Amy Jo Kim: Deconstructing The Best Social Games

Hey guys! This week I'm stoked to have Amy Jo Kim on the podcast. Amy is the co-founder of Game Thinking, a company dedicated to helping the world's largest game developers accelerate product innovation and drive engagement from the ground up.  This podcast is all about deconstructing what makes the best games, well, the best. Amy spends most of the time discussing how the best games create social network effects, and how game developers can find their "super fans" earlier.  Additionally, Amy shares stories from her days helping eBay in the late 1990s, as well as assisting in the development of the world-renowned game, The Sims.  If you like what you heard, please check out more of Amy's work at GameThinking.io and follow her on Twitter @amyjokim.  Check out the time-stamp below:  [1:00] What is Amy's Favorite Board Game?  [6:00] Working w/ eBay in the late 1990s [19:00] How Do You Find Super Fans?  [31:00] The Best Games Deliver The Best Experiences  [40:00] Patterns of Early Game Success [47:00] Interesting Ideas in BeautyTech [56:00] Closing Questions Also, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality! Quartr Quartr is revolutionizing the way investors interact with IR departments, listen to conference calls, and engage in investment research. The best way to think of Quartr is like Spotify for investor conference calls. Quartr is 100% free and includes markets from 12+ countries (with plans to expand in the future!). Investors can easily request new companies, and Quartr is quick to add them. You can learn more about Quartr by visiting their site, Quartr.se If you're interested in changing the way you research companies, download the app today and give it a try on Apple and Android. Tegus Tegus has the world’s largest collection of instantly available interviews on all the public and private companies you care about. Tegus actually makes primary research fun and effortless, too. Instead of weeks and months, you can learn a new industry or company in hours, and all from those that know it best. I spend nearly all my time reading Tegus calls on existing holdings and new ideas. And I know you will too. So if you’re interested, head on over to tegus.co/valuehive for a free trial to see for yourself. TIKR TIKR is THE BEST resource for company financials, transcripts, and insider ownership data. I use TIKR every day in my research process, and I know you will too. They have the widest selection of global company data, a terrific leadership team, and a bright future ahead. Try them out today at TIKR.com/hive. MasterWorks MasterWorks is the new tech platform valued at over one billion dollars that lets you invest in paintings by Warhol, Picasso and Banksy like stocks. You don’t need hundreds of millions to add art to your portfolio anymore. You just need a solid internet connection to get started. Try them out today at Masterworks.art/value