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Valkin: Billions of mobile devices will run core games, dwarfing PCs

Adam Valkin · Where This VC Helps Put $3.7B Worth of Capital And Five $100M+ Companies He Loves, EP 299: Adam Valkin · Jun 18, 2016 · at 20:48

Adam Valkin, Managing Director at General Catalyst, explains the investment thesis behind backing Super Evil Megacorp and core mobile gaming titles.

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“There will be three to five billion mobile devices capable of running a core game in the, in, over the next few years, and they're gonna be, you know, probably less than a billion PC devices.”

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