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Jun
02
Market possibilities and risk mitigation

Market possibilities and risk mitigation

This past week I talked to several founders, who were pitching to me, about two things. 1) Understanding where the
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May
19
Gaming's Innovation Frontier

Gaming's Innovation Frontier

Joakim Achren — May 19, 2023 In Q1 of 2023, Konvoy Ventures did a great piece on the state of gaming.
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May
05
EGD News #180 — My thoughts on secondary rounds

EGD News #180 — My thoughts on secondary rounds

Let me explain what secondaries are. The secondary provides liquidity to existing shareholders looking to sell some of their shares.
4 min read
Apr
21
The 5 principles of an advisor

The 5 principles of an advisor

Hi, it’s Joakim here. This is the first guest post on EGD News, and I’m proud to have
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Apr
07
PMF or Bust: The New Reality of Fundraising

PMF or Bust: The New Reality of Fundraising

Founders are hearing this a lot in 2023: A down-round is a terrible idea. But it needs clarity. A down-round
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Mar
24
Creating Forever Games: The Dream of Hybrid Casual Developers

Creating Forever Games: The Dream of Hybrid Casual Developers

Joakim Achren — Mar 24, 2023 Hybrid casual comes from the Venn diagram of hyper-casual and casual mobile games, meaning the
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Mar
17
10 lessons from my gaming angel syndicate

10 lessons from my gaming angel syndicate

I’ve been angel investing in gaming since 2019. In 2020, I started an angel syndicate, EGD Angel Syndicate, focusing
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Mar
03
Questions from an investor to a founder

Questions from an investor to a founder

Note: Next week there will be no newsletter as I will be at the Deconstructor of Fun Gaming Summit event
6 min read
Feb
17
How to survive to 2025

How to survive to 2025

In early January, I wrote my predictions for 2023. There I pointed out that startup fundraising will be challenging, or
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Feb
10
EGD Meeting Scheduler Template

EGD Meeting Scheduler Template

In the template, I’ve created six columns of date options and ten people who are participating in the meeting to be scheduled. After these instructions, you will know how to add and remove dates and people from your scheduler.
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