On the TechVancouver stage ×1
First seen on the TechVancouver stage in 2016. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Jason ↗
In their words
there's probably only one thing that really truly matters and we call that your magic number
the most important thing is making sure that when you do ask yourself these things that you're asking something that's actually actionable
Around the web ×2
Quick answers
Who is Jason Bailey?
A Vancouver games entrepreneur. He co-founded East Side Games in 2011 with Josh Nilson and Galan Akin, and is executive chairman and CEO of East Side Games Group (TSX: EAGR). Before that he founded Super Rewards, a social-game monetization platform he sold in 2009.
What did Jason Bailey talk about at TechVancouver?
'What is your Magic Number' — finding the single metric that actually drives a business, why he thinks most analytics tooling gets in the way, and mistakes he made growing East Side Games. Presented at TechVancouver in March 2016.
Is Jason Bailey still CEO of East Side Games?
Yes. He succeeded Darcy Taylor as CEO in April 2022 and was serving as executive chairman and CEO as of May 2026, leading a restructuring around debt reduction and core portfolio profitability.