Efe Kucuk

Product & business geek. Competitive gamer. UK Global Talent Visa recipient.

London, United Kingdom, CET

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About

Impact-driven Product Manager with a solid business development, strategy, and product management skillset. My toolset of various skills and passion for gaming have allowed me to drive significant growth for the companies I have worked for. Currently Emerald III in League of Legends (EUW).

Work Experience

Tezos

2023 - present

Product Manager - Gaming

Managing key games and developer tooling within the Tezos ecosystem. Quadrupled on-chain gaming activity in 9 months.

Dynasty Studios

2022 - 2023

Head of Business Development

Leveraged my network to fuel expansion; generating relationships with 20+ industry companies, growing studio contact base by 450%. Established a blockchain knowledge base & CRM.

Game Factory

2019 - 2022

Co-Founder & CEO

Led the company, growing the user base to 3000+ devs and incubating 40+ studios, with a focus on strategic partnerships and large-scale accelerators. Oversaw and coached the development of 100+ games, including two mobile hits.

Co-Founder

Successfully designed over 70+ games, including the hybrid-casual hit Ground Digger reaching over 27M+ downloads. Co-developed titles with global brands. Managed publishing partner relationships.

Mynet

2019 - 2019

Publishing Manager

Led game production and over 30+ studio partnerships from scouting to signing, overseeing over 50+ hypercasual games.

Playz Esports

2018 - 2019

Intern ➣ Business Development Specialist

Successfully launched a product that reached over 100k+ users in 2 months; supporting the team in strategy, business development and product.

Education

Istanbul University

2018 - 2023
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Isendoorn College

2015 - 2016
HAVO 4 - AFS Netherlands Exchange Student

Skills

Business Development
Business Strategy
Product Management
Game Design