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Ever wondered how small indie studios become global game changers? Jason Della Rocca—game industry entrepreneur, funding advisor, and co-founder of Execution Labs—shares his extensive experience in transforming the game industry. He provides unique insights into pitching, funding, and ecosystem development, offering a glimpse into what it takes to thrive in the competitive game industry. Jason Della Rocca is a game industry entrepreneur, funding advisor, and cluster expert. He specializes in business/partnership development, pitching/funding, and ecosystem/cluster development. As the co-founder of Executions Labs, he was a hands-on early-stage investor to over 20 independent game studios from North America and Europe. Between 2000-09 he served as the executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), and was honored for his industry-building efforts with the inaugural Ambassador Award at the Game Developers Conference. In 2009, Jason was named to Game Developer Magazine's “Power50,” a list which profiles 50 of the most important contributors to the state of the game industry. As a sought-after expert on the game industry, Jason has lectured at conferences and universities worldwide. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondellarocca/ Website: https://www.executionlabs.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geeksofthevalley/support
As part of our series of daily podcasts from Devcom and Gamescom 2024, GamesIndustry.biz editor-in-chief James Batchelor is joined by Execution Labs co-founder and former IGDA Montreal executive director Jason Della Rocca. Drawing on Della Rocca's years of experiences working with indie developers, we discuss the biggest challenges these studios face in today's market, from the impact of layoffs and studio closures to the shrinking indie publisher scene. We also talk about what helps indies stand out in the market, why it's important to research your genre before committing to it, and what opportunities there may be for indies in the near future. As always, you can get more news, insight and analysis at www.gamesindustry.biz, and you can get all the biggest news delivered straight to your inbox by signing up to the GI Daily at www.gamesindustry.biz/newsletters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jason Della Rocca is a game industry entrepreneur, funding advisor, and cluster expert. He specializes in business/partnership development, pitching/funding, and ecosystem/cluster development. As the co-founder of Executions Labs, he was a hands-on early stage investor to over 20 independent game studios from North America and Europe. Between 2000-09 he served as the executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), and was honored for his industry building efforts with the inaugural Ambassador Award at the Game Developers Conference. In 2009, Jason was named to Game Developer Magazine's “Power50,” a list which profiles 50 of the most important contributors to the state of the game industry. As a sought after expert on the game industry, Jason has lectured at conferences and universities worldwide. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondellarocca/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geeksofthevalley/support
Guess who's back with a special AmberCast session! This time, Gabi talks to Jason Della Rocca, Co-Founder at Execution Labs.
Learn the do's and don'ts of funding at the project or company level. We talk with Jason Della Rocca from Execution Labs. https://twitter.com/jasondellarocca To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Join hundreds of other developers and publishers on our Discord: https://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/indiegamebusiness/support
Adrian Crook is an award-winning game design consultant with over 20 years’ experience in the social, casual, and core games sectors. He has produced and designed over two dozen products across platforms ranging from early Nintendo and Sega Genesis to PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox 360, Wii, Facebook, iOS, and Online. In 2006, Adrian was named Producer of the Year by the Canadian New Media Awards and his products have won numerous awards, including “Game of the Year.” In January 2008, Adrian founded Adrian Crook & Associates, a game design and strategy consultancy that has contributed to the success of over 90 valued international clients. Adrian’s experienced team is focused on social and mobile game design, gamification, business development, and startup growth strategy. Adrian is an advisor to several game industry firms and is currently a creative mentor at Execution Labs, a game incubator, and accelerator. He has given interviews on G4TV and other TV, print, and online news outlets, and has spoken as a social games expert at conferences such as GDC, SXSW, ICE, Casual Connect, INplay, and GameON: Finance. Visit www.playmakerspodcast.com to get access to the full blog post for this episode and much more!
Jason Della Rocca is the co-founder of Execution Labs, a hands-on early stage investor for independent game developers. Prior, he served as the executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) for nearly nine years. If you're a studio founder or indie developer looking for funding, this interview will help you understand how to make your project and studio attractive to investors. If you're a game designer or programmer considering creating a studio, this interview will help you get started on a path of success and sustainability. In this episode, Jason tells us about the birth of Execution Labs, elaborates on the specific phases of Venture Capital, and provides highly targeted advice for studios looking to pitch potential partners for capital or publishing. Visit www.playmakerspodcast.com to get access to the full blog post for this episode and much more!
