This time I'm joined by Pasqual Batalla. Pasqual is a COO @ Sandsoft, and previously he held a similar position at Socialpoint studio.
In the podcast Pasqual talks about his experience with both studios, we also discuss Barcelona game development scene, scaling gaming studios and game publishing.
Hope you’ll enjoy this one, and can take something from it.
00:00 Introduction & a bit about football
05:06 Let’s talk about video games
07:45 Why this industry in particular?
08:32 Startup vs Scaleup
10:30 Beginnings of Socialpoint
14:00 Barcelona gamedev scene
15:45 Challenges @ Socialpoint
22:00 Mergers & Acquisitions
25:21 Working through Covid
29:30 Effective communication
32:00 Sandsoft
39:00 How to cut through the noise?
41:25 Choosing games to invest in
44:25 Being both: investor & publisher
47:00 What kind of leader are you?
54:30 Building successful teams
1:02:19 More about Barcelona gamedev scene
1:11:40 Advice for younger generation
Sandsoft: https://sandsoft.com/
Sandsoft careers: https://career.sandsoft.com/jobs
Pasqual Batalla: Barcelona Gamedev Scene, Sandsoft & Game Publishing