My guest this week is Craig Fletcher, the founder and former Chief Exec of Multiplay.
Multiplay is a video games industry and events & online services company which has now been split into two separate businesses: the events business and the online hosting part.
If you’ve ever attended the Insomnia Gaming Festival, UK’s largest video games festival, then you might have already heard of Multiplay, which is its producer.
On today’s podcast:
<ul>
<li>Two businesses in one: a video games success story</li>
<li>How Twitch changed the gaming landscape</li>
<li>Multiplay’s slow, organic growth</li>
<li>Getting acquired by GAME Digital</li>
<li>What Craig would now do differently</li>
<li>Craig’s book recommendations for the curious and entrepreneurial</li>
</ul> 
Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://multiplay.com/">Multiplay</a></li>
</ul>

My guest this week is Craig Fletcher, the founder and former Chief Exec of Multiplay. Multiplay is a video games industry and events & online services company which has now been split into two separate businesses: the events business and the online hosting part. If you’ve ever attended the Insomnia Gaming Festival, UK’s largest video games festival, then you might have already heard of Multiplay, which is its producer. On today’s podcast: Two businesses in one: a video games success story How Twitch changed the gaming landscape Multiplay’s slow, organic growth Getting acquired by GAME Digital What Craig would now do differently Craig’s book recommendations for the curious and entrepreneurial Links: Multiplay

My guest this week is Craig Fletcher, the founder and former Chief Exec of Multiplay.
Multiplay is a video games industry and events &amp; online services company which has now been split into two separate businesses: the events business and the online hosting part.
If you’ve ever attended the Insomnia Gaming Festival, UK’s largest video games festival, then you might have already heard of Multiplay, which is its producer.
On today’s podcast:
<ul>
<li>Two businesses in one: a video games success story</li>
<li>How Twitch changed the gaming landscape</li>
<li>Multiplay’s slow, organic growth</li>
<li>Getting acquired by GAME Digital</li>
<li>What Craig would now do differently</li>
<li>Craig’s book recommendations for the curious and entrepreneurial</li>
</ul> 
Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://multiplay.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Multiplay</a></li>
</ul>

E19 | Converting a Hobby into a Successful Video Games Business: Meet Craig Fletchere

Wide awake at 3am, wondering how your business turned from a 15-person rocket into an 80-person rollercoaster? Hit play. This show is for founder CEOs who want practical wins, not platitudes.

Every fortnight, Dominic Monkhouse - who scaled two UK tech firms to £30m+ in five years (twice) - grills people who’ve actually done it: operators, battle-scarred founders, and experts who cut through noise. You’ll learn techniques that stop fires, speed up decisions, and give you time back.

What you’ll get: field-tested methods that will all contribute to one of three vital goals – freeing up your time, building a leadership team that can lead without you, and installing systems that you can be sure will work. No recycled LinkedIn fluff. No crappy ‘inspiration’. Just clear actions you can run this week.

Why listen now? Because growth shouldn’t mean chaos. Twelve of Dom’s clients have exited. His 2-Day-a-Week CEO Blueprint shows leaders how to make sure they spend their time doing things that ONLY they can do - not covering tasks that could be done by others. He coaches scale-ups, writes books people actually read, and asks the questions you wish investors would.

If you’re stuck between “we’re onto something” and “this might kill me,” this is your edge: honest stories, hard numbers, and repeatable systems to build a business you’re proud of - without losing yourself along the way.

New episodes weekly. Grab a notebook. And hit follow so the next time you’re staring at the ceiling at stupid o’clock, you’ve got a plan - and a playbook - waiting in your ears.

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Wide awake at 3am, wondering how your business turned from a 15-person rocket into an 80-person rollercoaster? Hit play. This show is for founder CEOs who want practical wins, not platitudes. Every fortnight, Dominic Monkhouse - who scaled two UK tech firms to £30m+ in five years (twice) - grills people who’ve actually done it: operators, battle-scarred founders, and experts who cut through noise. You’ll learn techniques that stop fires, speed up decisions, and give you time back. What you’ll get: field-tested methods that will all contribute to one of three vital goals – freeing up your time, building a leadership team that can lead without you, and installing systems that you can be sure will work. No recycled LinkedIn fluff. No crappy ‘inspiration’. Just clear actions you can run this week. Why listen now? Because growth shouldn’t mean chaos. Twelve of Dom’s clients have exited. His 2-Day-a-Week CEO Blueprint shows leaders how to make sure they spend their time doing things that ONLY they can do - not covering tasks that could be done by others. He coaches scale-ups, writes books people actually read, and asks the questions you wish investors would. If you’re stuck between “we’re onto something” and “this might kill me,” this is your edge: honest stories, hard numbers, and repeatable systems to build a business you’re proud of - without losing yourself along the way. New episodes weekly. Grab a notebook. And hit follow so the next time you’re staring at the ceiling at stupid o’clock, you’ve got a plan - and a playbook - waiting in your ears.

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