Barak David's guest appearances

Barak David

Deconstructor of Fun

IndieGameBusiness®

Mastering Retention

Brian Murphy

Matt Curtis

David Brevik

Dan Rogers

Yulia Vakhrusheva

Ed Dille

Gregan Dunn

Cory Trese

Elena Lobova

Elliot Callighan

Habib Chams

Andrew Trese

Juney Dijkstra

Alex Golebiowski

Sarah Elmaleh

OwlTail

In today's episode of the Mastering Retention podcast, Tom interviews MURKA's COO Barak David, who went from a technological background to leading a company's business strategy. Some of the key topics from today's episode:  Why he decided to open an accelerator division within MURKA How some of the Social Casino features can transfer to other genres Pushing MURKA to be a more data-driven company but letting creativity thrive His take on 100% personalization The process they recommend for planning a live ops calendar  How do they incorporate their audience and community into new game content and features  One tip or trick on how to boost the retention rate. Visit Barak's website here or contact him through LinkedIn.

In today's episode of the Mastering Retention podcast, Tom interviews MURKA's COO Barak David, who went from a technological background to leading a company's business strategy.  Some of the key topics from today's episode: <ul> <li>Why he decided to open an accelerator division within MURKA</li> <li>How some of the Social Casino features can transfer to other genres</li> <li>Pushing MURKA to be a more data-driven company but letting creativity thrive</li> <li>His take on 100% personalization</li> <li>The process they recommend for planning a live ops calendar </li> <li>How do they incorporate their audience and community into new game content and features </li> <li>One tip or trick on how to boost the retention rate.</li> </ul>Visit Barak's website <a href="https://www.barakdavid.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here </a>or contact him through <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakdavid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

Barak David, COO of MURKA, on creating an ecosystem of innovation and more!  

Drew Levin

LEAD

How do you determine the content cadence and events (type and frequency) for your live operated game? How do you measure whether you are operating content and events successfully or not? Find out from some of the best guys in the industry how this is done! Drew leads PM on Words With Friends, Barak is leading a revenue growth tear at Murka, and Jeff 4x'ed revenue on Modern War with a single event! This was a panel presentation originally recorded during a live GameMakers digital conference event. Sign up to be notified of future events: https://gamemakers.com/digital-events/ Panel Host:  Joe Kim, CEO LILA Games  Speakers:  Barak David, COO, Murka Drew Levin, Lead PM Words with Friends, Zynga Jeff Witt, Co-founder, Storm8 and Funzio--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support

How do you determine the content cadence and events (type and frequency) for your live operated game? How do you measure whether you are operating content and events successfully or not? Find out from some of the best guys in the industry how this is done! Drew leads PM on Words With Friends, Barak is leading a revenue growth tear at Murka, and Jeff 4x'ed revenue on Modern War with a single event! This was a panel presentation originally recorded during a live GameMakers digital conference event. Sign up to be notified of future events: <a href="https://gamemakers.com/digital-events/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gamemakers.com/digital-events/</a> Panel Host: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Kim</a>, CEO LILA Games</li> </ul> Speakers: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakdavid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barak David</a>, COO, Murka</li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-levin-7a225626/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drew Levin</a>, Lead PM Words with Friends, Zynga</li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwittsf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Witt</a>, Co-founder, Storm8 and Funzio</li></ul>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support</a>

How to Plan Content for Live Ops | Barak David, COO Murka; Drew Levin, Lead PM Zynga; Jeff Witt, Co-founder Storm8 and Funzio

On today's show, we are talking with Barak David, the COO of Murka about doing what it takes to make your studio last. So many studios close after just a short time but some studios just keep ticking and ticking. Learn about some different growth strategies and how to stay with the current trends and how to evolve with the times.  Connect with Barak on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakdavid/  To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business  Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com  Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness  Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE  Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness  The Twitters to follow -  Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie  Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp  Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay  INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie  Donate to Extra Life with our link: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness  Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: https://www.extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiegamebusiness/support

On today's show, we are talking with Barak David, the COO of Murka about doing what it takes to make your studio last. So many studios close after just a short time but some studios just keep ticking and ticking. Learn about some different growth strategies and how to stay with the current trends and how to evolve with the times. Connect with Barak on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakdavid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/barakdavid/</a> To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: <a href="http://powellgroupconsulting.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://powellgroupconsulting.com</a> Watch the official live stream: <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness</a> Watch INDIE's stream: <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/INDIE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitch.tv/INDIE</a> Join the Indie Game Business Discord: <a href="http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness</a> The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: <a href="https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie</a> Powell Group Consulting: <a href="https://twitter.com/PowellGrp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/PowellGrp</a> Jay: <a href="https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay</a> INDIE: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie</a> Donate to Extra Life with our link: <a href="https://www.extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness</a> Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: <a href="https://www.extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiegamebusiness/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiegamebusiness/support</a>

Growth Strategies That Help Your Studio Last with Barak David