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Στο Ηράκλειο βρέθηκε την περασμένη εβδομάδα το Public Startup Crash-Courses by Startupper.gr, η εκδήλωση που με την υποστήριξη της Eurobank δίνει σύντομες απαντήσεις σε θεματικές που προβληματίζουν τις ελληνικές startup εταιρείες και που παρουσιάζει αξιόλογα παραδείγματα τέτοιων εταιρειών. Προσκεκλημένος του Startupper.gr ήταν ο Μάνος Μοσχούς, συνδημιουργός και επικεφαλής τεχνολογίας της εταιρείας AbZorba Games.TRANSCRIPT
Manos MoschousCo-Founder & CTO
AbZorba Games
13/10/2014
Public Heraklion
We do Social Casino Games
Milestones
• Founded FEB 2012 (Delaware, USA)
• Angel Investment 225K euro, FEB 2012
• 4 Titles X 2 Platforms (Android, IOS), APR 2013
• Break Even, FEB 2013
• Over 6 Million installations today
• Team of 10 people in JAN 2014
• Partnership with Tango.me, 300M install base
• Acquition Target in 2014
Starting the Journey
• Computer Science Department, University of Crete, 1999-2003• Master Degree, ICS FORTH, 2003-2005
Innovation
• My research work was presented to the Prime Minister of Greece in 2005
Our First Startup
• MVNS, Founded in 2006 providing Mobile Video Streaming Solutions• Our first client, OTE, Conn-x View
Showcase your Business
Never give up
• 2007 – Mobile Video Blogging, My Show, WIND• 2007 – Facebook Apps, Exodos, Lifetube, Υπερποκος, Mobile Social• 2008 – Mobile Social, Wind, Vodafone, Cosmote• 2010 – Mobile Application Social Games (Pacman, Arcanoid, Tetris, Tic
Tac Toe, etc)
Business Missions
• 2009 – Trying to expand our Business abroad and attract investors • Poland, Bulgaria, Portugal, Cyprus, Turkey, Romania, Emirates, Spain, US
Early Movers
• Early movers on Android OS Game Development
BlackJack 21
It hits 100,000 installs in 2-months time
The partners
• Choose the right partners
• International CEO is very important
Investor
• 225,000 euros in 2012, Lawrence Howe UK Angel Investor
The Team
• Team is the most important thing
• Retain the Team and Keep it motivated and rewarded
Are you a growth hacker?
Are you prepared for hard times?
• Google Shut Down our Developer Account in JAN 2014 but they reopen it 4 days later as if by a miracle
• When you wake up 3am and the servers stopped working because of a lot of traffic and a bug
• The better a company does the more pressure you will have• I wake up in the middle of the night to check VIP US-located users
and do sales• The police attacked our office because the neighbor though we
were developing illegal software • If I leave my home for more than 2 hours or 30Km distance I always
carry my laptop with me• I travel every week 3 days away from my family.• Your family should support you and accept your demanding lifestyle
Invaluable Moments
• Dreaming for the potentials and Vision
• Sometimes I couldn’t sleep when I laid to bed because I am so happy
• Being productive and having successful results is the best feeling in the world