When to step in: Ivan Carrillo on ownership, publishing, and saving a studio in trouble
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In this episode, Chris Hewish interviews Ivan Carrillo about ownership and publishing in the gaming industry, particularly in the context of saving troubled studios.
Welcome to Coffee.Press.Play., brought to you by The Business of Games Podcast, powered by Xsolla. Recorded live at GDC 2026 inside the Xsolla Clubhouse, this series puts a twist on the traditional interview format: guests play a round of a classic video game against our Xsolla host and the outcome determines whether they face an easy question or a hard one. In this episode, host Chris Hewish sits down with Ivan Carrillo, Managing Partner at Joystick Ventures — an investment fund and publishe...
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