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New Adventure At ClickBank

One of my true passions is entrepreneurship. I love mentoring entrepreneurs in order for them to reach their dreams. I just started at a company called ClickBank that has been helping entrepreneurs since 1998. ClickBank happens to be the largest... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Startup Whisperer

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Seattle's Kings Of Mobile Advertising

We all know that the shift from tablet and smartphone adoption is increasingly fueling an app economy. The latest numbers from IDC show that the continual growth of tablets at a whopping 142% with Q1 2013 shipments close to 50... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Startup Whisperer

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A New Beginning

We announced my official resignation as head of GameHouse after a fantastic 2+ years restarting the gaming business. My goal was to transform the business from a traditional casual download business into a free-to-play/freemium business. GameHouse has two very strong... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Startup Whisperer

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Startup Whisperer 2013 Predictions

I just recently posted my 2012 prediction recap. Here are my predictions for 2013. With the exciting conclusion to 2012 with my Seahawks heading to the playoffs and the fiscal cliff, its time to take a shot at my predictions... Continue reading

Posted Jan 1, 2013 at Startup Whisperer

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Startup Whisperer 2012 Prediction Results

This is now my fifth year that I have been issuing my technology predictions. Last year I posted my predictions for 2012 and I am working on my 2013 predictions. As always, I do a folksy and bucolic self assessment.... Continue reading

Posted Dec 31, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Poke Shows The Power Of Facebook's Culture

Poke by Facebook has hit the No. 1 free app spot on Apple’s App Store, just a day after being released. Apparently, Zuck wrote some of the code and it took them 12 days to get it out. I can't... Continue reading

Posted Dec 22, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Two Tips For Raising Venture Capital

Per my previous post, I recently did a presentation on raising venture capital. It was great to talk to such a smart and energized group of entrepreneurs. The link to the full presentation can be found here. There were many... Continue reading

Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Microsoft Kinect Accelerator Rocks

I was invited to speak to at the Microsoft Kinect Accelerator office this last Friday. I ran thru with the aspiring entrepreneurs some tips on raising money. I was truly impressed with what the people that I met. 30+ very... Continue reading

Posted Dec 16, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Gamesauce Interview on the future of social games

Thanks to the folks at Gamesauce for the fun interview. You can read the full post here. Continue reading

Posted Nov 26, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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TINYhr is a great startup management tool

My friend, David Niu, recently started a company called, TINYhr. David is one of the most positive guys that I know. He's a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. He previously founded NetConversions (sold to aQuantive) and BuddyTV. What I like... Continue reading

Posted Nov 19, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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The Art of the Pivot

A recent Geekwire post from friend and former colleague, Kelly Smith, was very thoughtful and transparent concerning the typical reality of most startups - the pivot. In the post, Kelly articulates in detail how he had to refactor and launch... Continue reading

Posted Nov 14, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Presidential Election Sheds Four Ways To Make CEO Status In A Startup World

U.S. presidential candidates, Barak Obama and Mitt Romney, are armed with facts, stats and talking points as they complete the final stretch of their campaign trail. Both continue to echo their vision among voters on how they plan to strengthen... Continue reading

Posted Oct 30, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Damn Stinking Apes - Lookout For The Small Game Developers

Our industry is clearly moving to freemium - sales of virtual goods on social networking sites, online worlds, and casual games were $9B in 2011(1) growing at 9.2% CAGR with Facebook and App Stores as the main distribution channel. Social... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Tips To Be An 800 lb Gorilla In Social Gaming

So what does it take be an 800-pound gorilla in the social games market in 2015, and master social gaming experiences across multiple screens? Well first, we need to penetrate a wide and relatively untapped audience of mobile players with... Continue reading

Posted Aug 13, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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E3: The World’s Largest Anti-Social Gaming Event

Note: This is a re-post from the GameHouse blog. Console market battles it out at E3 to prove who is not the biggest market loser Like an episode from Game of Thrones, the largest kingdoms of the video game console... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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How Do Traditional Gaming Companies Avoid Being Bugging Whip Manufacturers?

There have been a series of really good posts from VentureBeat around the legacy platform leaders (e.g, Nintendo, Sony, etc). For example, the recent posts on Sony's Vita as an example of the how it will be nearly impossible for... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Online Travel Still Ripe For Entrepreneurs

I recently received an email from travel entrepreneur, Gregg Brockway, who recently left his Trip-It group that was acquired by Concur. Concur purchased Trip-It for $120M in 2011. Gregg and I crossed paths while we were at Expedia. Gregg was... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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The Future Of Gaming Consoles is Here (Duh)

General purpose devices are the de-facto platform for gaming. No, I am not saying that the console is going to die. The $20 billion dollar console market is going to be on a a slow steady decline over many years... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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2012 Gaming Predictions

Here is my re-post of the gaming predictions that I made for Geekwire.com. Here are my best attempts at peering into the crystal ball for 2012: Prediction #1: Tablets are the new game consoles Tablets and smartphones are already becoming... Continue reading

Posted Jan 5, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Startup Whisperer 2012 Predictions

I just recently posted my 2011 prediction recap and now its time to predict the major technology happenings for 2012. I'll be posting some games specific predictions on the GameHouse.com corporate blog this week. Here we go: Prediction #1: Wearable... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2012 at Startup Whisperer

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Startup Whisperer 2011 Prediction Results

This is now the third year that I have been issuing my technology predictions. Last year I posted my predictions for 2011 and I am working on my 2012 predictions. I'll be posting those to the corporate GameHouse blog as... Continue reading

Posted Dec 27, 2011 at Startup Whisperer

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Size Does Matter - 3 Tips To Assess Your Market Strategy

I was looking at an acquaintances business plan the other day regarding his new venture into an existing category. He was planning on raising venture capital but I saw a huge problem within a couple of turns of the digital... Continue reading

Posted Nov 20, 2011 at Startup Whisperer

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Cool Infographic On Mobile Games

This is an interesting infographic on the future of the mobile games business. This business is going to be huge with an $5 billion + in revenues this year growing to $11.4 billion worldwide by 2015. This projection shows a... Continue reading

Posted Nov 17, 2011 at Startup Whisperer

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Casual Games are Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changing

I am often asked why compete in the social games space when the market leaders have already been determined. This is not so. The market is so very dynamic. For instance, look at the chart below: Casual social games grew... Continue reading

Posted Nov 4, 2011 at Startup Whisperer

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Startup Kobayashi Maru: Tips For Winning The No-Win Scenario

Note: Please read this and vote for me here For you Star Trek fans, you might remember the reference to the Kobayashi Maru at the beginning of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Its a simulated test for all... Continue reading

Posted Sep 1, 2011 at Startup Whisperer

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