On the TechVancouver stage ×1
First seen on the TechVancouver stage in 2016. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Kenshi ↗
In their words
nothing can kill us you know a shitty apartment Rats the evil mystery stool of Stew of depression flaky investors being last place shitty girlfriends nuclear Winters nothing was going to kill us and that my friends is why it's great to be a cockroach
instead of valuation think about growing your Revenue right and think of growing from VC money think about growing from sound unit economics instead of talking to investors talk to your goddamn users
the best way to pitch investors is just to be like look how successful I am
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What is Kenshi Arasaki known for?
Co-founding A Thinking Ape, the Vancouver mobile games studio behind Party in My Dorm and Kingdoms at War, which Embracer Group acquired in 2020.
What did Kenshi Arasaki speak about at TechVancouver?
'La cucaracha bitches, aka being a startup cockroach' — a May 2016 talk on keeping costs low and building revenue instead of chasing the standard Y Combinator playbook.
What happened to A Thinking Ape?
Embracer Group acquired it in November 2020 for US$31M upfront, worth up to US$105M with earnout, and it continues as an independent studio.