Not the Usual Story: Guha Bala, President, Velan Ventures and Velan Studios

November 12, 2019 at 10:30 PM UTC – November 13, 2019 at 12:30 AM UTC

Guha Bala has seen most sides of the video game continuum; as co-founder with brother Karthik of Vicarious Visions for 25 yrs. - r $4 billion+ in sales & home of world-renown games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Guitar Hero, Skylanders & Crash Bandicoot. Today, Guha is President of innovation investment company Velan Ventures, & Velan Studios, focused on the discovery of new play patterns.

In-person event

About this event

This is NOT the usual story...

It's a well-known fact that Guha Bala has seen most sides of the video game continuum; as co-founder with brother Karthik of Vicarious Visions for 25 yrs. - $4 billion+ in sales & home of world-renown games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Guitar Hero, Skylanders & Crash Bandicoot. Today, Guha is President of innovation investment company Velan Ventures, & Velan Studios, focused on the discovery of new play patterns.

But that's not what we're going to talk about - because you can get the rest of the standard story elsewhere. 

We'll discuss Guha's perspective on :

 - Building Community Vibrance

- Startups: How to Take that First Step

- Exploring Why Some Businesses Fail

- The Gaming Industry Explosion in the Capital Region - What's in it for me?

-  Proximity & the Impact of Density of Services


DATE & TIME: Tuesday, November 12th  5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Bull Moose Club

150 State Street, 4th Floor

Albany NY 12207

AGENDA

5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Network and Nibbles

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Fireside Chat+ Audience Q&A

7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Networking


 

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Speaker

  • Guha Bala

    Velan Ventures and Velan Studios

    President

When

When

November 12 – 13, 2019
10:30 PM – 12:30 AM UTC

Agenda

10:30 PMNetwork and Nibbles
11:00 PMFireside Chat + Audience Q&A
12:00 AMNetworking

Organizer

  • Patrice Perkins

    The Word Architect

    Chapter Director