Deconstructor of Fun
Deconstructor of Fun
4.7from 440 ratings
- 833
- Episodes
- 100
- Transcribed
- 440
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 354K
- YouTube views
About Deconstructor of Fun
Deconstructor of Fun podcast is created by games professionals for games professionals. We explore the business side of the games industry with the goal of bringing listeners content that is relevant, insightful, and entertaining on a weekly basis. Hosts: Michail Katkoff www.linkedin.com/in/michailkatkoff/ Eric Kress www.linkedin.com/in/erickress/ Phillip Black www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-black-economist/ Jen Donahoe www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdonahoe
- Publisher
- Deconstructor of Fun
- Category
- leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Jul 2017
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
100 of 833 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
351. Why Great Hires Fail at Startups | Garry Hill, Makers Fund
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
TWIG #403: The Market Only Grew 2%, Friendslop Hits the PC Charts and China Drafts Off GTA VI
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Shooter Monthly #10: War Dogs Sells 2.2M, Cash Economy Breakdown and the 1v1v1 Debate
Inside a recent episode
351. Why Great Hires Fail at Startups | Garry Hill, Makers Fund
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] on how sort of like innovative and sort of, you know, outsized work was that. Also back channel references on these folks, talk to people that worked with them at these teams and really try to get a picture of what the supporting structure was like. So that's what we used to do is because, you know, we can see a lot of impressive resumes and it's super hard to tell what part of this big machine, this big game or this big product that, you know, Principal engineer on whatever. Okay. Well, there was seven principal engineers out of 30. So one out of one seventh of the work, you know, so just really kind of, you got to dig, you got to dig, keep digging, ask questions, keep following up, keep digging, talk to more people, keep digging as much as possible. […]
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- Garry Hill
- Mark Pincus
- Michael Martinez
- Michal Nowakowski
- Akin Babayigit
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 353,846
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 104 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 336 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 81
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