July 2012
4 posts
HackNow 2012 launches
We ran an exciting and challenging contest for the young developers in Europe and found some great winners. We’re now happy to tell you that HackNow is launching again in 2012, and we have Amazon Web Services and Treehouse supporting the contest with free development resources and excellent educational content included in the prizes!
The contest is open to all coders under 18 years of age...
Magic Numbers - Stephanie Kaiser and Torsten Reil
Stephanie Kaiser from Wooga and Torsten Reil from NaturalMotion are HackFwd referrers and games industry experts. In this high-rated talk, they combine their expertise in KPIs and optimizing them, especially for games.
Torsten and Stephanie outline the ‘magic numbers’ that they manage their games with. In this talk, they concentrate on retention and virality, measured in terms of...
Geek's Guide to Networking - by Borys Musielak
Borys Musielak is the co-founder and CEO of Filmaster, a HackFwd startup from Poland.
When the right people meet at the right time, great things can happen, says Borys, introducing five rules of networking for geeks. Contains Angelina Jolie’s right leg.
1. Choose the events wisely
Pick the right type of event for your startup. Borys contrasts SXSW and MIPTV, and the opportunities...
Employee Number One in a Startup
The first person you hire will have a vast amount of power and influence in your organisation – no matter what their job title – because they will be the first “outsider” to shape your day-to-day culture. So how can you ensure that you make the right choice when it comes to hiring employee number one?
Is the time right?
“Needing to employ someone” is not the same as “needing some things doing” and...
