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Casual word games is a tough, tough category to compete in on mobile. Not only is it a very crowded red ocean, but casual games are notoriously hard to monetize effectively through IAPs, making user acquisition even more difficult than it already is in the post-IDFA world. That said, Funcraft is making it work in their favor, building a thriving, growing business with an expanding portfolio of games and with the ability to spend profitably, at scale, on user acquisition. With a small team of experienced industry veterans, investments in systems, processes, and analytics, as well as a second-to-none ad mediation stack, Funcraft is a great case study in how it is still possible to compete with the big guys — and win.

00:00 - Start
01:29 - Intro
03:15 - Michaels background
05:30 - What is Funcraft / Games ?
08:20 - Development of word games
13:25 - Wordgrams learnings
21:25 - Ad Monetization and UA
34:40 - Juicebox learnings
40:30 - Speed in releasing games / Teams
48:00 - Human connection in games
50:52 - Remote working culture / Hiring
01:05:30 - Wrapping up

To learn more about how Funcraft is making it work, your host Niko Vuori talks with Michael Martinez, Founder & CEO of Funcraft.

Funcraft: https://www.funcraft.com/. You can find Michael Martinez on LinkedIn.

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Guest: Michael Martinez:   / martinezmichaelj  
Host: Niko Vuori:   / nikovuori  

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