This 22-Year-Old Built TikTok for Mobile Games, and It’s Growing Fast | E2276

About this episode

The episode features the co-founders of Nanogram, a mobile game platform, discussing its rapid growth and future plans, along with insights into robotics.

This Week In Startups is made possible by: LinkedIn Jobs - LinkedIn.com/twist Every.io - every.io Render - render.com/twist Today’s show: *Imagine scrolling through mobile games the way your flip through your TikTok feed. What if you could build your own game in 90 seconds and share it with the world? That’s what over 100,000 users are enjoying right now on Nanogram. On TWiST, we meet the co-founders: 22-year-old CEO Albert Brotherton and 24-year-old CTO Boris Radilov. They demo the app for us on the air, and Jason immediately spies the potential. Power users are playing 25+ games per session already. We’re digging into the co-founders future plans, including the potential for ads in your game feed, in this TWiST exclusive. PLUS domestic helper bots are here. NEO from 1X Technologies can do the laundry, open the door for guests, and even read and understand Post-It Note messages. Alex talks with CEO Bernt Børnich about building the safety-first 66-lb humanoid, why world models are so crucial for training robots in particular, and why homes are even tougher places for robots to navigate than factory floors. Timestamps:0:59 Nanogram co-creators Albert and Boris join the show 3:42…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Calacanis

Guests: Albert Brotherton, Boris Radilov, Bernt Børnich

Topics covered

• mobile games
• AI-generated games
• startups
• robotics
• technology
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Nanogram
• mobile games
• TikTok
• AI
• robotics
• startups
• ads
• game development

Sponsors

LinkedIn, Every.io, Render

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nanogram, 1X Technologies, Draper and Associates, Roblox, World of Warcraft

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