#17. The Symbiotic World Behind an Arcade App’s Success - Diego Kafie (Playbite)

In this episode, Tommy interviews  Diego Kafie, the Co-Founder and CEO of Playbite, an arcade app where players can win real prizes or earn money by creating games. They discuss taking the leap of launching a startup, monetization strategies, and the three-way relationship between app developers, players, and users who can learn how to make games through Playbite’s creator platform. 

Questions Diego answered in this Episode:

• Was leaving your job and jumping into venture funding for Playbite scary for you? What was the learning curve like?
• What is Playbite and how did you get backers to believe in Playbite?
• What models do you use to monetize Playbite?
• How do you overcome the obstacle of teaching aspiring creators how to code games?

Timestamp:

• 4:54 Diego’s background & origin of Playbite
• 11:17 Launching Playbite
• 12:54 Chuck E Cheese to Playbite
• 17:53 Creator platform: a symbiotic relationship
• 25:00 Monetization models
• 30:30 Coaching aspiring game creators

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Diego Kafie’s LinkedIn
• Playbite