent Wistrom edits the daily Austin Inno Beat email newsletter , which has emerged over the last five years as a must-read source of information for the city’s startup, entrepreneurial and investment communities The Forrest Files: August 6, 2020 Brent Wistrom is a senior editor at American Inno , overseeing half of Inno’s 14 markets.

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