mobile games

also referred to as: mobile game

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 25, 2016 by James Wise · across every show →

Everything said about mobile games, oldest first

Apr 25, 2016 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wise: Mobile gaming startups no longer require venture capital
“If you launch a mobile game today, there are rigorous data models, which basically mean you don't need venture capital anymore. You know that there'll be certain targets you need to hit, and some growth investor or someone else will buy you.”
James Wise Apr 25, 2016 ▶ 19:14 20VC: Europe's Youngest Series A Venture Partner, James Wise @ Balderton Capital on How To Get Into Venture & What The Future Of The VC Industry Looks Like
Feb 7, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Allebest: A mobile snow survival game made $400M in nine months
“There's just, there's a mobile game that launched literally last year in the last nine months that in that, in those nine months did four hundred million dollars in revenue, some kind of like snow survival game or something.”
Erik Allebest Feb 7, 2024 ▶ 28:15 Erik Allebest: Scaling to $100M Revenue, 150M Members and 700 People, All with No Vc Funding | E1113 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 5, 2025 negative
Insight
Subscription models fail for mobile games due to long engagement lifespans
“The lifespan of that experience is much longer in time, and so it doesn't make sense to pay a subscription for something that, that gives you that much runway.”
Federico Simionato Dec 5, 2025 ▶ 40:28 20VC: Inside Bending Spoons Acquisition Machine: Evernote, Eventbrite, Vimeo | How Evernote Evaluates Acquisitions and New Product Ideas | How Evernote Mastered Product Launches, User Retention and Monetisation with Federico Simionato
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