Jul 27, 2021The Founding of Ex PopulusWebsite | Linkedin | Discord | Telegram | Twitter | Instagram I am very excited to announce my next venture, Ex Populus. Ex Populus is a game publishing company that is focused on partnering with the industry’s most talented creators next in line to create legendary games and content. I…Games3 min read
May 6, 2021Games as a PurposeLike many, I enjoy making games, but I have often questioned if it is worth my time. At some point, like the rest of us I will die and its important to me that my time spent on earth was about something more than just chasing money or fooling around…Game6 min read
Mar 2, 2021Extreme Programming for GamesAN INTRODUCTION Often young game developers ask me how to build a large scale development process with a large team. I thought I would write this article outlining the best practices I have learned and leveraged over the years. Note: I started a new independent game publishing company called Ex…Game Design15 min read
Mar 11, 2020Marketing PC Games is so 2005, Gross.How you can hot-wire mobile to sell PC games profitably at scale Note: If you need assistance publishing your game, I’ve founded a new independent game publisher Ex Populus. In mobile, it’s not who you know, it’s what you know. Don’t have any connections at Apple or Google? Doesn’t matter…Games16 min read
Feb 26, 2020How Investors Get Defrauded By Their Portfolio CompaniesIf you are an early stage investor, you’ve heard it before: “Users absolutely love our product. Just look at all of our installs, reviews, likes and followers. We just need the cash to finish x,y,z so we can scale.” Entrepreneurs often see red. They can be afflicted with a sort…Fraud5 min read
Jan 13, 2020Member-onlyDo Users Dream of Electric Sheep?Fake users, fake friends and fake news. How the digital ecosystem is being manipulated to game and drain you. Humans have been counting things since we were able to stand upright and look at the sky. First, it was the stars, then it was our crops we so industriously grew…Fraud Detection6 min read
Jan 6, 2020The Story of Signal Zero: A Final HopeTapRivals Part Deux: A Final Chapter This is Part 3. Go back and read Part 1 and Part 2 if you haven’t. Once I had processed the Crypto crash and the end of our project, I realized that revenue for TokenWall had for some reason increased dramatically. It still wasn’t…Programmatic7 min read
Jan 6, 2020The Story of Signal Zero: Esports and CryptoEnter TapRivals This is Part 2. Go back and read Part 1 if you haven’t. In early 2017 I was looking for a match. At this point, I had spent millions of dollars on proprietary software development that would detect and stop cheaters. I had a rewards platform that supplied…Blockchain10 min read
Jan 6, 2020The Story of Signal Zero: Appstore DominationIn the begining, we pwned the rankings In late 2013 I decided to found my 3rd company. I think in many cases entrepreneurs feel the pressure to build world changing companies because of the start-up culture that exists, but these massive enterprises are often as much about time and place…Startup10 min read
