Dave Bisceglia

The Tap Lab: How their first location-based game keeps players engaged for 25 minutes a day – with co-founder Dave Bisceglia

Can you turn the world into a location-based game, make it entertaining, make it engaging and make money from it?

That’s exactly what The Tap Lab is doing with their first release, Tap City. How are they doing it? How are they currently generating revenue? What does their revenue model look like in the future? How do they get their players to stick around for 25 minutes at a time? That’s what Dave Bisceglia, co-founder and CEO and I discuss at length during this episode.

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About Dave Bisceglia

The Tap Lab: How their first location based game keeps players engaged for 25 minutes a day   with co founder Dave Bisceglia

Dave is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Tap Lab, a Boston-based startup that develops social mobile games with a real-world twist. His focus is in game design and business development. The Tap Lab is a graduate of TechStars Boston and a finalist in MassChallenge 2011.


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The Tap Lab: How their first location based game keeps players engaged for 25 minutes a day   with co founder Dave Bisceglia

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