The next social network will be a gaming company | Ep#03 - Simple Viral Games | The India Opportunity Podcast
The next social network will be a gaming company | Ep#03 - Simple Viral Games | The India Opportunity Podcast
TikTok for Instant Games (100+ Games in 1 App): Join us on The India Opportunity Podcast for a special episode featuring Rahul, co-founder of Simple Viral Games
Thrilled to share with you our 3rd episode of The India Opportunity Podcast! You can watch it on Youtube or tune in on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Our guest today is Rahul, the co-founder of Simple Viral Games - a company that is building the TikTok for Instant Games. He believes that the next super-scaled social network will be a gaming company and has big plans for the hyper-casual gaming space. The platform offers 100+ games in 1 app and has the potential to scale globally just like PocketFM and other companies have. They have just raised a round from very notable names such as Blume, Nazara and a few others including SSV, my family office. Rahul has worked at multiple unicorns in India such as Khatabook, Apna and Hike and truly understands how to crack distribution and scale products. At Khatabook, he was the 1st Product Manager and played a key role in scaling the company to 10M MAU and 60M+ user base. Excited to dive into the gaming industry today and sharing deep insights with all of you.
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Growing up story
03:00 - Does the UNICORN tag really matter?
08:25 - Fundraising experience
17:40 - Insights about consumer behavior in the gaming industry
27:00 - Market and Opportunities in the gaming sector
38:40 - Micro-transactions on the platform
45:15 - Cracking monetization in the market
51:20 - Setbacks as an entrepreneur
55:10 - Insights in terms of learning & regrets
57:40 - Rapid Fire round
1:00:00 - Conclusion
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