EGD News #189 — Due diligence on your startup
In 2013, the investors asked for a data room when we raised the Next Games pre-seed. I was, “Doh, we
EGD News #188 — Selecting the Ideal Co-Founders
I spent half a year on the co-founder hunt with my previous startup, Next Games. Along the way, I got
EGD News #187 — Bridge Rounds: Startup Lifelines in 2023
The bridge round is done as a result of an insufficient runway, under unfavorable conditions, in either the progress of
EGD News #186 — Gaming and kids
Joakim Achrén — July 28, 2023
Studies have shown that video games benefit players’ mental health. Still, many concerns over excessive
Investor's feedback to the founder
Joakim Achrén — July 14, 2023
In May and June of 2023, I released two pitching session videos of founders pitching
Summary of H1 2023
Joakim Achrén — June 30, 2023
The significant change in the first half of 2023 was the rebranding of the visuals
EGD News #183 — The Promise & The Proven
It's Joakim here. This is yet another brilliant piece from Kim Nordström, who wrote his previous piece in April on
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
Gaming's Innovation Frontier
Joakim Achren — May 19, 2023
In Q1 of 2023, Konvoy Ventures did a great piece on the state of gaming.
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.