To Operator or to Not to Operator
At CTIA last week, I helped lead a session on “Making Money” at WIP JAM run by my friend, the mobile machine, Caroline Lewko. Anyways, a couple interesting notes came out of our discussion that I want...
View ArticleWhat Platforms Should I Build For?
FYI – Re-posting this since my server had crashed and this was between a backup. ——————- At a recent dinner with a number of friends from the mobile gaming industry, I validated that iPhone was the #1...
View ArticleIs the Killer App the App Store?
In 2000, I was (for fun) building WAP pages for simple casual games. By design, casual games tended to be 3 minute games since the thought was that the mobile device was an on-the-go experience and...
View ArticleLessons Learned in Monetization
Earlier this week, at the excellent MobileBeat conference, I moderated the “Lessons Learned in Monetization” panel – thank you Matthaus. Before jumping into the summary, quick plug, I did a guest post...
View ArticleAre Platform Game Lobbies the Next Social Graph?
When speaking with the larger social gaming companies and asking why mobile hasn’t been a focus (to date), the response is interesting and a validation of how fragmented the mobile device and platform...
View ArticleUnderstanding Developer Psychology
I recently moderated the “Go to Market” panel at Mobile 2.0 last week. I took the path of pretending to be a developer and asking my panelists what I should do. I started by asking the panel what...
View ArticleApps vs. Web Apps
Earlier this week, I moderated the Apps vs Web Apps event at MobileMonday. In addition to being a topic that is quite dear to me (with my prior browsing experience), we had a fantastic turn-out with...
View ArticleReflecting on the Productivity Category
My most recent post on LinkedIn cross-posted here. ———————————— Having spent the last 4 years working in the productivity category, I wanted to share some learnings from the space. Note, everything...
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