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Building the Electronic Arts of Casual Gaming: PlayFirst CEO John Welch (Part 3)

Posted on Wednesday, Aug 1st

SM: Where did you get the idea for your current venture? What is your domain experience in the segment? Any particular reason that led you up to this venture? JW: I co-founded my first startup in 1997, with that same roommate from Boston. While trying to raise capital and recruit a head of engineering, the

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Building the Electronic Arts of Casual Gaming: PlayFirst CEO John Welch (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 31st

SM: Mowing your way to MIT! JW: I used my mowing money to pay my half of the cost for one of the first Intel 8088 processor personal computers. I guess I didn’t use my old TI-994A enough, so my parents were convinced that the new ‘toy’ would just gather dust unless – or even

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Building the Electronic Arts of Casual Gaming: PlayFirst CEO John Welch (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Jul 30th

The Internet is changing the content business dramatically, and in this story, we will explore the casual gaming industry through the eyes of entrepreneur John Welch, a gaming industry veteran, who hopes to build a brand as high-impact as Electronic Arts in video gaming, through his venture PlayFirst. I met John a long time ago

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