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Niel Robertson's gamification deck at Vator Spark

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 27, 2012 | Comments

Trada.com's CEO on crowd mechanics

Niel Robertson "Crowd Mechanics - Gamification for Crowdsourcing Businesses" View more presentations from Vator.tv Trada.com CEO and Founder Niel Robertson talks about crowdsourcing at Vator Spark. Crowdsourcing has emerged as a valuable solution to help businesses complete projects, both simple and complex. But managing a crowd of individuals requires a unique set of complex, multi-motivation systems to keep them engaged ...

Video: Michael Wu on the science of gamification

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 25, 2012 | Comments

Chief Scientist of Lithium on motivation, trigger and gamification

Vator brought together thought leaders in gamification with various VCs and entrepreneurs to share insights on how gamification can benefit any business when thoughtfully executed. The first keynote speaker at our inaugural Vator Spark event was Michael Wu, chief scientist, from Lithium.com. Wu says that gamification is a psychologically driven science. There are three factors that are behind all human behavior: Motivation (a ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Milind Gadekar

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 25, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Fall in love with their own idea and have their ego take control

Today's Entrepreneur is Milind Gadekar, CEO of CloudOn. According to his VEQ, Milind is good at product management, marketing management and team motivation. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their roller-coaster ...

Mara Lewis' gamification deck at Vator Spark

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 25, 2012 | Comments

Stopped.at's CEO: "Gamify Your Marketing Strategy and Reward Social Influencers"

Get game - Mara Lewis' Breakout Session View more presentations from Vator.tv "Gamify Your Marketing Strategy and Reward Social Influencers" Mara Lewis, Co-founder and CEO, Stopped.at talks about leveraging gamification principles as part of the user experience and value proposition magnifies the effects of recognition and subsequently, the engagement of all users, power or casual. Want to see photos from Vator ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Vince Broady

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 22, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Getting too high, or too low

Today's Entrepreneur is Vince Broady, Founder and CEO of Thismoment. According to his VEQ, Vince is a thought leader and is good at team motivation and product management. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and ...

Ken Lynch's gamification deck at Vator Spark

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 22, 2012 | Comments

Reciprocitynow's CEO on "How to Evaluate Gamified Design"

"How to Evaluate Gamified Design" by Ken Lynch View more presentations from Vator.tv Ken Lynch, Co-founder and CEO of Reciprocitynow.com explains what’s the difference between good and bad gamified design and what is the difference between developing a game mechanic vs. normal feature development. Want to see photos from Vator Spark? Check them out here.

Today's Entrepreneur: Sam Chandler

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 20, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Thinking they can do it on their own

Today's Entrepreneur is Sam Chandler, founder and CEO of Nitro. According to his VEQ, Sam is a thought leader and is good at team motivation and product management. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits ...

Keith Smith's gamification deck at Vator Spark

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 20, 2012 | Comments

BigDoor.com's founder on monetization

Keith smith - Monetization: The Love Child of Gamification & Rewards View more presentations from Vator.tv Keith Smith, CEO and founder of BigDoor.com explains how people should look at gamification and where they can find good examples of gamification elements. "You want to be able to encourage social actions not just around your brand but also originate them from the ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Jim Fowler

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 18, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Lack of focus

Today's Entrepreneur is Jim Fowler, CEO, InfoArmy. InfoArmy is recruiting an army of global researchers to create Competitive Intelligence Reports on companies and their competitive eco-systems. Jim Fowler was also the founder and CEO of Jigsaw, which was bought by Salesforce for $175 million in cash. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their ...

Rajat Paharia's gamification deck at Vator Spark

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 18, 2012 | Comments

Gamification = Motivation

"Gamification = Motivation by Rajat Paharia, CPO, Bunchball.com View more presentations from Vator.tv Rajat Paharia, CPO at Bunchball.com, believes that gamification, when done right, is a tool that can help people interact with a product in a more fun way than approaching it as a job that has to be done... Read Krystal Peak's write-up: Gamification is not manipulation, it's ...

Fund News: Index Ventures raises $442M early-stage fund

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 17, 2012 | Comments

Investor in Skype, Flipboard, MySQL raises sixth fund

Index Ventures announced Sunday evening that it's raised $442 million for its sixth fund. Index, which has invested in companies such as Flipboard, Skype, Playfish, MySQL, Lastfm, Path, Etsy and Facebook, plans to focus the new fund on seed- to early-stage start-ups from Berlin, London, New York City, San Francisco, Stockholm, and Tel Aviv. Among the areas the ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Rusty Jenkins

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 15, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Giving up too early!

Today's Entrepreneur is Rusty Jenkins, co-founder and president of MergeLocal.com. According to his VEQ, Rusty is good at sales execution, sales management and team motivation. MergeLocal.com was one of the finalists in the Splash LA competition. Check it out here. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to ...

Jonny Shaw & Chethan Ramachandran at Vator Spark

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 15, 2012 | Comments

Why People Play: A Player Personality Map for the Digital Age

Why People Play: A Player Personality Map for the Digital Age by Jonny Shaw and Chethan Ramachandran View more presentations from Vator.tv The third keynote speech at the inaugural Vator Spark event on gamification came from Jonny Shaw, Founder NakedPlay and Chethan Ramachandran, Founder and CEO Playnomics . Also read Krystal Peak's write-up: Mapping the minds that engage in gamification Want to see ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Andrew Doan

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 13, 2012 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Unable to take counsel from others

Today's Entrepreneur is Andrew Doan, Founder of Credential Protection. According to his VEQ Andrew is a thought leader and is good at team motivation and networking. Credential Protection was one of the finalists in the Splash LA competition. Check it out here. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow ...

Ranjith Kumaran's gamification deck at Vator Spark

by Kristin Karaoglu, June 13, 2012 | Comments

PunchTab's Founder on leveraging game data

Ranjith kumaran leveraging game data View more presentations from Vator.tv The second keynote speaker at the inaugural Vator Spark event focused on gamification was Ranjith Kumaran, Founder of PunchTab and Co-founder of YouSendIt.comAlso read Krystal Peak's write-up on Ranjith's presentation: Gamification can be a subtle incentivizing action Want to see photos from Vator Spark? Check them out here.

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