jeremy snyder’s meta|remix

you can also hear my thoughts at the jeromecast (please do subscribe!) but some thoughts here as well:

• the event was malaysia-heavy, with a lot of presence from msc and mdec
• the regional and pan-asian content was good. connecting with people from china, korea and japan was good
• seeing the growth in the startup vibes in malaysia, thailand and vietnam was good as well. singapore is really picking up in this area, and it was really awesome to feel the energy picking up elsewhere, too.
• i met some really interesting people there, with cool projects and great thoughts and ideas to share
• and i liked the little bit that i saw of kuala lumpur. i can’t believe i’ve been in southeast asia for two years and hadn’t ever actually been to kl (as it’s known here)

i’m at open web sea (southeast asia) today and tomorrow, as mentioned on the jeromecast.

i’m currently at echelon 2010, and they keynote by bret terrill this morning was pretty interesting. i captured a few notes that i wanted to post here, mostly for my own benefit.

• zynga – fastest growing firm kleiner perkins has ever invested in
• big vision – the google for games, the place you go to play games
• zynga’s advantage is execution
• they just hire people from the top of their class and push – these are natural achievers
• farmville was an aggregation of farm town (from china), lil green patch (gifting) and a few other ideas, most coming from china
• farmville was built in 5 weeks
• raise money because you need it, because the opportunity is big and because you need to get there quickly
• sad animals that need your friends’ help drive usage
• biz model & most concepts came out of asia
• opportunity – go onto other platforms & get there fast
• take good concepts, copy & execute quickly. QUICKLY!!!
• speed is more important than IP protection
• per mark pincus: prioritize + focus = the keys to being a great CEO

just a quick reminder that ad:tech is going on right now.
i’ll be posting notes over on the metaversum blog.

If you’re looking to attend ad:tech, and would like a discount, please drop me a line at jeremy (at) metaversum dot com.

Want to meet the Metaversum team in Singapore? You can check us out at 2 upcoming conferences: Continue reading »

Just a quick note – Twinity will be on display at unConference 2009 in Singapore. Stop by and you might pick up the latest news on Twinity…

i recently presented twinity at a techgoondu start-up event at the geek terminal here in singapore. you can read more about the event at the techgoondu wrap-up of the event. it was a good time and i hope to attend the next ones also.

i was at barcamp a while ago, as previously mentioned. there were a couple of students or young professionals that i met there who got me talking for a while about twinity and doing business in general. you can read more about it at the vietnam blog. apparently, here’s my advice for people starting a business: Continue reading »

i had to duck out from barcamp singapore 3 a bit early due to a family issue, but i had a really good time there today. once again, i apologize to my my friend whom i forgot to inform about it.

my session this morning on virtual worlds was well-attended. my slides are up on slideshare, and apparently they’re in today’s spotlight, as part of the barcamp singapore 3 showcase! how cool is that?

i managed to catch just a couple of sessions, but there was great conversation. i met some very nice people with great ideas for new businesses or expanding on the potential of virtual worlds. hope to hear more from you guys soon!