Matt McCloskeyKill RoB Pt. 2: IO Mental ModelsThis article is Part 2 of a series on ‘Strategy in Action: Killing the Rhythm of the Business (RoB).’ In Part 1, we talked about what the…Jan 30, 2021Jan 30, 2021
Matt McCloskeyStrategy In Action: Kill the RoB, Part 1Executives spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about strategy. They ask, “what can we do that customers want, and that no one else…Jan 17, 20211Jan 17, 20211
Matt McCloskeyPrice legal terms into your contractI recently negotiated an enterprise level software agreement that was amazingly complex and took way too long. Have you ever had a…Jan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021
Matt McCloskeyImprove your diet compliance by 3,000 bps in 5 daysI have a system for losing weight. The system works if I follow it. And no, I don’t always follow it. I tend to do well for two months and…Jan 10, 20211Jan 10, 20211
Matt McCloskeyThe Miracle of Magic MomentsIt’s a miracle that anything good ever gets made. I remember when we were producing Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, we were in the woods all…Jan 2, 2021Jan 2, 2021
Matt McCloskeyWant to get promoted? Understand how the rules changePeople in Big American Tech (BAT) companies worry a lot about promotions. I had one employee say that his primary career goal was not to…Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020
Matt McCloskeyYour Game, not Gaming, is the HobbyI remember the thrill of opening a new issue of Game Informer magazine and reading reviews of all the upcoming games. The photos in gaming…Dec 29, 2019Dec 29, 2019
Matt McCloskeyRetention or Churn?User based forecasting in service businesses is usually done on a monthly basis and consists of three metrics and some basic math. You look…Nov 12, 2019Nov 12, 2019
Matt McCloskeyGaaS 101: Why User Forecasting is Better than Unit ForecastingGames are becoming services and game studios and publishers that once were product companies have to learn to operate as a service. You…Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Matt McCloskeyThe Rule of the ArrowTime to market matters more than you think. We all like to focus on quality and innovation and there are definite downsides to being…Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019