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Paul Bettner

Paul Bettner

Keynote Speaker: Founder & CEO of Playful Corp; Game Developer & Creator of Words with Friends

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Paul Bettner Biography

Paul Bettner is a video game developer know for creating Words with Friends. He is the Founder and CEO of Playful Corp.

Playful Corp. is an independent game studio on a mission to bring joy to the world, one game at a time. Since its founding in 2012, Bettner has played a key role in developing the games Super Lucky's Tale, Star Child, and Creativerse.

Before Playful Corp. Bettner was the Founder, CEO, and Creative Director at Newtoy, Inc. It was here he created the wildly popular smartphone game, Words With Friends. Newtoy, Inc. was sold to Zynga, a social game developer known for Farmville, in 2010 for $53.5 million. Bettner then served as Zynga's Vice President and General Manager for two years.

Prior to his independent success, Bettner worked as a Game Developer and Creative developer at Microsoft's Ensemble Studios from 1997 to 2008. In these roles, he helped ship over 22 million units spread across four major titles and a half dozen expansion/bundle packs in the Age of Empires and Halo Wars series. He also worked on a number of large-scale prototype projects.

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Paul Bettner Videos

Creativerse Interview With Playful CEO Paul Bettner - YouTube
Words with Friend's Paul Bettner talks Oculus Rift at SXSW 2013 ...

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What topics does Paul Bettner speak about?

Paul Bettner is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Social Media, Gaming, Marketing, Technology and Virtual Reality.

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Paul Bettner generally travels from Dallas, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Paul Bettner is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Social Media, Gaming and Marketing. The estimated speaking fee range to book Paul Bettner for live events is $20,000 - $30,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. Paul Bettner generally travels from Dallas, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Bruce Sterling, Philip Rosedale and Dean Kamen. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Paul Bettner for an upcoming event.

Paul Bettner Videos

Creativerse Interview With Playful CEO Paul Bettner - YouTube
Words with Friend's Paul Bettner talks Oculus Rift at SXSW 2013 ...
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