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Joakim is the Co-founder of Next Games, which is building the future of games. Before founding Next Games, Joakim worked for Supercell as Director of Analytics. Before Supercell, Joakim was building virtual worlds and social games in his first startup.
Joakim currently runs the Elite Game Developers podcast.
Articles featuring Joakim Achren
Articles featuring Joakim Achren
FINLAND’S FINEST
Sep 19th, 2022
Get the latest facts and figures from Finland and beyond at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Europe’s biggest B2B games industry conference is your guide to the latest industry trends
LEARNING FROM MISTAKES
Sep 9th, 2022
“The future winners on mobile will be the ones who double down on live ops and the content treadmill”
OUT OF HIDING
Jan 26th, 2022
Social First launches with $2.5 million backing to create cross-platform, social games
PGC DIGITAL
Feb 10th, 2021
PGC Digital: What to consider with M&A
"You can think about the price on what you are acquiring by looking at its potential,"
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Nov 30th, 2020
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Nov 30th, 2020
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INTERVIEW
Nov 16th, 2020
Elite Game Developers’ Joakim Achren on how to raise investor money for your game
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Events
HIT Games Conference Istanbul 2024 | Apr 18th | |
Game Job Fair – Spring Edition 2024 | Nordic | Apr 18th |
Arts DAO Fest 2.0 | Middle East | Apr 20th |
App Promotion Summit London | Europe | Apr 25th |
Esports Future Summit | Middle East | Apr 27th |
Dubai GameExpo Summit 2024 | Middle East | May 1st |
The MENA Games Industry Awards 2024 | Middle East | May 2nd |
GameDev Atlantic 2024 | May 4th |