Podcast by Pierre Lindh #57 – Daniel Lindberg, CEO & Founder, QuickSpin

???? Topic: Entrepreneurship & leadership

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????Daniel Lindberg founded QuickSpin in 2011 together with Mats Westerlund (NetEnt) and Joachim Timmermans (Kindred). Before QuickSpin he worked in top positions in a variety of fields with NetEnt – such as Sales & Marketing director as well as Head of Product Management. Daniel started his career in iGaming back in 2006 and signed many of NetEnt’s customers back in the days and produced the classic Gonzo’s Quest.

In 2016 they sold QuickSpin to Playtech and two years after that both Mats and Joachim went onto other ventures. Today QuickSpin is just over 100 people, with three offices Stockholm, Sweden, Malta and Kiev.

Daniel is a very inspirational leader and is great at pushing towards bigger things as well as listening into and knowing the organization not forgetting about the people behind it and trusting people’s abilities. Daniel is a passionate FIFA player and he is definitely a sore loser and perhaps a bit of an ungracious winner…

In this podcast we cover:
???? 00:00 – Introduction
???? 00:59 – Re summer and COVID-19 vaccination
???? 03:02 – About Daniel Lindberg
???? 03:18 – Daniel as a skilled table tennis player
???? 04:49 – Daniel’s tenure at NetEnt
???? 06:41 – Clear focus on casino only made NetEnt successful
???? 07:56 – What shifted operators’ sole focus on casinos?
???? 09:23 – Shift from Casino Wallet to Seamless Wallet
???? 11:13 – NetEnt was fairly close to opening up its platform
???? 12:22 – Balancing long-term and short-term strategies
???? 13:58 – Taking risks and adapting to changes
???? 15:46 – NetEnt was close to acquiring Evolution – Rumour or truth?
???? 16:48 – NetEnt’s vision for the future 13 years ago was spot on
???? 17:57 – What can disrupt a major corporation like Evolution?
???? 24:31 – How Daniel decided to leave NetEnt and found QuickSpin
???? 28:55 – Quitting a secure job and pursuing entrepreneurship
???? 30:32 – Adopting social gambling in QuickSpin’s business model
???? 34:48 – Player engagement – Gambling vs social gaming
???? 36:28 – First-time fund-raising for QuickSpin
???? 39:45 – What constituted a good investor for QuickSpin?
???? 42:52 – What made investors choose QuickSpin?
???? 43:51 – Working as co-founder with Joachim and Mats
???? 45:39 – Adapting to being an entrepreneur
???? 48:53 – Honest opinion from staffs is vital for an organisation
???? 53:02 – Leadership style: Elon Musk vs Steve Jobs
???? 56:03 – Leaders and leadership are important for an organisation
???? 56:54 – Staffs at QuickSpin are encouraged to take decisions
???? 58:12 – QuickSpin was the first partner of iGaming NEXT
???? 59:32 – Earlier defining moments for QuickSpin
???? 1:02:12 – Recruiting the right individuals
???? 1:03:41 – Failures in QuickSpin that Daniel regrets
???? 1:06:26 – How Playtech acquired QuickSpin
???? 1:10:18 – Psychological aspects of the negotiation
???? 1:14:53 – Re Chris Voss and win-win negotiations
???? 1:18:21 – How the acquisition of QuickSpin changed dynamics for Daniel
???? 1:22:24 – What other organisations does Daniel look up to?
???? 1:23:28 – Where does Daniel see himself in QuickSpin in a few years
???? 1:26:29 – Closing off