5 Tips for Building a HIT GAME, with Jon Lai of a16z

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Jon Lai knows a thing or two about building a hit game.

After all, he was a senior product manager at Riot Games when they built the megahit game League of Legends. And he's now a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he invests in startups.

Here are Jon's top 5 tips for building a hit game.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Meet Jon Lai
0:25 TIP 1: Plan distribution, not just product
2:15 TIP 2: Stay focused
2:50 TIP 3: Superserve a small audience
4:40 TIP 4: Play your own games
5:31 TIP 5 : Channel the voice of the customer
6:20 Conclusions

JON LAI
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlai84/

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/

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