Let's play Magic at Slush!
If you're going to be in Helsinki on Thu 20th Nov 2pm - 5pm EET and want to play some casual commander with awesome people from the games and tech industry, make sure to swing by Hotel Mestari.
Free tickets here 👉🏻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slush-hels...
I recently wrote 2-pager guides for hiring CMO, COO, CFO, CTO and CRO roles for the founders in the Play Ventures portfolio. And now I'm sharing them with you!
CMO - www.linkedin.com/pulse/hiring...
Sure is!
22.06.2025 12:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Walked past The Dolphin in Plymouth last night and couldn't believe it. Haven't seen this artwork since I was a kid! #EccoTheDolphin
22.06.2025 07:24 — 👍 28 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0I’ll be distilling 13 years of experience across VC-backed startups (Play Ventures and Hudl) and AAA giants (EA and Epic Games) into a talk full of practical tips. You’ll walk away with a fresh perspective on how small studios can build teams that outperform industry giants.
19.06.2025 08:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Who is heading to Develop Conference next month?! 🙋🏻
I’ve got all the side events booked and I’m now filling my calendar with 1:1s, let me know if you'd like to meet 📧 joe@play.vc
And I’m speaking this year!
🗓 Wednesday 8th July at 4pm
🎤 "Attracting Talent When You're Not AAA"
Love the BOSS pedals, I just have that little orange that makes the really loud noises 🤘🏻
02.05.2025 08:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In response to the Polygon and Giant Bomb news, I created an indie and worker-owned games media starter pack.
I’ll keep adding to it, so suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Please share!
I’ll be diving into everything I’ve learned about hiring and scaling teams from my time in AAA at EA and Epic, to helping ambitious gaming startups grow at breakneck speed as I've done in my early career and now at Play Ventures.
See you in July games industry friends!
I have been waiting years to say this...I'M SPEAKING AT DEVELOP:BRIGHTON THIS YEAR! 😍
My talk is titled, "The Indie Edge: Attracting Talent When You’re Not AAA"
Full program here: www.developconference.com/conference-p...
#developconf
1 year at Play Ventures today! 🎉
And what a learning curve it has been. I've spent the last 12 months figuring out the world of venture capital and thought I'd share that learning curve with you all. Let me know what you think!
www.linkedin.com/pulse/1-year...
I will be at Pocket Gamer Connects London on 20th and 21st January, my calendar is filling up fast! Looking to meet people who are keen to join, or talk about, the gaming startups in the Play Ventures portfolio.
📧 joe@playventures.vc
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24.11.2024 13:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My very first #Slush is almost over and I had a blast 🤘🏻
21.11.2024 15:53 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Play Ventures has closed its third gaming fund, having raised $140 million
www.gamesindustry.biz/play-venture...
I'm ready for Slush! These Play Ventures off-sites really are fantastic. We took a cruise from Helsinki to Stockholm and back. A perfect way to celebrate raising our latest $140M fund!
If you're around in Helsinki over the next few days and would like to meet, let me know ☺️
I wanted to be able to see at a glance which game studios were moving over to Bluesky, so I made a Game Studios starter pack!
go.bsky.app/Fob4nSH
it's official — 1,000,000 people have joined Bluesky in just the last day!!!
welcome and thank you for being here 🥳
The podcast is now live anywhere you listen to podcasts, links below:
Website: rss.com/podcasts/the...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/77anTO7...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JoeBurridge...
In episode 8 of The Talent Game podcast, we hear from Ido Naim who is currently Senior Director of Monetization at Zynga/Gram Games and has previously held leadership positions at Tripledot Studios, Voodoo and Playtika.
14.11.2024 09:55 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks for putting this together Kieran, followed them all 😊
12.11.2024 13:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Since people have been asking, I've created a "Background Radiation" Games Industry Starter Pack! The goal is a pack that gives you a good horizontal overview of the games industry and its surrounding fields - and the conversations happening there.
go.bsky.app/RxQCsKS
The podcast is now live anywhere you listen to podcasts, links below:
Website: rss.com/podcasts/the...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/77anTO7...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JoeBurridge...
As I'm wrapping up season 1, I am looking for leaders in the games industry to join me on The Talent Game podcast for season 2!
This podcast explores topics like people management, hiring, mentorship, culture and D&I in the games industry.
Links in thread if you want to check it out!
Thanks Justin, can I get added to this? 😇
12.11.2024 10:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
