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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Henry Lowenfels— The Vice President of Business Development at Scopely, a mobile game company. He was filling in at the event for CEO Walter Driver. He weighed in on the hugely popular Pokemon Go, calling it “genre-defining,” while also saying that if it wasn’t based around Pokemon it wouldn't have succeeded to nearly the same extent. He also teased that Scopely is developing WWE, Wheel of Fortune, and match three titles.
Etyan Elbaz— The co-founder of Applied Semantics and Social Native, chairman at Render Media, and Board Member at Scopely. He shared his wisdom on rejection (you’ll receive different kinds of “nos” from different people), good press (it doesn’t generate revenue or help in the longer-term), and struggle (it precedes growth). He also shared the story of how he’s had to not only fire friends, but an unruly CEO, and how his goal by age 50 is to remain calm in stressful situations.
Shawn Gold— The CMO at TechStyle. He talked in detail about how his company uses a quiz to determine customer needs and preferences when users initially encounter the site. TechStyle see themselves as a membership-based e-commerce site— much like Amazon Prime and Dollar Shave Club— although they differentiate by allowing customers to either subscribe or not subscribe during any given month. Notably, they control their supply chain and are profitable.
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