Jason Della Rocca is the co-founder of Execution Labs, a hands-on early stage investor for independent game developers. Prior, he served as the executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) for nearly nine years.
This is the first of two episodes recorded in San Francisco during this year's Game Developers Conference. Dan is joined by Jason Della Rocca, co-founder of early stage investor Execution Labs and all-round indie champion. Together, they discuss the art of the pitch, how devs can identify new opportunities and gaps in the market, and the difficulties indies and start-ups face in standing out from the crowd in everything from mobile to virtual reality. As always, you can find the latest news, analysis and insight at www.gamesindustry.biz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the fourteenth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Jason Della Rocca, Co-Founder of Execution Labs, a company designed to fund and invest in promising indie companies. The two chat about Jason’s fascinating career, what it takes to develop a good pitch for investors, and Jason shares abundant advice on […]
В приятной компании Кристины Бегерски из GameFounders, Олега Придюка и Ярослава Кравцова поговорили про то, какая на сегодняшний день существует стартап инфрастуктура для разработчиков игр. Подробнее остановились на акселераторе GameFounders в Куала-Лумпур и инкубаторе Tech Park в Вильнюсе. Содержание: [00:15] - Представляю гостей. Про GameFounders. [02:20] - Ярослав Кравцов. Потребности разработчика. [10:00] - Про менторов и обязанности команд. [12:30] - Терминология. Альтернативные опции. [25:00] - Три месяца c Games Founders. [30:20] - Про инкубаторы и bootstrapping. [38:00] - Про цену вопроса. Считаем деньги. [57:00] - Стартовый отбор. [70:00] - Про истории успеха команд после GameFounders. [77:40] - Про работу с менторами. [85:00] - Почему Куала-Лумпур? Ссылки: GameFounders: http://gamefounders.com/ Facebook Кристины: https://www.facebook.com/begerska Twitter Кристины: @chris_bgrsk Email: christina@gamefounders.com Некоторые команды GameFounders: Missing Games, Ukraine BSK Games, Ukraine Armatur Games, Russia TinyLab, Lithuania Big Green Pillow, Brazil IMAGINATION, Brazil Cupcakes, Brazil Vilnius Tech Park: http://www.vilniustechpark.com/ Vilnius Tech Park Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vilniustechpark/ Execution Labs: http://www.executionlabs.com/ Core Labs Game Accelerator: http://corelabsaccelerator.com/
Hello everybody, Today we're going to share interviews with 2 indie game companies incubated at Execution Labs in Montreal: PouPou with Andy and Norsfell with Julian Maroda and Régis Cajet (I interviwed the latter in French so I didn't add the audio). We'll talk about their games and how they use cloud services to create or deliver them. Feedback, corrections and suggestions are welcome. Leave them bellow or reach us on @_MindTheCloud or @dtsato or @rafaelrosafu or contact@mindthecloud.com. Have fun and Mind the Cloud. Your browser doesn't support the HTML5 audio tag Download the MP3 Shownotes Execution Labs Poupou interactive @PouPouInt on Twitter Norsfell @norsfell on Twitter BaaS - Backend as a Service Game Sparks Photon Unit Network GameAnalytics Parse Credits and copyright The music used on the program is called “Impromptu in A” by DoKashiteru, licensed under the Creative Commons. This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International, share it but don't change it.
Hello everybody, Today we’re going to share interviews with 2 indie game companies incubated at Execution Labs in Montreal: PouPou with Andy and Norsfell with Julian Maroda and Régis Cajet (I interviwed the latter in French so I didn’t add the audio). We’ll talk about their games and how they use cloud services to create or deliver them. Feedback, corrections and suggestions are welcome. Leave them bellow or reach us on @_MindTheCloud or @dtsato or @rafaelrosafu or contact@mindthecloud.com. Have fun and Mind the Cloud. Your browser doesn't support the HTML5 audio tag Download the MP3 Shownotes Execution Labs Poupou interactive @PouPouInt on Twitter Norsfell @norsfell on Twitter BaaS - Backend as a Service Game Sparks Photon Unit Network GameAnalytics Parse Credits and copyright The music used on the program is called “Impromptu in A” by DoKashiteru, licensed under the Creative Commons. This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International, share it but don’t change it.
FL Consultant: Micheline Maillet, Human Resources Consulting Execution Labs helps independent video game developers get their game to market. We speak with Jason Della Rocca bout how an idea he once preached to clients became the seeds for his own business.