Joakim Achren

Joakim Achren

Nov
16
EGD News #194 — The Fundamental Delusion Of An Entrepreneur

EGD News #194 — The Fundamental Delusion Of An Entrepreneur

"The fundamental delusion: There is something out there that will make me happy and fulfilled forever." — Naval Ravikant
4 min read
Nov
03
EGD News #193 — How are startup valuations decided

EGD News #193 — How are startup valuations decided

A founder recently asked me to share my thoughts on calculating startup valuations. Both founders and investors might have their
4 min read
Oct
20
EGD News #192 — UEFN from the investor perspective

EGD News #192 — UEFN from the investor perspective

We at F4 Fund have spent months looking into the opportunity of investing in startups building for UEFN. We’ve
5 min read
Oct
06
EGD News #191 — The Future Of Mobile Games

EGD News #191 — The Future Of Mobile Games

Things were very different in 2012. I was working at Supercell back then and saw the rise of mobile free-to-play
6 min read
Sep
08
EGD News #189 — Due diligence on your startup

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
4 min read
Aug
25
EGD News #188 — Selecting the Ideal Co-Founders

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
4 min read
Aug
11
EGD News #187 — Bridge Rounds: Startup Lifelines in 2023

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
6 min read
Jul
28
EGD News #186 — Gaming and kids

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
6 min read
Jul
13
Investor's feedback to the founder

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
3 min read
Jun
30

Summary of H1 2023

Joakim Achrén — June 30, 2023 The significant change in the first half of 2023 was the rebranding of the visuals
3 min read