GROWING GAMES - Work-for-hire. September 19, 2012 from 9am to 5pm.
The workshop will focus on the challenge of balancing working for hire with working on your own projects. How do you choose and how do you prioritize and develop your business? You will meet companies who have succeeded in different ways, and learn from their experience. Furthermore you will meet the CEO of the advertising company Advance, who will share his experiences in terms of working for hire for a number of clients such as LEGO.
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PROGRAM
- Arrival and breakfast + Welcome and introduction of the agenda
Work for hire: Challenges and opportunities
- Per Rosendal from Guppyworks will share his findings from the report “Penge i spil – Work for hire i spilbranchen” written together with Henrik Zein.
- Jens Krog, CEO at the commercial company Advance, will talk about how he works strategically with customers on “work for hire” projects.
Cases where two game companies share their experiences:
Christian Fonnesbech from Windeløw Lassen Interactive &
Peter Holm from SpaceTimeFoam share their experiences and give advice.
- Pitching session + Networking.
As always we end the day with a pitching session, where you will have the opportunity to pitch in front of a panel from CONNECT Denmark’s network of experienced business men and women, and get valuable feedback. You can pitch for capital, board members, advisory board members, go to market strategies, etc. you decide. Please let us know if you want to pitch!
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Takeaways from the workshop
Valuable knowledge about how to, or not to, strategically work for hire.
Experience and advice from other companies in the industry.
The opportunity to pitch in front of your fellow workshop participants with investors or clients in mind.
Plenty of networking opportunities.
Time and place
The workshop will be held at Ernst & Young, Gyngemose Parkvej 50, 2860 Søborg on September 19, 2012 from 9am to 5pm.
Sign up
Participating in Growing Games is free of charge. You sign up by writing to growinggames@manto-as.dk no later than September 15, 2012.
We are looking forward to seeing both experienced Growing Gamers and new faces.
About Growing Games
If you are a new gaming company with ambitions, Growing Games is ideal for you. Through a series of workshops over a year, you will be introduces to a lot of knowledge on how to develop your business. You will meet successful companies from the business, and a lot of experts in different areas, relevant to your company. Each workshop finishes with a pitching session, for those who are interested, where the panel consists of experienced people from various businesses. Here you will have the opportunity to expand your network, connect with potential investors, mentors and board members.
Read more about Growing Games (in danish)
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