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The Future of Gaming

I write a lot about where the gaming industry is headed — specifically as it relates to building game mechanics into non-game apps. Past posts have talked about serious problems in the current thinking about “gameification” and the next game mechanics to be implemented across the internet. Next week, some of these thoughts will be [ READ MORE ]

NY Gaming Meetup: A Study in Iteration and Hockey Sticks

The more time I spend working with startups, the more I find useful lessons for growing companies in random places. Take my gaming (industry) meetup, for instance. I’ve been running it for over a year, but only recently has it begun to “hockey stick”, in industry parlance. The Opportunity: After running a gaming company in [ READ MORE ]

Coming of Age Among the Venture Investors

Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published by Greg Costikyan on November 28th, 2007 and dealt with his experiences raising funding for Manifesto Games. I think it’s a wonderful piece that still rings true today, and I’m reblogging it with his permission here. As a teenager, my subculture wasn’t “punk rockers” or “hippies” or “young [ READ MORE ]

WonderTonic

It’s rare that I stumble upon a humor site that is genuinely, regularly funny. Many have glimpses or flashes of true brilliance, but few can do it almost every post. Say hello to wondertonic: http://wondertonic.tumblr.com/ At its core, WT’s humor “recipe” often implants the grotesque into the serious or mundane. See their latest post for [ READ MORE ]

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I'm Brad Hargreaves, an entrepreneur in residence at Tipping Point Partners. Read more about me here or check out some of the things I'm working on below.

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