Dani
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Gaming investor @konvoyventures || 🎮 || Not investment / financial advice || she/her
Joined June 2013
I grew up in MMOs - some of my closest friends at the time were people I'd never met IRL, only through grinding Zakum in MS or grinding to 99 WC in RS Multiplayer games have changed A LOT since then and there are more minors in digital worlds than ever before. While regulation has changing a lot in recent years to catch up, the tooling and infrastructure to actually put this into practice has lagged far far behind, lacking scalability and flexibility. No more: enter @k_idofficial, a groundbreaking global compliance engine that makes it easy for game developers and parents to ensure the safety and privacy of kids and teens online, providing age-appropriate and market-specific feature access in more than 200 markets around the world. The younger generation of gamers deserve a way to play, explore, and create safely. 🚀 Our team at @konvoyventures is thrilled to announce that we have led k-ID's Seed round. @taylorbhurst and I are looking forward to continuing to support this stellar, one-of-a-kind team alongside @a16zGames and @TIRTAVentures.
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App store moderation remains a double-edged sword: balancing safety w/ timely approvals. The barrier to creation is dropping fast (Loveable, Cursor). Inevitably, excess creative output will bypass moderation bottlenecks, seeking growth where barriers are lower - the web. The next massive app store will be a PWA-focused hub on the web.
I built an app, submitted it then Apple rejected it saying it was a “Copycat” It seems that after real copycats get out there in the App Store, Apple treats every new app in that same niche as a copycat even if it’s not. On days like this, I wish there was a true Open App Store.
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@JoshLu @andrewchen more upfront is also working better for me (@lovable_dev). tried out starting with just a PRD but trying out a Figma import + PRD ➡️ cursor next
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Using 👏 game 👏 mechanics 👏 in 👏 consumer apps👏 shouldn't 👏 be 👏a crutch👏
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not within my area of focus at all but would be very interested in understanding how they're thinking about their market - some of these things seem a bit strange to me, e.g., : - Pricing: 2.499 € + mandatory sub for coffee beans - Abstracted coffee selection ("Roaring Volcano") was super interested til I saw this! (aspiring enthusiast😉)
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Progressing from Seed ➡️ Series A is 3x more difficult in Gaming compared to all startups: 🏢All startups: 16% of 2022 Seed companies raised a Series A within 2 years - a 50% drop since 2020. 🎮 Gaming startups: for the same 2022 cohort, just 4.7% made it to Series A.
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@IGN agreed. ironically, replayability has gone way down for me in recent games. i still love kicking off new start files of the linear games with a fun new twist (SBQ, type-specific teams, etc) but the sheer amount of content the recent games drop you into is WAY too overwhelming.
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RT @konvoyventures: 🚀 Game devs, we want YOUR take! Have 5 minutes? 📊 The @konvoyventures & @rocketsciencegg Game Developer Survey is liv…
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@awilkinson as others have said, magnesium (specially magnesium glycinate) if hunger is keeping you up, i’ve found that protein before bed sates my appetite. for me, even drinking the vital protein collagen powder mixed in some hot water (tastes like tea) is enough and lulls me to bed.
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There's been a massive uptick in wellness / recovery centers in Denver in the last 3-4 years, how are there none with traditional Finnish saunas?!! 👎Infrared saunas 👎Barrel saunas
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@venturetwins $40k a year for K-8 is significantly above average Think the concept and efficiency are cool here but given the latter, would have hoped the tooling would made AI-powered education a bit more affordable. Regardless, see potential for huge ROI for middle and high schoolers.
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Can someone explain to me how one of the top alternatives for TikTok right now is yet another Chinese app, whose name literally translates to "Little Red Book"? Has no one watched New Girl?
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Creators should have a rating system similar to ESRB that will both allow them to be quickly vetted by potential brand partners. This type of rating system will also enable parents and consumers to make better informed choices. Who’s building this?
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