Playscreen prospers during the crash

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Bill Volk’s latest blog entry is another look at how to survive the economic downturn.  In contrast to many of the startups announcing layoffs these days, Bill is running his business in a classical “pre-VC” model — fund cashflow and product development from cash receipts on consulting.  It seems to be working for his company Playscreen.  They launched the first games on iPhone.  Just last week they announced that the Playscreen Portal is now available for the Google G-1 on launch day again, with 20 new titles for that platform.

Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.