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Joe Burridge
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🛠️ Head of Talent at Play Ventures | prev. Epic Games, EA
🎮 Host of The Talent Game Podcast
🌍 Exeter, UK
📧 [email protected]
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Hiring a COO in Gaming & Consumer Apps: A Founder’s Guide
Why This Matters The COO is the most flexible, and often least defined, role in the C-suite. In gaming and consumer apps, a great COO turns chaos into clarity by running day-to-day operations, leading...
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July 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Hiring a CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) in Gaming & Consumer Apps: A Founder’s Guide
Why This Matters The CRO is responsible for all revenue-generating functions: monetization, partnerships, business development, sales, and often customer success. But founders frequently hire too earl...
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July 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Hiring a CTO in Gaming & Consumer Apps: A Founder’s Guide
Why This Matters The CTO is one of the most critical early hires. In gaming and consumer apps, they own the technology that brings your product to life.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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CFO - www.linkedin.com/pulse/hiring...
Hiring a CFO in Gaming & Consumer Apps: A Founder’s Guide
Why This Matters A CFO is more than a finance gatekeeper, they are a strategic leader and growth partner. In gaming and apps, where UA, monetization and runway are deeply intertwined, a great CFO can ...
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July 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Sure is!
June 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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June 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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I’ll be distilling 13 years of experience across VC-backed startups (Play Ventures and Hudl) and AAA giants (EA and Epic Games) into a talk full of practical tips. You’ll walk away with a fresh perspective on how small studios can build teams that outperform industry giants.
June 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Love the BOSS pedals, I just have that little orange that makes the really loud noises 🤘🏻
May 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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I’ll be diving into everything I’ve learned about hiring and scaling teams from my time in AAA at EA and Epic, to helping ambitious gaming startups grow at breakneck speed as I've done in my early career and now at Play Ventures.

See you in July games industry friends!
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April 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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November 24, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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The podcast is now live anywhere you listen to podcasts, links below:

Website: rss.com/podcasts/the...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/77anTO7...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@JoeBurridge...
The Talent Game Podcast
Succeeding in the games industry is a talent game, and we’re here to help you master it. Welcome to The Talent Game Podcast!Hosted by Joe Burridge—Head of Talent at Play Ventures, with past experience...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:55 AM