some random updates:yesterday, Mervyn Chua, Head of Data &...

some random updates:

yesterday, Mervyn Chua, Head of Data & Marketing at Storms, announced:

"Excited to end the year at the App Growth Summit speaking with Nicole Chin and Jasslyn Ye on UA Strategies! Join us on 8 December to learn more about using data to supercharge your user acquisition strategies!"

Mervyn also made a presentation last month at NFT.London, "Learn how, as Mervyn Chua, our Head of Data & Marketing at Storms, shares his insight into the burgeoning NFT gaming space for brands in this speaker panel at #NFTLondon2022"

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Last month, after lobbying, Flying Sheep received funding from the German government, "Through this funding, existing jobs at Flying Sheep Studios are secured for the long term while we continue to grow the development team and accelerate game production made possible with cutting-edge technology #madeingermany."

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Storms published this interesting article titled "Brands Entering Web3: Tiffany & Co’s NFTiff - Tiffany & Co. sold out 250 CryptoPunk NFTs worth $12.5 Million in 20 minutes! Read here to find out more on how they did it, including the legal issues they faced with regards to copyright and trademark."

https://medium.com/@stormsglobal/brands-entering-web3-tiffany-cos-nftiff-94e707b7e0b1

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LSS has added 8 more positions to fill, increasing from 22 1mo ago to 30:

https://www.lemonskystudios.com/careers/


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interview with David Yin;

part of his bio: "David has spent over 6 years at Nokia, with the last role being that of Head of Ecosystem & Developer Experience (EDX) - Mobile Apps Monetisation. Additionally, David has over 10 years of global and Southeast Asian experience in the telecommunications industry, ranging from strategic to commercial roles at Vodafone, Orange, Sing-Tel Optus and Capgemini.He is a Australian Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management (UNSW)."

"Tell us about your background and your area of expertise

I am currently the President of Web 3 Gaming at iCandy and CEO of Storms (acquired), a gaming startup invested in by iCandy, Singtel, AIS & SKT, with a focus on game publishing and B2B gaming opportunities. I was recently Head of Business Development - Google Play Apps and Games and was responsible for acquiring, driving, and building a pipeline of Android apps and games in SEA & Australia. Additionally, I led the Google Play Start-Up program in SEA & ANZ working closely with High Potential Startups and VCs in the region. I currently advise & mentor Startups in the region through various programs including 500 Startups, Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Singapore Management University, Unilever Foundry SEAA, Antler, Found 8, Landing Pad, Skala & Fishburners Australia. I am also an experienced Angel Investor. Some area of my expertise includes Growth, BD, Marketing, Management & Fundraising."

https://iie.smu.edu.sg/meet-the-mentor/david-yin

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Santiago of the Seas has been nominated for an Emmy award:

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Joyseed recently moved back into a new office after 2 years of work-from-home: