In this episode, Riccardo Zacconi shares his experience as co-founder and CEO growing the gaming company King from a 100-person startup to a 2,000-person global leader in mobile gaming, steering Candy Crush Saga to over 2.7 billion downloads and a $6 Billion sale of the company to Activision.
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The most important thing is to have an entrepreneur that doesn’t give up.”
-Riccardo Zacconi
People love growth. People want to join companies that grow.”
-Riccardo Zacconi
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Ep. 15 Rishad Tobaccowala, Author and Strategic Advisor
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Ep. 14 Raja Rajamannar, CMO, Mastercard
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Ep. 13: Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera
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Ep. 12: Noam Paransky, Chief Digital Officer, Tapestry
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Ep. 11: Jim McCann, Founder and Chairman, 1-800-Flowers.com
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Ep. 10: Darren Herman, Operating Partner, Bain Capital
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Ep. 9: Bob Liodice, CEO, Association of National Advertisers
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Ep. 8: Paul Chibe, President and CEO, Ferrero North America
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Ep. 7: Monica McGurk, Chief Growth Officer, Kellogg Company
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Ep. 6: Michael Kassan, Chairman and CEO, MediaLink
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Ep. 5: Philip Thomas, Chairman of Cannes Lions
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Ep. 4: Sir Martin Sorrell, Founder and Executive Chairman, S4 Capital
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Ep. 3: Veronika Sonsev, Co-founder of CommerceNext
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Ep. 2: Alyson Clarke, Principal Analyst, Forrester
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Ep. 1: Jim Stengel, Former CMO, Procter & Gamble
Riccardo Zacconi is a co-founder and former CEO of gaming company King. He was instrumental in the growth of its blockbuster game Candy Crush Saga and is now a partner at Sweet Capital.
