Joost van Dreunen is an entrepreneur, investor, and academic who specializes in interactive entertainment. He is considered “the top academic” on video games and teaches at NYU’s Stern School of Business. In 2020 Joost published One Up, a book on the business of video games. Joost is also a serial entrepreneur focused on data companies and an advisor to Makers Fund, a venture fund focused on gaming.
Currently, he’s the co-founder and CEO of Aldora.io. Previously Joost was CEO of SuperData Research, a games data provider Nielsen acquired, and advisor to Parsec (acquired by Unity). He publishes a newsletter on gaming, tech, and entertainment called SuperJoost Playlist, and co-hosts the UNBOXING podcast.
Inspiration
CONFERENCE GAME
Building Worlds – How Brands Tell Their Stories in Fortnite
GAME
Woods to Hollywood – A Story of Gaming, Film, and the Future of Entertainment
GAME
Please don’t just build an IP! – How We Created the Comedy Universe of WHAT THE GAMES
GAME
Riding the Changing Tide of The Gaming Industry from Software Engineer to Game Publisher
GAME