Thanks to everyone who came last night and created such a buzz around this event, it was great to see so many people energetically engaged in one of the biggest digital themes right now.
Great questions from the floor too!
Thanks also to Kristian and Virginia for combining to deliver such a great interview too.
A full event report will be posted here soon.
Also look out for details on our next event, to be posted soon.
March 23rd: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Royal College of Physicians
11 Saint Andrew's Place
Regent's Park
London
NW1 4LE
It has been hard to miss the explosive growth in social gaming over the last year with seemingly all of us turning into either farmers, jewel hunters or pet keepers! Casual social gaming, particularly within Facebook, has truly gone mass market and Playfish have been right in the thick of it with games like Pet Society racking up over 19m monthly players as of last month.
Without doubt Playfish are one of the hottest companies in one of THE hottest sectors right now (EA certainly thought so when they acquired them for $300m last year) and we hope you are able to join us for an evening with founder and General Manager, Kristian Segerstrale, the latest in our popular series of events where we cast the spotlight on standout digital innovators and internet heroes.
Kristian will be sharing his views on social gaming and also what it's like to be on the inside, as an entrepreneur, of a major acquisition deal. A fascinating evening in store!
We look forward to seeing you.
The Glasshouse London Team
About Playfish
Playfish is one of the leaders in social gaming innovation and creativity with award-winning, category-defining games designed for friends to play together. The company has changed the way people play games by creating more social and connected experiences. To date, more than 150 million Playfish games have been installed and played by millions of people worldwide on platforms such as Facebook, MySpace, Google, Bebo, iPhone and Android. The company’s games are amongst the most acclaimed and popular online, including Pet Society, Restaurant City, Country Story and Who Has The Biggest Brain? Playfish has development studios in London, San Francisco, Beijing and Tromso, Norway. Playfish was the subject of acquistion by Electronic Arts in November 2009 in a $300m deal.
About Kristian Segerstrale
As an experienced games entrepreneur, Kristian brings strategic vision and expertise in leadership of creative teams and corporate growth to Playfish.
Prior to founding Playfish in late 2007, Kristian was a co-founder of Macrospace Ltd., which merged with Sorrent Inc. to become Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) – a global publisher of mobile games. At Glu, he was managing director of Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA). During his 6-year tenure, Kristian successfully directed product development, sales, marketing and technology operations across Europe, and expanded Glu’s reach by opening regional offices in France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Kristian also forged key licensor relationships across Europe with leading companies such as Konami, Celador and Codemasters among others.
Kristian holds a masters of science degree in Economics from London School of Economics and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Cambridge University.
Immediately before this event (4.30-6.30), we will be hosting a workshop to provide practical advice for entrepreneurs who are seeking angel or seed funding through to series A investment. Our panellists will include representatives from top European investors as well as highly regarded, funded entrepreneurs. We'll post final details on the panel members on our website in the next
Topics will include: What it takes to get your business investment ready. How to decide how much to raise. Valuation. Where to find the best angels and early stage investors? What to look for when choosing an investor? How many investors to approach? What are investors looking for from you? How the investment deal and due diligence process works. How to get the most from your investor post deal.
The workshop will be held in the same venue as the Social Gaming event.
The workshop is now SOLD OUT.
Microsoft BizSpark is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups.
Get free software, connect with investors and experts and be seen. Email richard@theglasshouse.net to find out more.
Sponsor this event
Limited sponsorship packages are available for this event. Email kelly@theglasshouse.net for details of both this and future events.
‘We’re hiring!
Connecting with creative and ambitious entrepreneurs?
Hooking into social media and keeping a pulse on trends?
If this makes your heart skip a beat we’d love to hear from you.
We’re looking for a fantastic Marketing & Membership Co-ordinator
right now.
Email richard@theglasshouse.net
to set the ball rolling!’