Pim de Witte is the Co-founder and CEO of Medal, which enables millions of gamers to capture and share their favorite gaming moments with friends. Pim started the company in 2015 and has since raised over $72 million, supported by investors like OMERS Ventures, Makers Fund, Dune Ventures, and Horizon Ventures.
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In this episode, we discuss:
Why we play video games
Why 200 million gamers play Roblox
Learning to code at 13 to build a private Runescape server that did $1.5 million in revenue
Why paid acquisition is so important in mobile gaming
Why consumer platforms need a social inflection point
How Medal blew up during COVID
Why multiplayer platforms die when network effects unravel
Why Medal’s Seed round was so hard to raise
Pim’s biggest mistake building Medal
His three favorite interview questions
Medal’s unique hybrid in-person / remote work environment
Why it’s a mistake to focus on competitors instead of customers
Why rapid iteration is everything
How to acquire another startup
Why building product is the ultimate game
How Elon’s changes at Twitter caused a great reset in tech
Where to find Pim:
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PimDeWitte
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pimdw/
Where to find Turner:
Newsletter: https://www.thespl.it
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TurnerNovak
Read the transcript: https://www.thespl.it/p/growing-medal-to-tens-of-millions
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