by Jens Begemann
Since I left Jamba/Jamster/Fox Mobile I spent a couple of weeks looking at various start-up ideas and made my call: I am currently founding a start-up in Berlin in the casual games sector. In the first place it will be web flash games, not mobile as many of you supposed.
The market for web-based casual games (i.e. games with low entry barriers that appeal to a broad target group and can be played in instances of 5-10 minutes) is extremely crowded, but I think I found an interesting niche to start in.
I will self-finance the first couple of months, go live and get some traction. Depending on traction, I will then look for business angel/ VC funding. Until then I will likely not make permanent hires, but instead work with freelancers and interns.
I am currently looking for:
- Interns working on research, game concepts, further competitive analysis and doing beta testing: They get the unique opportunity to experience the very early stage of a web start-up.
- Freelancers for Flash game-development and PHP site development
- A great, extremely creative game designer that is interested to join my start-up (on a permanent basis, not as a freelancer)
If you are interested in the opportunities above or you know a potential candidate please contact me via Facebook, LinkedIn or Xing.