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Hear about how they got their first job, their recommendations for breaking into the space, and the key moments that defined their careers. Listen to them reflecting on challenges and career highlights while offering valuable advice for personal and professional growth.
If you're seeking insights into getting started, navigating pivotal career moments, and forging your path in the gaming industry, Game Dev Diary is your go-to source for the real talk you won't find anywhere else.
20. Arslan Kıran: Picking the winners you believe in
To end the second season of Game Dev Diary, Arslan Kıran was my guest for this week’s episode. He is evangelizing Web3 games and educating people about them as the head of growth at Sandbox and also working on a midcore game as the founder of Hungry Games. He has been in the mobile F2P industry since the early days and now is aiming to do the same with the Web3 games ecosystem.
We discussed the importance of staying up to date with the market, why it matters to pick the winners in an industry that you personally believe in, and how embracing a multi-disciplinary career can boost your growth.
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Connect with Arslan on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arslankiran/)
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📝Do you wish you took down notes while listening to the conversation? I already did it so you don’t have to! You can read my notes from this episode on Substack (https://gamedevdiary.substack.com/p/picking-the-winners-you-believe-in).
4 Jun 2024
19. Ilya Buber: The importance of understanding the business
My guest at Game Dev Diary this week was Ilya Buber who joined the podcast from the other side of the world. He is currently working at Tripledot’s Australia office as the Associate Product Director, collaborating with other offices around the globe to bring new games to millions. He has quite the background in games development as he worked at Glu and EA previously.
Our discussion covered topics such as how to transition to new roles, why you should understand the fundamentals of the business that you are in, and what happens if you display your passion on top of that business knowledge.
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Connect with Ilya on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibuber/)
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📺Do you prefer watching the episode rather than listening to it? Then you can watch the whole discussion on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlSIk_yZPrM).
📝Do you wish you took down notes while listening to the conversation? I already did it so you don’t have to! You can read my notes from this episode on Substack (https://gamedevdiary.substack.com/p/the-importance-of-understanding-the).
28 May 2024
18. Diego Labajos: Understanding who you are and who you want to become
As a person with a truly multidisciplinary background, I had a great guest this week as I sat down to chat with Diego Labajos. He is currently a Lead Product Manager at Scopely, working on the roadmap for Star Trek Fleet Command. Previously, he worked at Socialpoint as a part of the product team and he also has quite the technical experience working as a developer in different teams and even being CTO at one point.
As we chatted about his career journey with quite some pivots, we got to discuss how to leverage your past experience, why you should provide value from the first day you join a team, and the importance of understanding your current self and setting targets to continuously grow.
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Connect with Diego on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegolabajos/)
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⭐If you enjoyed this episode, you can rate it on Spotify or share it with your friends!
📺Do you prefer watching the episode rather than listening to it? Then you can watch the whole discussion on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp2isrqBDQw).
📝Do you wish you took down notes while listening to the conversation? I already did it so you don’t have to! You can read my notes from this episode on Substack (https://gamedevdiary.substack.com/p/understanding-who-you-are-and-who).
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