Join host Aaron Bush as he discusses the past and future of kidtech with Kieran Donovan and Dylan Collins. They cover changes in the kidtech market, k-ID's new approach, lessons from SuperAwesome, market trends, and how games teams can benefit from emerging solutions.
Online safety for kids is a growing concern in the gaming industry, prompting the need for innovative solutions.
Serial entrepreneur Dylan Collins stresses the importance of educating customers and strategic investors for compliance-driven markets.
In the ever-evolving child safety tech market, creating age-appropriate digital environments is crucial for ensuring online safety.
Deep dives
Introduction to the Novik Gaming Podcast
The Novik Gaming Podcast is dedicated to exploring the business and future of video games by engaging with industry experts, builders, investors, and thinkers. The podcast delves into current events, emerging trends in gaming, lessons learned, and the broader gaming ecosystem that Novik fosters.
Discussion on Online Safety and Kids Technology
The episode features Karen Donovan, co-founder and CEO of KID, a compliance software company focused on simplifying online safety and privacy management for game developers, parents, and children. The company recently raised a significant Series A funding round led by Lightspeed to scale its solutions in the online safety space.
Insights from Serial Entrepreneur Dylan Collins
Dylan Collins, a serial entrepreneur known for founding companies like Super Awesome, shares his entrepreneurial journey and insights. He highlights the challenges faced in building digital tools for engaging with young online audiences and emphasizes the need for strategic investors early in the business.
Importance of Sales Teams in Compliance Market
Dylan reflects on the critical role of sales teams in compliance-driven markets like online safety technologies. He emphasizes the significance of educating customers and guiding them through regulatory complexities to drive sales and customer success.
Upcoming Trends in Child Safety Tech
The discussion explores the shifting landscape of child safety technology, emphasizing the need for securing age-appropriate digital environments. There is a focus on empowering parents and creating tools that adapt to various regulatory requirements globally to ensure safe online experiences for children.
Online safety for kids has only become more important over time, and it's become a thorny compliance topic for games teams to wrestle with. Fortunately, talented entrepreneurs are creating solutions that make it easier for games teams (and beyond) to tackle these challenges.
To help explore this nuanced topic, host Aaron Bush is joined by Kieran Donovan, co-founder and CEO of k-ID (which recently raised a $45M Series A, led by Lightspeed and a16z), as well as Dylan Collins, serial entrepreneur behind Demonware, Jolt, and SuperAwesome.
We dive into what’s changed in the kidtech market over the past decade, k-IDs new approach, lessons learned from SuperAwesome, where the market and k-ID are headed next, and how games teams can benefit from these emerging solutions.
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