Learn how to get your own gaming startup off the ground at the inaugural Startup Launchpad!

The Game Developers Conference and Charles River Ventures (CRV) team up for this special series taking place Friday, February 22, at GDC 2008. Areae, Cryptic Studios, Conduit Labs, Gaia Online, GoPets, Kongregate, Outspark, Tencent and more – successful game industry entrepreneurs and financiers will reveal the tips, tricks, and hacks to launching a profitable game business.

Wonder what Dennis “Thresh” Fong has been up to since he sold his last company XFire to MTV in 2006 for $102 million? Dennis Fong and other serial entrepreneurs will unveil their newest startups at the Startup Showcase on Friday, 2/22 from 12-1pm in Room 132, North Hall.

SESSIONS:

Raising Venture Financing for your Startup: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks
Friday 9-10am, Room 2004, West Hall
Moderator:  Susan Wu, Principal, Charles River Ventures

The panelists are:

• Jason Hable, VP Business Development, Areae
  
• Emily Greer, cofounder and SVP, Kongregate
  
• Nabeel Hyatt, CEO, Conduit Labs
  
• Matt Mihaly, CEO, Sparkplay Media

Lessons from the Front Lines: Startup CEOs Share Their Insider Stories
Friday 4-5pm, Room 2007, West Hall

Moderator:  Susan Wu, Principal, Charles River Ventures

The panelists are:

• Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online
  
• Susan Choe, CEO, Outspark
  
• Erik Bethke, CEO, GoPets
  
• Michael Lewis, Cofounder, Cryptic Studios
  

Moderator:  Susan Wu, Principal, Charles River Ventures

Speakers:

• Jamil Moledina, Conference Director, GDC
  
• Owen Mahoney, SVP Corporate Development, Electronic Arts
  
• David Wallerstein, EVP International Business, Tencent

Showcasers:

• Dennis Fong, CEO of GXL
  
• Charles Forman, CEO of iminlikewithyou
  
• Gabe Zichermann, CEO of rmbr
  
• Andrew Schneider, CEO of Livegamer