My RSS feeds, tweet stream and favourite websites are all awash with news of Facebook’s IPO. But I also picked up questions at a much more basic level like “What is an IPO?” So why did Facebook float,...

Earlier this week, I put up a blog post about the role of product manager in the new world of free-to-play games. One of the companies where I am a director and have an equity stake (nDreams) is...

In December 2011, one of my “Black Swans” came good. Several people have asked me to explain what a Black Swan is. This post will explain what it is, and help you understand why I run GAMESbrief...

The games industry is changing so fast that there are new roles that we need that didn’t exist five years ago. I’m a non-executive at nDreams, and one of the people we need right now is a...

Now is your chance to take advantage of the earlybird discount for my next GamesDev Business Masterclass. If you book before 31st January, you can save £50 on your delegate pass. Plus, you can bring colleagues...

How many VCs do you want competing to invest in you? It’s not a facetious question. Too few, and there is no sense of urgency or competitive tension. Too many, and you can be bewildered by choice, leaving...

Zynga has just launched a game Dream Heights which is a direct clone of Tiny Tower from independent developers Nimblebit. Now it turns out that Nimblebit turned down an acquisition offer from Zynga. For me, that puts the...