<p>On the very first episode of Biz Dev Quest, I am joined by the Co-founder and CEO of Playdigious, Xavier Liard.<br>
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Xavier entered the video game industry by establishing DotEmu in 2007, a game developer and publisher dedicated into retro-gaming. In 2014, he &nbsp;sold DotEmu and established Playdigious, a game publishing company that most notably worked on the mobile version of Dead Cells, Cultist Simulator, Evoland and Mini Metro.<br>
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We dive deep into the history of DotEmu, the founding of Playdigious and the tough decisions that surrounded AdTrial - Xavier's foray into the digital advertising world. This episode is packed with tips from Xavier on entrepreneurship and insight on business development and work-life balance. Towards the end of the episode we also touched on Apple Arcade and the impact it had on a publisher of premium mobile titles.&nbsp;</p>

Biz Dev Quest

Gian Paolo Vernocchi

Xavier Liard - Co-founder and CEO of Playdigious

JAN 8, 202061 MIN
Biz Dev Quest

Xavier Liard - Co-founder and CEO of Playdigious

JAN 8, 202061 MIN

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<p>On the very first episode of Biz Dev Quest, I am joined by the Co-founder and CEO of Playdigious, Xavier Liard.<br> <br> Xavier entered the video game industry by establishing DotEmu in 2007, a game developer and publisher dedicated into retro-gaming. In 2014, he &nbsp;sold DotEmu and established Playdigious, a game publishing company that most notably worked on the mobile version of Dead Cells, Cultist Simulator, Evoland and Mini Metro.<br> <br> We dive deep into the history of DotEmu, the founding of Playdigious and the tough decisions that surrounded AdTrial - Xavier's foray into the digital advertising world. This episode is packed with tips from Xavier on entrepreneurship and insight on business development and work-life balance. Towards the end of the episode we also touched on Apple Arcade and the impact it had on a publisher of premium mobile titles.&nbsp;</p>