It is always a lot of fun, and a real honor, to be on the Deconstructor of Fun podcast and I was recently part of a quite robust conversation, How to Build the Amazon of Game Companies! I was joined by Kristian Segerstrale (Co-Founder of both Glu Mobile and Playfish as well as CEO of Super Evil Megacorp) and Mark Sottosanti (SVP Strategic Advisory at Riot Games) as well as Deconstructor’s own legend, Joseph Kim. Spoiler alert, it is really hard to build the Amazon of game companies, just look at Amazon.

Author: Lloyd Melnick
I am GM of Chumba at VGW, where I lead the Chumba Casino team. Previously, I was Director of StarsPlay, the social gaming vertical for the Stars Group. I was also Sr Dir at Zynga's social casino (including Hit It Rich! slots, Zynga Poker and our mobile games), where I led VIP CRM efforts and arranged licensing deals. I have been a central part of the senior management team (CCO, GM and CGO) at three exits (Merscom/Playdom, Playdom/Disney and Spooky Cool/Zynga) worth over $700 million.
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