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Manos MoschousCo-Founder & CTO

AbZorba Games

13/10/2014

Public Heraklion

We do Social Casino Games

Milestones

• Founded FEB 2012 (Delaware, USA)

• Angel Investment 225K euro, FEB 2012

• 4 Titles X 2 Platforms (Android, IOS), APR 2013

• Break Even, FEB 2013

• Over 6 Million installations today

• Team of 10 people in JAN 2014

• Partnership with Tango.me, 300M install base

• Acquition Target in 2014

Starting the Journey

• Computer Science Department, University of Crete, 1999-2003• Master Degree, ICS FORTH, 2003-2005

Innovation

• My research work was presented to the Prime Minister of Greece in 2005

Our First Startup

• MVNS, Founded in 2006 providing Mobile Video Streaming Solutions• Our first client, OTE, Conn-x View

Showcase your Business

Never give up

• 2007 – Mobile Video Blogging, My Show, WIND• 2007 – Facebook Apps, Exodos, Lifetube, Υπερποκος, Mobile Social• 2008 – Mobile Social, Wind, Vodafone, Cosmote• 2010 – Mobile Application Social Games (Pacman, Arcanoid, Tetris, Tic

Tac Toe, etc)

Business Missions

• 2009 – Trying to expand our Business abroad and attract investors • Poland, Bulgaria, Portugal, Cyprus, Turkey, Romania, Emirates, Spain, US

Early Movers

• Early movers on Android OS Game Development

BlackJack 21

It hits 100,000 installs in 2-months time

The partners

• Choose the right partners

• International CEO is very important

Investor

• 225,000 euros in 2012, Lawrence Howe UK Angel Investor

The Team

• Team is the most important thing

• Retain the Team and Keep it motivated and rewarded

Are you a growth hacker?

Are you prepared for hard times?

• Google Shut Down our Developer Account in JAN 2014 but they reopen it 4 days later as if by a miracle

• When you wake up 3am and the servers stopped working because of a lot of traffic and a bug

• The better a company does the more pressure you will have• I wake up in the middle of the night to check VIP US-located users

and do sales• The police attacked our office because the neighbor though we

were developing illegal software • If I leave my home for more than 2 hours or 30Km distance I always

carry my laptop with me• I travel every week 3 days away from my family.• Your family should support you and accept your demanding lifestyle

Invaluable Moments

• Dreaming for the potentials and Vision

• Sometimes I couldn’t sleep when I laid to bed because I am so happy

• Being productive and having successful results is the best feeling in the world

Thank you

moschous@abzorbagames.com

dimitrios.pogkas@emea.gr