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🎙️ Why Your Game Studio's Organizational Structure Is the Real Problem (Not Your Talent)
A veteran producer from Microsoft, Mojang, and Relic reveals the framework that eliminates friction and ships games
 • Joseph Kim
55:21
Your Ad Revenue Is Leaking
Ad monetization expert Kelly Kang shares her framework to find the hidden leaks, fix your stack, and reclaim your margins.
 • Joseph Kim
Game Localization Playbook: A Guide to International Growth
How to unlock the vast majority of global players, drive organic growth, and avoid common pitfalls—with insights from Alkonost CEO Alexander Murauski
 • Joseph Kim
A Playbook for Profitability in the New Mobile Market
Watch now | At the Modern Growth Stack conference in Seoul, Korea, earlier this month, I presented on a topic I believe is critical for our industry's…
 • Joseph Kim
26:39
The 2025 Game Industry Layoffs: A Founder's Guide to Hiring and Downsizing
Insights from a 20+ year HR vet at EA, Microsoft, and Hasbro on hiring, getting hired, and what's next.
 • Joseph Kim
The AI-Native Game Studio: A New Blueprint for Team Structure
What League of Legends taught me about organizational transformation
 • Joseph Kim
A Playbook for Navigating the Volatile Ad Monetization Market
1:1 No Holds Barred Interview with Josh Chandley on how algorithmic collusion, AppLovin's dominance, and the death of waterfall pricing created a…
 • Joseph Kim
How Top Studios Use Data to Win in a Post-ATT World
A deep dive into CAPI, Web-to-App, and the future of mobile UA with Airbridge CEO Roi Nam
 • Joseph Kim
Sacrifice, Success, and What Really Matters
A very different kind of conversation with Mishka Katkoff from Deconstructor of Fun
 • Joseph Kim
From 2 Days to 1 Hour: The AI Revolution That Could Transform Game Animation
Inside Uthana's mission to beat the visual Turing test for human motion—and what it means for game development
 • Joseph Kim
Case Study: How Brawl Stars' Shop Design Drives Monetization
How Supercell’s Shop Strategy Engages, Retains, and Monetizes a Global Player Base
 • Shilpa and Joseph Kim
The Modern Game PM: A New Skillset for AI and LiveOps
Major macro changes have disrupted and continue to disrupt the gaming industry, as PMs we are experiencing seismic changes to our industry…
 • Joseph Kim
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